Time Management Matrix1AGrant writingManuscriptsSeminarsImprove research infrastructure

1BExperiment discussionsExperimental workOrganizing dataRelationship buildingMentoringPersonal development

2AInterruptionsSome meetingsMuch mailMany seminars

2BComplainingSome phone callsTV/ gamesGossip

Say no to quadrant 2B activitiesDelegate quadrant 2A activities

VOICE lies at the nexus of• talent (your natural gifts and strengths)• passion (those things that naturally energize, excite,

motivate and inspire you)• need (including what the world needs enough to pay

you for)• conscience (that still, small voice with that assures you

of what is right and that prompts you to actually do it).

Character and Personality

Personality

Character

The Maturity Continuum

Put First Things First

Begin with the End in MindBe Proactive

Sharpen the Saw

Synergize

Seek First to Understand,Then to be Understood

Think Win-Win

Private VictoryHabit #3

Habit #2

Habit #1

Public VictoryHabit #6

Habit #5

Habit #4

RenewalHabit #7

Habit 1: Be Proactive• An Underlying Principle:

• Individuals are responsible for their own choices and have the freedom to choose.

• Key Paradigms:• “I am responsible for my behavior and the choices I make in life.”• “I can expand my personal freedom and influence through

being proactive.”

• Responding according to values

• Accepting responsibility

• Focusing on the circle of influence

• Becoming a transition figure

Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind

• An Underlying Principle:• Mental creation precedes physical creation..

• Key Paradigms:• “I can choose my own future and create a vision of it.”• “I will create results mentally before beginning any activity.”

• Choosing a life center

• Personal mission statement

Habit 3: Put First Things First

• An Underlying Principle:• Effectiveness requires balancing important relationships, roles and activities.

• Key Paradigms:• “Things which matter most should never be at the mercy of things which matter least.”• “I fulfill my mission by acting on important goals in my key roles.”

• Your first things

• Living an effective life in quadrant two

• The six step process

Habit 4: Think Win-Win

• An Underlying Principle:• Effective long-term relationships require mutual benefit.

• Key Paradigms:• “I seek the benefit of others as well as my own.”• “I get better results in my relationships by cooperating interdependently than by competing

independently.

• Win-Win is a commitment that allows everyone to win.

• People with Win-Win character possess integrity, maturity and an Abundance Mentality.

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood

• Underlying Principles:• Diagnosis must precede prescription.• Understanding comes through listening.

• Key Paradigms:• “I assume I don’t fully understand, and I need to listen.”• “If I listen first to understand, then I will be better understood.”

• The Challenges of Communication

• The Attitude and Skill of Empathy

Habit 6: Synergize• An Underlying Principle:

• The whole is greater than the sum of it’s parts.

• Key Paradigms:• “I value the differences in others and seek the Third Alternative”

• “Working together cooperatively takes time but produces better long-term results.”

• Valuing the Differences

• Creating the Third Alternative

Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw• An Underlying Principle:

• Production (results) requires development of Production Capability (resources).

• Key Paradigms:• “I will increase my effectiveness through personal renewal

in each of the four dimensions of my life.”• “I will continuously improve.”

• Four dimensions of Renewal

• The Upward Spiral

• Principal-Centered Living