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Covey-Urgency and Importance

Covey-Urgency and Importance. “Priortize”. The Quadrants. We will illustrate on the board the four quadrants that Covey depicts. High Importance-High Urgency. Tackle these projects first. High Importance – Low Urgency. Set deadlines for completion

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Covey-Urgency and Importance

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  1. Covey-Urgency and Importance “Priortize”

  2. The Quadrants • We will illustrate on the board the four quadrants that Covey depicts

  3. High Importance-High Urgency • Tackle these projects first

  4. High Importance – Low Urgency • Set deadlines for completion • Get these projects worked into your daily routine

  5. Low Importance – High Urgency • Find quick efficient ways to get this area done • Don’t get personally involved if possible • Delegate to an able “can do” assistant

  6. Low Importance – Low Urgency • Busy or repetitious work, e.g. filing • Do it in small chunks/segments • Get someone else to do it • Don’t do it at all • Study it clearly, before putting off until tomorrow something you can do today • Maybe you can postpone indefinitely

  7. Forcing Us to Prioritize • We can’t always run our lives the way we want to • Normally we are efficient-doing things right • Pressure/Crisis/Emergencies-we become effective-doing the right things. • Efficiency is foundation for survival • Effectiveness is the foundation for Success

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