Law 23 — Focus: ជ្រើស Top 3 Priorities សំខាន់បំផុតក្នុងសប្ដាហ៍_ from Team Leadership with The 48 Laws of Power
Less spread, more speed. Pick 3 that move the project, protect quality, and remove blockers.
Focus means saying “no” to most things so the right things ship. Each week, choose only 3 priorities for the team—visible to everyone, owned by someone, with a clear finish line.
1) Why Top 3? (ហេតុអ្វីត្រូវកំណត់ត្រឹម 3)
Speed up flow
- Less context switching → higher quality.
- Crews align around what matters now.
Protect quality & date
- Effort concentrates on critical path.
- Defects drop because attention is deeper.
Clear accountability
- Each priority has one owner.
- Status is binary: Done / Not Yet.
2) How to Choose the Top 3 (វិធីជ្រើសរើស)
Decision Filters
- Critical Path? Unblocks next trades or inspections.
- Risk Reduction? Removes a safety/quality/schedule risk.
- Value Now? Clear client-visible progress this week.
Impact × Effort (quick map)
- High impact / Low effort → pick first.
- High impact / High effort → split into milestones.
- Low impact → park or delegate.
Rule of One: Each priority has one sentence scope, one owner, and one clear done-definition.
3) Weekly Cadence (រង្វិលជុំប្រចាំសប្ដាហ៍)
Monday — Pick & Plan
- Select Top 3 using the filters above.
- Break each into 2–4 tasks with owners & ETA.
- Post on the site board + share to chat.
Fri — Review & Reset
- Mark Done / Not Yet with photos/metrics.
- Carry over max 1 item; otherwise cut or split.
- Recognize wins; note 1 lesson learned.
Anti-pattern: Carrying 5–8 “priorities”. If everything is #1, nothing is.
4) WIP Limits & Focus Rules
WIP (Work-in-Progress) Limits
- Team: work on only the Top 3 first.
- Zone: max 2–3 trades active at once.
- Blockers > 24h → escalate (see Law: Stand-Up 10:15).
Focus Guardrails
- No new “urgent” item enters mid-week without dropping one.
- Meetings > 30 min require an agenda + decision target.
- Use timeboxes: AM build, PM coordination (example).
5) Templates (គំរូប្រើរហ័ស)
Top 3 Priority Card
- P#1: One sentence scope — Owner: ___ — Done when: ___
- P#2: One sentence scope — Owner: ___ — Done when: ___
- P#3: One sentence scope — Owner: ___ — Done when: ___
Print or post as a pinned message; update daily.
Daily Stand-Up (ties to Top 3)
- Goal today for each priority.
- Blocker & owner • Help needed.
- Update % complete + next step.
Leadership cue: Praise publicly when someone protects the Top 3 by saying “not now” to noise.
6) Focus KPIs (វាស់វែងការផ្តោតអារម្មណ៍)
Weekly
- Top-3 Completion Rate = Done ÷ 3 (target ≥ 2/3)
- Carryover Count (target ≤ 1)
- Blockers Avg Age (target ≤ 2 days)
Operational
- Context Switches / day (target ↓ week over week)
- Inspection pass rate (first-time ≥ 90%)
- Punchlist / 100 m² (≤ 3)
Show KPIs on the site board next to the Top-3 card.
🔗 Related — Keep the Chain Tight
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