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Dean Peters's avatar

Indeed, WoLF prioritization -- or should I say firefighting is no fun.

Heck, I even wrote a recent survival guide for product peeps parachuted into blazing AI projects:

- https://deanpeters.substack.com/p/a-smokejumpers-survival-guide-to

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Polina's avatar

"Page One. Already in Fire."

Love it :D

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Gert Lõhmus's avatar

Many Managers get stuck in the "Firefighting" mode and never allow themselves deep work. Yet, they fail to see it is only a sign of something that holds back their growth to become the next level in career. Delegation and empowerment is the key.

I wonder, do you really run 10-11 hours of meetings? Or that would be if you did not prioritise ruthlessly?

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Polina's avatar

I don't do 10-11h of meetings, because I still need to do creation (doc writing, thnkjng, planning). But if I don't "fight the meetings" and find the time foe creation, they would definitely fill up my day.

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Waqas's avatar

Such a well written piece 👌

Always a fan of connecting with talented writers— let's keep in touch.

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Polina's avatar

Thank you Waqas! Let's :)

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Angela Langmann's avatar

I love it!

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Angela Langmann's avatar

Love the Outlook opening your calendar first hack!!

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Polina's avatar

The power of defaults :)

I was working out of my calendar for years, but changing this setting instantly made me more productive.

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