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Planning and organizing are critical to any business. When things are planned and organized, less time is wasted, efficiency is improved and productivity is increased. Planning and organizing includes scheduling time to plan, setting goals and deadlines, prioritizing tasks and dealing with distractions. In this amusing case study from the Cutting Edge team, Serena discovers Marcus and Carol have not planned together for the upcoming conference when they each have different ideas. They blame Serena as a distraction, but she focuses on how they should manage distractions. Serena gets serious and they soon set goals and commence a short burst planning session. Effective organization requires planning and prioritizing. Tasks, deliverables and events all require planning and organizing. Learn to lead by example and model good planning and organizing behavior.