Great Leaders Take Time To THINK: Got Thoughts?

By Laurie Sorensen, HTG Peer Groups

IT solutions providers can benefit from learning and using Steven Covey’s four quadrants — and recognizing Quadrant II, which includes important, but not necessarily urgent, tasks like planning and relationship building, should not be overlooked but rather considered an investment of time in your business’ success.

Lately I have heard more and more leaders talk about their struggle with busyness. They share that they feel as though they do not have time to learn and grow as leaders. I get to rub shoulders with many of the top leaders in the IT industry within our HTG Peer Group community, and my observation is that the most effective leaders are those who make a discipline of setting aside time from their daily tasks to think strategically and continue growing professionally.

One of our executive coaches on staff with HTG is well-known within our peer group community for touting Steven Covey’s four quadrants. Covey draws an intersection of lines for things that are urgent and those that are important. 

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