This document discusses time management and the importance of putting first things first. It summarizes Stephen Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, specifically Habit 3 of putting first things first. It explains that effective people exercise discipline and plan according to priorities, focusing on high-leverage tasks that are central to their roles. In contrast, ineffective people are crisis managers who focus on urgent but unimportant tasks. The document provides exercises to help readers identify their big priorities or "big rocks" and schedule time effectively according to importance versus urgency.

1. Winning on TimeWinning on Time
7 Habits of7 Habits of
Highly Effective People:Highly Effective People:

2. Proactivity is about…
• Remembering that the key lies in
CHOICE, not CIRCUMSTANCES
• Never talking or behaving in a manner
which victimizes or de-empowers
ourselves
• Looking for the best that can be done in
any situation

3. PYRAMID OF INFLUENCE
TEACHING
RELATIONSHIP
EXAMPLE

4. What if we begin with
NO end in mind?
• We have no leadership over our lives and
are not setting our own directions
• We are not choosing our own values
• We may be doings very well, but they would
be the wrong things to accomplish!
• We ‘waste’ many years striving towards
goals set for us (by others, by society, etc.)

5. Exercise #1
What activity could you do, that if you did on
a regular basis, would make a tremendous
positive difference in your life right now?

6. Habit #3
FIRST THINGS FIRST

7. IndependenceIndependence
DependenceDependence
InterdependencInterdependenc
ee
PUBLIC
VICTORY
PRIVATE
VICTORY
Seek First to
Understand
… Then to be
Understood
Synergize
Think Win/Win
Put First
Things First
Be
Proactive
Begin with
the End in Mind
SharpentheSaw

8. Put First Things First.
These people exercise
discipline, and they plan
and execute according to
priorities. They also “walk
their talk” and spend
significant time in Quadrant
II.
Put Second Things First.
These people are crisis
managers who are unable
to stay focused on high-
leverage tasks because of
their preoccupation with
circumstances, their past,
or other people. They are
caught up in the “thick of
thin things” and are driven
by the urgent.
HABIT 3HABIT 3
SEVEN HABITS OF
HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE
EFFECTIVE PEOPLE INEFFECTIVE PEOPLE

10. It’s almost impossible to say NO to the popularity
of urgent, non important matters, if you don’t
have a bigger YES burning inside

11. How is your time
management?

12. Please Share!

13. 4Generations of Time Management

14. 1st
Generation:
Checklists,
Notebooks &
Journals

15. 2nd
Generation:
Calendars,
Appointment Books,
Managing Deadlines

16. 3rd
Generation:
Goal-Setting &
Prioritisation

17. 4th
Generation:
Time Management via
Self-Management
(i.e. putting first things first)

18. DVD
TIME!

19. What are the
‘big rocks’
in your life?

20. What ROLES
do you play in life?
(Remember Habit #2?)

21. “Important”
activities are
those central to
your role

22. Distinguish between URGENT and
IMPORTANT activities

23. • Exercise!
• Eat Healthily
• Build Relationships
Misc
• Prepare for classes
• Plan for 2009
• Read up more on training,
development, etc.
KDU Trainer
• Learn, Attend Training, etc.
• Blog, Write, etc.
Personal
Development
• Spend Time with Family (e.g.
Movie, Pasar Malam, Holiday,
etc.)
Family
“Big Rocks”Roles

24. Exercise #1
LIST DOWN
YOUR
BIG ROCKS

25. Urgent
Q4
Waste
Q3
Deception
Q2
Effectiveness
Q1
Necessity
Not Urgent
Important
Not
Important

26. Urgent Not Urgent
Important
Not
Important

27. Urgent
• Trivia
• Childish Games
• Gossip magazines
• Idle Chatter
• Complaining / Grumbling
• Interruptions
• Phone-calls
• Some email
• Facebook
• Some Web-surfing
• TV serial programs
• Studying / Learning
• Assignments
• Exercise
• Maintenance
• Planning
• Training
• Coaching Subordinates
• Relationship Building
• Crisis
• Last-minute tasks
• Sudden problems
Not Urgent
Important
Not
Important

28. • Stress
• Burnout
• Crisis Management
• Fire-Fighting
Stressful Living
Q1
Q2
Q4
Q3

29. • Short-term Focus
• Dependent on Others
• Feelings of Victimisation
• No goals, no plans
• Always getting fired
Irresponsible Living
Q3 & Q4
Q2Q1

30. Q2
Q1
• Vision, perspective
• Balance
• Discipline
• Control
• Few Crises
Effective Living

31. How to Plan Weekly
• Review Mission and Roles
• Choose ‘big rocks’
• Schedule the week (beginning with the
big rocks!)