PRIORITISE WHAT MATTERS, EMPOWER WHO MATTERS

 ‘‘Multipliers get more from people because they trust people to figure things out.’’ — Liz Wiseman

The most effective leaders have learned this truth: you cannot lead effectively without two essential disciplines, prioritisation and empowerment. Jim Collins said, ‘‘If you have more than three priorities, you don’t have any.” One gives you focus, the other gives you leverage. Together, they turn busy managers into transformational leaders.

THE ART AND SCIENCE OF PRIORITISATION

Prioritisation is more than just a time-management trick; it’s a strategic discipline rooted in three key realities:

• Not everything matters equally: High achievers often make the mistake of treating all incoming tasks as urgent, which leads to reactive leadership.
• Your role changes as you rise: As a senior leader, your highest value work is not in task execution, but in shaping direction and enabling others to deliver results.
• Focus is a leadership signal: What you prioritise sends a message to your team about what truly matters.

Stephen Covey’s timeless reminder still holds: “The key is not to prioritise what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.” If your calendar is filled with urgent but non-strategic tasks, you’re training your team and yourself to value speed over significance.

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 THE POWER AND RESPONSIBILITY OF EMPOWERMENT

If prioritisation gives you focus, empowerment gives you scale. Leadership isn’t about being indispensable; it’s about being replaceable without loss of momentum.

John C. Maxwell states in the law of empowerment, “Only secure leaders give power to others.’’ Showing the way is not about holding the flashlight forever, it’s about handing it to others and letting them light new paths.

THE MISCONCEPTION

Many leaders believe they empower their teams simply by delegating. But there’s a difference between delegating tasks, where you still hold the decision power and delegating authority, where the person owns the outcome.

WHAT DOES TRUE EMPOWERMENT LOOK LIKE?

• Giving team members decision-making power in defined areas.
• Providing the resources, context, and boundaries they need to succeed.
• Stepping back and letting them learn, even through mistakes.

Dag Heward-Mills’ insight is critical here: ‘‘A great leader produces many other leaders.’’ You don’t grow leaders by controlling every step; you grow them by trusting them to take steps on their own.

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THE SYNERGY: WHY BOTH MATTER TOGETHER

Prioritisation without empowerment: You’ll know what matters, but you’ll still be the one doing it all.

Empowerment without prioritisation: You’ll have a busy team, but they may be running in the wrong direction.

When combined, these two disciplines create a multiplier effect:

• You direct your energy toward the highest-value work only you can do.
• You distribute meaningful ownership so others can lead in their zones of strength.
• You create a culture where focus and trust are the norm.

Great leadership is never about doing more. It’s about doing the right things and enabling the right people to do the rest. When leaders prioritise what matters and empower who matters, mindset coaching becomes the bridge to business success.

That’s how leaders multiply impact, by sharpening focus on what truly matters and trusting their people to own the outcome. When you prioritise with clarity and empower with confidence, you unlock growth that lasts.

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Because when leaders prioritise what matters and empower who matters, everything else falls into place.

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References

John C. Maxwell, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership

Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Liz Wiseman, Multipliers

Jim Collins, Good to Great