Week 7:  Put First Things First

Habit 3 of

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

Agenda:

�    Covey TEAM presentation number 2, for habits 1, 2

�    BPS = Meet new people

�    Covey habits 3, 4, 5

 

So Far...

Habit 1: Be proactive

   You�re the creator--not a pawn

Habit 2: Keeping the end in mind

   Mentally creating our life through principle-centeredness

Habit 3: First things first

   Physically creating our life through effective self-management

 

Principles of
Personal Management

�    Four Generations of Time Management

�  Notes and checklists

�  Calendars and appointment books

�  Prioritization, clarifying values, comparing the relative of worth of activities

�  Preserving and enhancing relationships and accomplishing results

 

The Power of Independent Will

�    The degree to which we have developed our independent will is measured by our personal integrity.

�    Integrity is the value we place on ourselves.

�    Effective management is putting first things first.

 

The Essence of Time Management

H Organize and execute around priorities:

H Things that are important, but not urgent, should dominate our lives.

 

 

Quadrant II Activities

�    Prevention

�    Production Capacity building

�    Relationship building

�    Recognizing new opportunities

�    Planning

�    Recreation

Quadrant II Organizing

�    Identify your key roles

�    Set weekly goals: 2-3 things important to you

�    Schedule time to achieve these goals

�    Daily adapting:

�  Adapt schedule with emerging priorities and unanticipated events.

�    Think efficiency with things, effectiveness with people

 

In class Assignment

�    Identify a Quadrant II activity you know has been neglected in your life.

 

�  One that, if done well, could have a significant impact in your life, either personally or professionally.

�  Think about what you could do to move forward on this activity.

 

Effective people stay out of Quadrants III and IV.

�    Urgent matters are usually visible, they insist on action, they are easy and fun to do.

�    Important matters contribute to our mission.

�    Quadrant II is the heart of effective personal management.

 

What It Takes to Say "No"

�    Get time for Quadrant II from Quadrants III and IV.

�    If you were to fault yourself in one of three areas, which would it be?

�  The inability to prioritize

�  The inability or desire to organize around those priorities.

�  The lack of discipline to execute around them.

 

Becoming a Quadrant II Manager

�   Identify roles

�   Select goals

�   Schedule

�   Adapt

 

The Quadrant II Tool
A Quadrant II organizer will meet six criteria:

�    Coherence.

�  Harmony, unity, and integrity between vision and mission, priorities and plans, and desires and discipline.

�    Balance.

�  Success in the various roles of our life.

�    Quadrant II Focus.

�  Schedule your priorities don't prioritize what's on your schedule.

�    A "People" Dimension.

�  Focus on people not just the schedule.

�    Flexibility.

�  The planning tool should be tailored to you.

�    Portability.

�  You should be able to carry your tool with you.

 

Advances of the Fourth Generation

�     Principle centered

�     Conscience directed

�     Defines your unique mission

�     Helps balance your life by identifying roles

�     Greater context through weekly organizing

 

Delegation:
A Powerful Leverage Activity

Review Questions for Pgs. 95-203:

�    Which quadrant does Covey suggest we focus on?

�    What does Stewardship delegation have to do with trust? 

�  Why is stewardship delegation so much more powerful than gofer delegation?

�    Define an �emotional bank account.�

�    What are the 6 major deposits one can make in this account, and why are they important?