Planning & Prioritization

Sample Behavioral Indicators

• Implements and utilizes strategic plans on a regular basis.
• Maintains a high level of energy and commitment and use available resources to get more done with less.
• Anticipates problems and mitigates risks.
• Uses time effectively and prevents irrelevant issues or distractions from interfering with work completion.
• Coordinates with others in response to multiple, competing demands to ensure work is completed in a timely manner.

Sample Behavioral-Based Interview Questions

• Describe a time when your plans didn’t work out. What did you do to recover?
• Give me a specific example of a time when you did not meet a deadline. How did you handle this?
• Tell me about a big project you had to plan for?
• Give me an example of a time when you were effective in doing away with the constant emergencies and surprises in your work environment.
• Tell me about a time when you had too many things to do and you were required to prioritize your tasks.

Recommended Resources

• 5 Secrets of Goal Setting: Creating Your Action Plan for getting the Most from Life (Baptist). Kokorozachi, 2013.
• “Forget about Setting Goals: Focus on this Instead” (Clear). Retrieved from http://jamesclear.com/goals-systems
• Mojo: How to Get It, How to Keep It, How to Get It Back If You Lose It (Goldsmith). Hachette, 2010.
• Transform Your Habits (Clear). Available online at jamesclear.com/books