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Some questions you might ask yourself when determining what’s important to you in your job are:
 Who am I responsible for?

 How am I responsible for them?
 Do I control my own resources and budget?
Influence on Time Usage ‐ Other Factors
 What are my major areas of activity?
An example of a preferred way of working is
 What administrative functions and routines am shown below, with an assessment of its impact on
I in charge of? the Mid‐level Leader’s time.

 To what extent am I responsible for dealing Example:
with people outside the school? DESCRIPTION INFLUENCE ON
TIME USAGE
 Am I expected to be innovative? Door is Always being interrupted.
always open Never seem to be able
 What authority do I have? to teachers to work on a project for
for any a long period of time.
 What are my teachers responsible for? reason. Concentration broken.
 What are my senior colleagues responsible for?

 What is the mission of the school?
 Are there any unstated expectations in my job?

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