Pent-up Priorities

Leaders and their teams are faced daily with tough choices. Setting priorities and staying the course is extremely difficult, especially in developing countries where the risks, the uncertainties and the fragility of the systems of government are so high. Being a big fan of brevity and simplicity the pentagon was borrowed to produce a light representation of the relationship between priorities and key elements of civil service management.

A = Everything is a priority
B = Desired results
C = Performance indicators
D = Employees
E = Leadership

A + B = Under achievement
A + C = Information overflow
A + D = Employee burnout
A + E = Leadership turnover

B + C = Dashboard
B + D = Alignment
B + E = Vision

C + D = Performance management
C + E = Accountability management

D + E = Team