Difference between urgent and important tasks
The moment you search the internet for the difference between urgent and important tasks, results with the Eisenhower time management matrix?fill up your screen. For people who don’t know what this looks like, it’s a 2X2 matrix, just like the one below.
So, there are 4 basic areas in this matrix. The matrix helps you divide your tasks into 4 categories -
Understanding the correlation between HR: And the different between urgent and important tasks.
So, why are we writing a blog about the difference between urgent and important tasks? And how does it relate to HR? Well, you are in luck, we have 3 reasons.?
Firstly, priority tasks are assigned based on the level of importance and urgency they present. Both of these factors play an important role in the decisions made in an organisation. Understanding the correlation between these variables and dividing tasks on their basis will?increase productivity.
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Secondly, understanding how importance and urgency are correlated will help you decide the order of completion for all assigned tasks. You can establish a clear timeline for the completion of each task depending on the quadrant it falls under.
The current scenario of HR and priority
Let's just dive into it without any build-up. Usually, most employees tend to?prioritize tasks?using only the urgency parameter. This is where they get stuck, it’s almost as if you are stuck with a high-interest credit card. You keep working to pay off the growing interest, never able to make it around to clearing the principle. Even when you work yourself to the bone, you are hardly making a dent.?
Some tasks are both urgent and important, even while less in number, they do exist. Tasks like returning customer calls, client servicing or dealing with immediate staff issues fall under this category. These tasks can have an immediate effect on...