Comments on: Goal-Free Time Management vs Covey http://www.steveshapiro.com/2007/02/25/goal-free-time-management-vs-covey/ Steve shares his unconventional approach on Business Innovation, Creativity, Goals and Critical Thinking Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:12:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: David Zinger http://www.steveshapiro.com/2007/02/25/goal-free-time-management-vs-covey/#comment-24231 David Zinger Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:24:31 +0000 http://www.goalfree.com/2007/02/25/goal-free-time-management-vs-covey/#comment-24231 Steve: Well said as so many people are "putting in time." I am always chagrined when someones knows their number --- as in "I have 3 years 2 months and 3 hours until I retire." David Steve:

Well said as so many people are “putting in time.”

I am always chagrined when someones knows their number — as in “I have 3 years 2 months and 3 hours until I retire.”

David

]]> By: Stephen Shapiro http://www.steveshapiro.com/2007/02/25/goal-free-time-management-vs-covey/#comment-24093 Stephen Shapiro Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:55:08 +0000 http://www.goalfree.com/2007/02/25/goal-free-time-management-vs-covey/#comment-24093 David, You are correct. That story is an oldie but moldy. I've been telling that one for a dozen years. Regardless, it still makes a compelling and comical point: leverage is the name of the game. One hour of work does not yield one hour of value, whether it is work you are doing for your business or work you are hiring someone to do for you. In fact, when people work with me, I often tell them I am willing to pay more for results achieved in 5 minutes than in 5 days. Time is a bad measure of value. Steve David,

You are correct. That story is an oldie but moldy. I’ve been telling that one for a dozen years. Regardless, it still makes a compelling and comical point: leverage is the name of the game. One hour of work does not yield one hour of value, whether it is work you are doing for your business or work you are hiring someone to do for you.

In fact, when people work with me, I often tell them I am willing to pay more for results achieved in 5 minutes than in 5 days. Time is a bad measure of value.

Steve

]]> By: David Zinger http://www.steveshapiro.com/2007/02/25/goal-free-time-management-vs-covey/#comment-24092 David Zinger Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:38:03 +0000 http://www.goalfree.com/2007/02/25/goal-free-time-management-vs-covey/#comment-24092 I listened to your speech clip. I find the UPS story a bit dated as this is an old story I heard a number of times usually involving a consulting engineer banging a pipe on a ship to make the engine start. I love the story but in the case of UPS those who don't know the "shipping" stories of the past may be doomed to pay consultants huge fees. Keep up the fine work. I listened to your speech clip. I find the UPS story a bit dated as this is an old story I heard a number of times usually involving a consulting engineer banging a pipe on a ship to make the engine start.

I love the story but in the case of UPS those who don’t know the “shipping” stories of the past may be doomed to pay consultants huge fees.

Keep up the fine work.

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