Prioritizing Made Easy
As leaders, many of us wonder how some people get so much done, while we are still under a desk load of things needing to be accomplished and never seem to catch up. If any of this sounds familiar, you have either mastered the skill of time management or you are wondering if this is a skill you will ever achieve. Hey, the new year is just around the corner, so now may be a good time to look at this skill. The good news is this can always get better and a little focus could go a long ways.
Steven Covey, well known speaker and author, in his book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” covers his even habits. Habit number three focuses on this – Put First Things First. It is so important, he even has a book specifically on this topic, “First Things First.” Time management is a skill for life, not just work, that carries a great amount of weight to it. Those with great time management skills can attest, when
The Big Rock – Little Rock concept is not necessarily new. For those visual learners, it is a great tool to help see the bigger picture in time management. Too often some may get caught up in the little things (which may or may not need to be done,) – for different reasons. As leaders, by focusing on the “Big Rocks” sometimes the “Little Rocks” will take care of themselves. If you have a team you work with, consider doing the Big Rock – Little demonstration with them to help them better understand the importance of prioritizing their day/week and the value which comes with this type of short and long term planning.
