HARRY MAX
CREATE BETTER PLANS.
MAKE SMARTER DECISIONS.
Managing Priorities is your guide to prioritizing anything--anytime and anywhere. Harry Max digs into the best practices for prioritization at Apple, DreamWorks, NASA, Adobe, Google, Microsoft, and beyond, and brings them together in a single, practical method that you can apply step by step.
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"Because time, attention, and resources are finite, wise prioritization lies at the heart of any flourishing organization or meaningful life. Yet there is surprisingly little actionable advice on how to do it well--and many seductive reasons to avoid it entirely. This approachable, psychologically astute, and deeply practical book has the potential to change all that. Reading it is well worth your time."
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--Oliver Burkeman, author of Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
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WHO SHOULD READ THIS BOOK?
Every business person who is even remotely interested in prioritization should read Managing Priorities.
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Whatever you need to prioritize--tasks, goals, OKRs, projects--this book is for you.
Specific chapters are dedicated to what needs to happen and when for individuals, teams, and whole organizations.
PRAISE FOR MANAGING PRIORITIES
"Not enough people understand the need for prioritization, this book provides a extremely tactical toolkit to address the challenge of prioritization both on a personal and professional level, providing the frameworks which enable a solid foundation for action. This is a great resource for which you will find yourself referencing on a regular basis."
–Colleene Isaacs, Entrepreneur
Managing Priorities by Harry Max is a compelling guide for managers and leaders who find themselves navigating the interconnected complexities of modern business. Max's exploration into prioritization offers readers valuable insights and skills for applying prioritization across all aspects of professional life and provides practical strategies to apply in their own organizations. This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to create a culture of clarity and purpose in their organization, from small teams to large enterprises.
–Mark Interrante, Former SVP Engineering at Dell and Salesforce
Managing Priorities employs a brilliantly simple approach to demystify the 'how' of prioritizing, ultimately paving the way for improved decisions and outcomes.
–Bob Cagle, co-founder/CEO productOps Inc.
Every time I put Harry’s methods into practice, my teams level up and so do I. Now you can too.
–Jess McMullin
Prioritization either seems like something that just takes care of itself or is a simple enough matter of following a process. Harry Max has something far deeper and more rigorous to offer. Tools, yes, but, equally if not more important, also a path into a powerful way of thinking about how to decide what matters.
–Michael Anton Dila, complexity thinker, originator of System 3
The difference between a life of reacting and a life of purpose comes down to priorities. In this excellent book, Harry Max clearly describes the key elements of prioritization, how it works, and how you can put it to work for yourself, your team, and your organization. Harry Max is one of the smartest people I know. So, I would read any book he chose to write. And lucky for me, lucky for all of us, he chose to write a book about choosing how to choose. Thanks Harry!
–Dave Gray, Founder, School of the Possible, and co-author of Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators, Rulebreakers, and Changemakers
Harry has taken a topic that is important to all business leaders, prioritizing. He has written the most comprehensive book that has ever been written on the topic of prioritizing.
–Eric Lofholm, CEO, Being Movement International
Many, many books come across my reading table each year, but it has been a long time since one of them impressed me as much as this one has. Harry has set out to illuminate a very perplexing subject—that of the creative or unconventional impulse in us all. And I found his insights quite dazzling. Chapter 3 alone is worth the price of the book. I have found myself thinking again and again on some of the things he says. He has struck some deep chords with me.
–Richard N. Bolles, Author of What Color Is your Parachute: Your Guide to a Lifetime of Meaningful Work and Career Success
Prioritization is one of the most challenging things we do in our personal and professional lives on a daily basis. We implicitly prioritize without truly understanding how, often leaving us with a lack of clarity on how to make trade-off decisions and leading us to avoid the most important tasks. In Priorities, Harry Max provides practical frameworks to guide how to set priorities with intention in a relatable, useful, and entertaining read.
–Wendy Shepperd, SVP Engineering, SailPoint
After reading Priorities: How to Create Better Plans and Make Smarter Decisions, it became apparent to me that this book should be a mandatory part of all business curricula. The DEGAP strategy is applicable to all levels of management, from small businesses to corporate entities, in establishing their priorities. Priorities can teach managers, directors, supervisors, and CEOs valuable lessons on communicating effectively and properly delegating tasks to employees.
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–Franchette Dyer, CEO of Vetech Business Services, LLC
The key to managing the complexities of our personal and professional lives and achieving our goals is prioritization. Unfortunately, far too few of us know the tools and processes needed for effective prioritization. This profoundly practical book guides us in improving our ability to prioritize, creating greater individual and shared success.
–Luke Hohmann, Coauthor of Software Profit Streams and Chief Innovation Officer, Applied Frameworks SAFe® Fellow
People have long known it is important to have clear priorities and then focus on them. But no one ever tells you how to do it. But that's exactly what Harry Max does in Priorities, where he clearly lays out the steps that anyone can use to be more productive and effective. It's required reading for anyone wanting to be a better business leader.
–Marc Randolph, cofounder and first CEO of Netflix
Because time, attention and resources are finite, wise prioritization lies at the heart of any flourishing organization or meaningful life. Yet there's surprisingly little actionable advice on how to do it well – and many seductive reasons to avoid it entirely. This approachable, psychologically astute and deeply practical book has the potential to change all that, and reading it is well worth your time.
–Oliver Burkeman, the author of 4000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals