Training can boost your team’s productivity by 22%.
But if you coach them? Productivity jumps by 88%.
Because coaching does what training alone can’t:
It helps your team:
↳ Cut through the noise
↳ Make wiser decisions
↳ Focus on what moves the needle
How do strong leaders coach their teams
to set priorities?
They don’t just say “do less” or “work smarter.”
They guide them to focus on what matters most.
Here are 6 frameworks you and your team can use
to prioritize at work:
1. Warren Buffett’s 25/5 Rule
↳ Ask each team member to list 25 goals.
↳ Then help them narrow it to 5, and eliminate the rest.
↳ This helps them commit to what matters most.
Use when: Your team has too many competing priorities.
2. Pareto Principle (80/20 Rule)
↳ 80% of impact often comes from 20% of work.
↳ Coach your team to identify high-leverage activities
↳ Double down on what’s actually moving the needle.
Use when: Your team is busy, but results aren’t showing.
3. Theory of Constraints
↳ Help your team find the biggest bottleneck.
↳ Focus their energy there until it’s resolved.
↳ Then move to the next constraint one at a time.
Use when: Progress is stalled, but effort is high.
4. ABCDE Method
↳ A = Must do (serious consequences)
↳ B = Should do (less serious consequences)
↳ C = Nice to do (no consequences)
↳ D = Delegate
↳ E = Eliminate
Use when: The task list feels overwhelming.
5. Facilitate project planning with MoSCoW
↳ Must have.
↳ Should have.
↳ Could have.
↳ Won’t have (for now).
Use when: Planning sprints or projects.
6. Kanban Board
↳ To Do → Doing → Done
↳ Make work visible.
↳ Limit multitasking.
Use when: Your team needs visibility and clear task flow.
Most teams don’t need more time.
They need more clarity.
When your team understands what truly matters,
they stop chasing tasks and start making
meaningful progress.
And that starts with your coaching.
Kenrick Vaz 