Prioritization
1/11/2025
Introduction
The panel shared ways to enhance professional effectiveness by mastering the art of prioritization. This event equips you with practical strategies to identify and focus on high-impact tasks, optimize your workflow, and achieve greater productivity and work-life balance.
Speakers
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Augustina Liu
Senior Product Designer @Toast
Award-winning User Experience and Product Designer in Seattle. Before joining Toast, Agustina also worked in large corporates like Alaska Airlines and small startups like Wynd Technologies. Agustina's outstanding work has received recognition from 20 prestigious awards, including Red Dot Design Awards, iF Awards, etc. In her spare time, she’s actively contribute to the community as a mentor, speaker, and jury at events hosted by renown institutions and organizations.
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Emma Wei
Lead Machine Learning Engineer @PayPal
As a Lead Machine Learning Engineer at PayPal, with over 10 years of experience specializing in Credit Risk Management, Emma has developed deep expertise in leveraging machine learning, data modeling, and financial engineering to drive data-driven decisions and address complex risk management challenges in the financial sector. Beyond her technical acumen, Emma is a dedicated team player with a strong commitment to continuous personal and professional growth. Outside of work, she enjoys skiing, practicing yoga, and nurturing her passion for growing roses.
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Jess Huang
Product Manager @Amazon
Jess Huang is a Product Manager at Amazon, dedicated to reimagining the post-purchase experience for buyers and sellers. Jess focuses on simplifying processes, building trust, and balancing operational excellence with customer satisfaction. Outside of work, Jess enjoys traveling, snowboarding, creative writing, and engaging in outdoor activities, always seeking new adventures and inspiration.
Event Recap
At our recent workshop on prioritization strategies, several valuable insights emerged that can help teams and individuals make better decisions about resource allocation and time management.
The Vacation Packing Analogy
One particularly resonant metaphor compared prioritization to packing for a vacation. Just as travelers must carefully select items to fit within limited suitcase space, teams must make strategic choices about which initiatives to pursue given finite resources. This analogy emphasizes the importance of considering both capacity constraints and contextual relevance when making prioritization decisions.
Cross-Team Alignment
A critical success factor in organizational prioritization is understanding and aligning with other teams' objectives. The workshop emphasized the importance of seeking win-win solutions by first comprehending what matters most to different stakeholders. This collaborative approach helps build consensus and ensures more effective execution of priority initiatives across the organization.
Dynamic Nature of Priorities
The workshop highlighted that prioritization is not a static, one-time exercise. As circumstances evolve and new information becomes available, teams must be prepared to reassess and adjust their priorities accordingly. This flexible approach ensures that efforts remain aligned with current business needs and opportunities.
