Encyclopedia of Leadership

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RELATED LEADERSHIP TOOLS

1.6 Boards of Play 2.7 Goal Statements 13.3 Accountability

2.6 Clarifying Purpose 3.2 Sigmoid Curve 13.10 Careers

FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE

Covey, Stephen, Roger Merrill, and Rebecca R. Merrill. First Things First: To Live, to Love, to Learn, to Leave a Legacy.
Fireside, 1996.

408 SECTION 13 TOOLS FORLEADINGPERFORMANCE

List activities that you feel are essential to short-

term success and cannot be avoided.

What one or two steps can you take to minimize

these demands on your time, while also ensuring

that these activities are completed appropriately?

List three or four activities in this area that you

could delegate to others or stop doing completely,

if you really tried.

[☛9.2 Situational Leadership]

Setting aside the time pressures you are currently

experiencing, list three important short-term goals

that will guide you toward your long-term goals as

a leader.

[☛3.1 Strategy]

List three or four steps you might take if you were

really serious about achieving these goals.

List one or two habits you need to break so that

activities in this area don’t eat up your valuable

time.

[☛15.5 Habits]

Urgent Not urgent

Important

Not

Important