GET ORGANIZED FIRST

GET ORGANIZED FIRST

The first step is to organize your desk and your environment. You cannot be effective amid clutter. Once you're organized you will have more time to work on time investments such as planning and delegation, which will free up more time in turn. Never underestimate the value of a minute.

MAINTAIN FOCUS

Don't confuse important and urgent. Important has inherent value, usually goal related. Urgent simply means it has a short deadline. Focus your energy on the important.

IGNORE THE TRIVIAL

Effective time management is not getting more things done but rather fewer things of greater importance. We have to zero in on the 20% of our activities that generate 80% of our results.

 

MAKE COMMITMENTS, NOT LISTS

"To do" lists do nothing to further the completion of tasks. You have to go one step further and schedule time in your planner in order to get them done.

FIRST THINGS FIRST

Ineffective leaders do the obvious things first while effective leaders do the important things first.