{
  "title": "Prioritising: who takes on the less visible tasks?",
  "url": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/prioriser-repartir-les-taches-peu-visibles-a-lugano-en",
  "language": "en",
  "datePublished": "2026-07-03",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "SHR — Swiss Human Resources",
    "url": "https://www.shr.swiss",
    "address": "Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9A, 1212 Lancy, Suisse"
  },
  "summary": "Tasks that are necessary for a team do not all contribute equally to career progression. How they are allocated can limit the value of individual time-management advice.",
  "section": "Research",
  "topic": "Time Management & Prioritisation",
  "place": {
    "name": "Lugano",
    "region": "Tessin",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "keyPoints": [
    {
      "heading": "What the literature establishes",
      "point": "Linda Babcock, Maria P."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The mechanism of differing expectations",
      "point": "Madeline E."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The hasty conclusion",
      "point": "One might conclude that tasks receiving little recognition should be eliminated, or that only those receiving many requests should learn to say no."
    },
    {
      "heading": "What the evidence cannot decide",
      "point": "These studies do not directly measure the time savings that task rotation might deliver in a Ticino business."
    },
    {
      "heading": "A practical check in Lugano",
      "point": "As part of SHR's “[Time Management & Prioritisation](/formation/gestion-du-temps/lugano)” programme, a team in banking, fashion, trading or an Italian-speaking family SME in Lugano can begin by recording support tasks for two weeks, defining in Italian which tasks are necessary but receive little weight in evaluations."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "authors": "Weingart",
      "year": "2017",
      "source": "American Economic Review"
    },
    {
      "authors": "Chen",
      "year": "2005",
      "source": "Journal of Applied Psychology"
    }
  ],
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  "citationPolicy": "Citation autorisée avec mention « SHR — Swiss Human Resources » et lien vers l'article."
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