3. Use the Eisenhower Matrix
Lots of people swear by the Eisenhower Matrix to help them maintain productivity and efficiency in their work. But what is it?
The Eisenhower Matrix is a simple tool that helps you evaluate the long-term outcomes of daily tasks and focus on those which will make you the most effective. It helps you visualize the tasks in your to-do list and allocate them as Urgent/Not Urgent and Important/Not Important. Organizing tasks in this way leads to four outcomes – Do, Decide, Delegate, and Delete.
- Important and Urgent = Do (do it now)
- Important and Not Urgent = Decide (schedule a time to do it later)
- Not Important and Urgent = Delegate (find a teammate who can do it for you)
- Not Important and Not Urgent = Delete (eliminate it from your to-do list)
Using the Eisenhower Matrix as a manager helps you to focus on the important tasks and decide how to delegate tasks to a team member, and park other tasks for later when you’ve completed the most pressing ones. This effective time management strategy will help everyone in the long run.