Views 4 Strategies to help overwhelmed working parents maximize productivity

Published August 10, 2020 9:49 AM EDT Updated August 10, 2020 4:20 PM EDT 1 Min Read

The following is an opinion article by Renato Profico, the CEO of Doodle, an enterprise scheduling tool.

Being a working parent requires constant juggling between professional and family responsibilities. This constant effort to remain balanced can make these individuals feel as though they are never giving enough attention to one or the other. As a result, working parents can often burn out under the stress.

In any given week, employee parents might have over 100 tasks. So how do they decide which ones are most important? This is where the Most Important Task (MIT) prioritization technique can be extremely valuable (and can keep your employees sane).

With the M.I.T. method, the key is understanding (and accepting) that all tasks are not of equal priority. Instead of trying to prioritize the entire to-do list, it’s more effective to pull out a smaller batch of tasks (1-3) that absolutely must be completed that day. Employees should then give their full focus and attention to those tasks, and do them well, as opposed to hurrying and trying to complete 10 tasks less well.

Renato Profico

CEO

Renato Profico is the CEO of Doodle, an enterprise scheduling tool.

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