Stephen Covey Time Management Model

Urgent
Quadrant #1 NECESSITY Your Key Action

Not Urgent
Quadrant #2 QUALITY AND PERSONAL LEADERSHIP Your Key Action FOCUS Common Activities: Preparation and planning Prevention Values clarification Empowerment Learning, developing Relationship building True recreation Quadrant #4 WASTE Your Key Action AVOID Common Activities: Busywork Junk mail Some emails Some calls Time wasters Escape activities

Important

MANAGE Common Activities: Crisis Deadline-driven activities Medical emergencies Other true emergencies Last minute preparations

Quadrant #3 DECEPTION

Not Important

Your Key Action USE CAUTION OR AVOID Common Activities: Interruptions Most emails, some calls, some texts Urgency masquerading as importance Some meetings Pressing matters without impact Many popular activities