Juggling Multiple Priorities: Time Management Strategies for Principals

Juggling Multiple Priorities: Time Management Strategies for Principals - "Few jobs are as complex and involve as many different responsibilities as the high school principalship. Managing them can, at times, seem overwhelming and principals often find themselves caught up in necessary but less important tasks. Managing the tasks is important because principals want to be seen as “staying on top” of things. Their reputation is often directly linked to their ability to juggle multiple priorities and accomplish multiple tasks at the same time. We’ve talked with many principals about strategies they use to balance competing priorities. We then organized them into a three-step process to assess where you are and create structures that help manage multiple responsibilities."