I've read a bunch of time management books over the years. I even took a class on time management way back when. By far and away, though, the best time management book I've ever read is First Things First by Stephen R. Covey. One of the many men's Bible study groups I led over the years discussed BIG decisions one morning, including a little sharing about all the "leadership books" we had read. I remember sharing … [Read more...]
“Quadrant 1” Time
Spending Time In Stephen Covey's "Quadrant 1" Is Not Always A Bad Thing
Have you read Steven Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People? Do you remember the "4 Quadrants?" You know: Quadrant 1 - Urgent And Important Quadrant 2 - Not Urgent and Important Quadrant 3 - Urgent and Not Important Quadrant 4 - Not Urgent and Not Important The idea is that as leaders, we should prioritize our time such that we spend more and more of it (in fact, most of it) in Quadrant … [Read more...]
Timekeeping
Another section of the Staff Policy Manual
All nonexempt staff members are required to complete a timesheet at the end of each pay period, accurately recording hours worked. Timesheets should include the hours they work. The law requires YOUR CHURCH to keep accurate records of "time worked" in order to correctly calculate staff member pay and benefits. "Time worked" is defined as the total time that a nonexempt staff member spends performing their assigned … [Read more...]