You Can’t Execute 23 Priorities.
Featuring Jess Orr
Leader247 Episode 13: Beyond Toyota — Building a Continuous Improvement System That Lasts
In this video from Episode 13, Jess Orr explains why focus is a leadership responsibility — and a form of respect for people.
Jess shares how one business unit started with roughly 23 priorities and eventually narrowed them to two. That shift created clarity because people could connect their work to the few things that mattered most.
Every strategy requires tradeoffs. Leaders may want to accomplish twelve things, but effort is finite. When attention is spread across too many priorities, execution becomes diluted.
Key Insights
A good strategy requires saying no.
Too many priorities dilute effort and create overload.
Focus respects people by making execution realistic.
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