managing priorities

Half-day workshop for public sector professionals who want to strengthen how they prioritise, organise and follow through on their work

Focused on practical approaches to deciding what to focus on, organising work clearly and maintaining momentum across competing demands.

- Clarify priorities in a structured and consistent way
- Identify what matters most across competing demands
- Apply simple frameworks to organise work and focus attention
- Understand how energy and working patterns influence output
- Use practical tools to plan and maintain momentum
- Build a simple approach to managing priorities day to day
This is a practical, structured session focused on individual capability.
Participants work through their own priorities and workload, using simple frameworks and tools to organise work more clearly. The session combines reflection, structured exercises and practical application so approaches can be used immediately.
Half-day workshop (09:30–13:00)
Delivered in-person or virtually
Mixed groups from across teams
Up to 20 participants
From £1,800 per session
09:30 – 09:45
Introduction and context
Different types of decisions in everyday work
09:45 – 10:30
How decisions take shape
Clarity, priorities and trade-offs
10:30 – 11:15
Scenario-based decision-making
Working through a fast-moving situation
11:15 – 11:30
Break
11:30 – 12:15
Structuring decisions in practice
Simple approaches to weighing options and moving forward
12:15 – 12:45
Communicating decisions
Explaining direction and reasoning clearly
12:45 – 13:00
Key takeaways and application