Transcript FOL habit 3 - Texas Christian University

Mana 30303
Entrepreneurial Leadership
Stuart A. Youngblood
Dan Rogers Hall, Room 166D
Phone: 817-257-7562
E-Mail: s.youngblood@ tcu.edu
Leading Self: Put First Things First
Review:
Be Proactive (I am the programmer)
Begin with the End in Mind (Write the program)
Put First Things First
(RUN the program)
That is, once you create it mentally, do it for real!
The “second creation” is about turning your dreams
into reality
Consider
“Things which matter most must
never be at the mercy of things
which matter least.”
Goethe
A 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.
“Let us not make perfection the enemy of
the essential.”
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
(a sucker’s choice)
• 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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• 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)
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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?
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
What if we created a matrix of these two?
Time Management Matrix
IMPORTANT IMPORTANT
NOT
URGENT
NOT URGENT
QI
Crises
Pressing Problems
Deadlines
Orders from Boss
Q II
Preparation
Prevention
Planning
Relationship Building
Personal Mission Statement
Q III
Interruptions
Some text messages/emails
Routine meetings
Some “pressing matters”
Q IV
Trivia/Busywork
Time wasters
“Escape” activities
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, ELIMINATE
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
ELIMINATE
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?
An Exercise:
Rocks & Buckets
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!!