The simple way to get other people to prioritize your work

Someone in another department Slacks you: “Hey, quick favor . . . any chance you could get this to me by Friday?” No context on why it matters, no acknowledgment of what’s already on your plate, just an ask. You’ve probably sent a version of that message yourself, and you’ve almost certainly seen your own request sliding to the bottom of someone else’s list, with nothing you could structurally do about it. That’s the wall almost every professional eventually hits: The work requires people…