Transcript FOL habit 3 - Texas Christian University

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Foundations of Leadership
Stuart A. Youngblood
Dan Rogers Hall, Room 366
Phone: 817-257-7562
E-Mail: s.youngblood@ tcu.edu
Consider
Anyone can be a leader for
someone in relation to
something.
Habit 3: Put First Things First
• Habit 1 – Be Proactive
(I am the programmer)
• Habit 2 – Begin with the End in Mind
(Write the program)
• Habit 3 – Put First Things First
(RUN the program)
Habit 3 is about the “second creation” – it is about
turning your dreams into reality
Consider
“Things which matter most must
never be at the mercy of things
which matter least.”
Goethe
Habit 3 Paradigm
• Mission statements always reveal what is
most important to most people – the
RELATIONSHIPS in their personal &
professional lives
• The enemy of putting first things first is
to put second or third things ahead of
them.
How the Life Management Paradigm
Applies To Leadership
• Leadership resides in RELATIONSHIPS
with subordinates, peers, bosses, and
other stakeholders
– Time and People
– Efficiency and Effectiveness
• Focusing only on efficient use of time
will put important relationships at risk
Efficiency vs. Effectiveness
• How do you produce good work?
Time Management ….. Schedules …. Efficiency
• How do you spend your life?
Life Management ….. Principles ….. Effectiveness
Time & Life Management
• Time Management
– Focus is best use of TIME
– Goal is Control
– Result is Efficiency
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N
• Life Management
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– Focus is relating to PEOPLE
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– Goal is building/maintaining relationships
– Result is Effectiveness (Trust and the Ability to
Lead Others)
E
Managing Time & Getting Things
Done
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Reminders/Notes
“To Do” Lists
Planners
Calendars
Goals (must be done by…)
Refrigerator
Life Paradigm
When dealing with people &
relationships, fast is slow
and slow is fast!
Why?
A Metaphor
BIG ROCKS and little rocks
Key Distinction: Urgent vs. Important
URGENT
Activities that demand or
“appear” to require your
immediate attention
IMPORTANT Activities that are related
directly to your mission,
core values, & principles
Time Management Matrix
IMPORTANT IMPORTANT
NOT
URGENT
NOT URGENT
QI
Crises
Pressing Problems
Deadlines
Assignments from
Professors
Q II
Preparation
Prevention
Planning
Relationship Building
Personal Mission Statement
Q III
Interruptions
Some emails/reports/texts
Routine meetings
Some “pressing matters”
Q IV
Trivia/Busywork
Social Media:
Facebook/Texting
Time wasters
“Escape” activities: video
games/ TV?
Time Management Matrix
IMPORTANT
NOT
IMPORTANT
URGENT
NOT URGENT
QI
Personal Reactions:
Q II
Personal Reactions:
Feel like you need to
respond, … very focused,
motivated, excited,
purposeful
Feel like you’re taking
control of your life, … feel
empowered, productive, on
top of what is really
important
Q III
Personal Reactions:
Q IV
Personal Reactions:
Often feel put upon,
stressed, frustrated, angry,
overworked and
underappreciated
Feel behind schedule,
depressed, numbed,
mindless, in a rut, without
purpose
WHAT TO FIX, FOCUS,
REDUCE, MINIMIZE
IMPORTANT IMPORTANT
NOT
URGENT
QI
FIX
it quickly
Q III
REDUCE
the trivial stuff
NOT URGENT
Q II
FOCUS
more attention on it
Q IV
MINIMIZE
as much as possible
Bumper Sticker:
• You need a burning “YES” to say
NO to other things!
• What creates the burning YES that
enables successful leaders to say
NO to trivial requests for their
time, energy & resources?
Planning: Life Management
• Connect with your MISSION regularly
• Put the BIG ROCKS in first (integrity
in the moments of choice)
• Identify the important ROLES in your
life (relationships)
• Select realistic GOALS for each role
• Plan WEEKLY, not Daily
• EVALUATE often how it is going
In the past 6 months, have you
really wanted to
… make some new friends
… take up a new sport
… learn a new dance
… study a new language
… get a new job
… take up a new hobby
… join a new club or organization
But …
You are just too bussssy!!