Covey Matrix worksheet
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The Covey Matrix, also known as the Eisenhower Matrix, is a time management tool that categorizes tasks as either important or unimportant and either urgent or not urgent. It originated from Stephen Covey's book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People". To use it, a person lists out their tasks and sorts them into the four quadrants of the matrix based on importance and urgency. Ideally, most time should be spent on important but not urgent tasks in the upper right quadrant to be proactive rather than reactive to crises.
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Covey Matrix worksheet
- 1. Using the Covey Matrix The Covey Matrix, also known as the Eisenhower Matrix, is explained in Stephen Covey's 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People'. The Covey Matrix classifies tasks based on their relative importance and urgency. To start, pull out your to-do list and fill the tasks into the matrix below. © Peter Watson, 2018, impactfacilitation.com.au
- 2. Take a look at how your tasks are distributed across the matrix. Which quadrant are you spending most of your time in? Ideally, you should spend the bulk of your day doing activities that are important but not urgent. This means you're working ahead and can get the most important things done proactively, rather than constantly reacting to the latest crisis. Use this chart to determine which of your tasks to prioritise—and whether you should keep them at all. © Peter Watson, 2018, impactfacilitation.com.au From your tasks in Quadrant 1 and 2, pick the 1-3 most essential. These are the tasks you should tackle today!