Comments on: (Perhaps) the most important lesson of my life http://www.thehotaisle.com/2008/06/03/perhaps-the-most-important-lesson-of-my-life/ Fresh Thinking on IT Operations Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:02:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andy Lewis http://www.thehotaisle.com/2008/06/03/perhaps-the-most-important-lesson-of-my-life/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Andy Lewis Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:59:03 +0000 http://www.thehotaisle.com/?p=68#comment-67 Steve, It's not been quite 30 years, but slightly more than 30 months and I'm still learning from you! Just reading this article makes me realise that I could do better, even with what I have to do today and tomorrow and next week. I will use this model myself and I will pass it on. Cheers Andy Steve,

It’s not been quite 30 years, but slightly more than 30 months and I’m still learning from you! Just reading this article makes me realise that I could do better, even with what I have to do today and tomorrow and next week. I will use this model myself and I will pass it on.

Cheers
Andy

]]> By: Steve O'Donnell http://www.thehotaisle.com/2008/06/03/perhaps-the-most-important-lesson-of-my-life/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Steve O'Donnell Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:50:47 +0000 http://www.thehotaisle.com/?p=68#comment-62 Paul, I promise you that this technique is extremely effective. After a very short time you find yourself thinking in the second quadrant all of the time and you start to become much more effective. You also get fewer surprises and actually get time to think. Steve Paul,

I promise you that this technique is extremely effective. After a very short time you find yourself thinking in the second quadrant all of the time and you start to become much more effective.

You also get fewer surprises and actually get time to think.

Steve

]]> By: Paul Amass http://www.thehotaisle.com/2008/06/03/perhaps-the-most-important-lesson-of-my-life/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Paul Amass Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:41:32 +0000 http://www.thehotaisle.com/?p=68#comment-61 Steve Not heard this before, but I do like it and will try and apply it from today. Paul Steve

Not heard this before, but I do like it and will try and apply it from today.

Paul

]]> By: Laurie O'Donnell http://www.thehotaisle.com/2008/06/03/perhaps-the-most-important-lesson-of-my-life/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Laurie O'Donnell Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:41:33 +0000 http://www.thehotaisle.com/?p=68#comment-60 Steve, I use exactly the same model and teach it to my managers when they complain about being too busy to get to the important stuff. I found the model in Stephen Covey's 7 Habits - I think he calls it 'First Things First'. Laurie Steve,
I use exactly the same model and teach it to my managers when they complain about being too busy to get to the important stuff.

I found the model in Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits – I think he calls it ‘First Things First’.

Laurie

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