Re: Re: Time management

On Friday, December 13, 2002, at 10:13:16 PM, Glen B. Alleman <[email protected]> wrote:

>> Such a manager might find himself more effective, better organized, 
> and in a
>> position to sustain his work and his life in the balance he chose.

> This is called "Living in Quanrant II," Stephen Covey, Seven Habits 
> of High Effective People. Other parts of Covey are a bit dated, but 
> this lives on.

> We have a short slide show used by all PM's on our site, that is 
> reviewed almost every month. Works well for folsk other than 
> executives, but CXO's who put it to use benfits as well.

Yes, good pointer indeed. I have found that parts of Covey don't fit my life
either, but he's quite good at helping us realized that some fires need to be
left to burn, and some things need to be dealt with before they even get warm.

What Covey does not do, if I recall, is offer a concrete method for choosing the
right amount of work. (He /does/ remind us to focus specifically on work,
home, and our own self=-support.) XP planning is a simple approach to
prioritizing and ordering any set of activities, and might be a good addition to
Covey's quadrants.

I like the notion of reviewing ideas like these frequently. I would think that
it would help folks avoid some of the effects of pressure. Please say a bit more
about the slide show and what effects you perceive?

Ron Jeffries
www.XProgramming.com
One test is worth a thousand expert opinions.
  -- Bill Nye (The Science Guy)


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