Covey Me
Mike Langberg wrote an article for Silican Valley about the effect of interruptions on knowledge workers productivity. Last year I took the Covey Training on The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. I still carry with me the wallet-sized card with The Quadrant II Time Management Matrix. I’d like to hear from others who are trying to live in the Important, but Not Urgent quadrant. (Remember you also have the Important and Urgent quadrant, the Not Important and Urgent quadrant, and the Not Important and Not Urgent quadrant. ) If you were to divide the typical school librarians day, which activities we face would fall in which quadrant?
Diane,
I like that part of Covey’s book as well and use it in my workshops on long term planning for library media programs. Only way to increase the chance of having different things to complain about five years from now than you are complaining about today is to spend time in Q2.
I’ve used the 7 Habits as a textbook in my library management classes. Students have come back saying, “I don’t remember much about what you taught us about libraries, but the stuff from Covey changed my life!”
I see there is an 8th Habit published. Have your read it? Recommend it?
Comment by Doug Johnson — November 25, 2005 @ 9:09 pm