Quotes & Sayings About Time Management By Stephen Covey

Effective people stay out of Quadrants III and IV because, urgent or not, they aren't important. They also shrink Quadrant I down to size by spending more time in Quadrant II ... Quadrant II is the heart of effective personal management. — Stephen Covey

If you don't choose to do it in leadership time up front, you do it in crisis management time down the road. — Stephen Covey

As you begin to think more in terms of importance, you begin to see time differently. — Stephen Covey

Make time for planning: Wars are won in the general's tent. — Stephen Covey

Our struggle to put first things first can be characterized by the contrast between two powerful tools that direct us: the clock and the compass. The clock represents our commitments, appointments, schedules, goals, activities - what we do with, and how we manage our time. The compass represents our vision, values, principles, mission, conscience, direction - what we feel is important and how we lead our lives. In an effort to close the gap between the clock and the compass in our lives, many of us turn to the field of "time management." — Stephen Covey

Time management is a misnomer, the challenge is to manage ourselves. — Stephen Covey

When we talk about time management, it seems ridiculous to worry about speed before direction, about saving minutes when we may be wasting years. — Stephen R. Covey

Doing more things faster is no substitute for doing the right things. — Stephen Covey