Impact-Effort Matrix

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Domain
Executive
Type
Framework
Phase
Action
Details
15 min Opener As-needed
Topics
Time Management Accountability

Designed for leaders and executives navigating organizational complexity.

When to Use This Tool
A client is overwhelmed and needs to triage what to work on first
A client keeps spending energy on tasks that don't move the needle
A client wants a quick decision framework for prioritizing a project backlog
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After placing your tasks in the matrix, what landed in 'quick wins' that you've ...

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For the Coaching Practitioner

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Coaching Scenarios Plus
1 A leader who defaults to effort as a proxy for value and keeps picking hard things
Context

A senior manager who consistently takes on the most complex, time-intensive work and frames this as commitment. Her backlog is full of high-effort items. She has never mapped effort against impact explicitly - she selects tasks by difficulty, not by return.

How to Introduce

Frame the matrix as a return-on-effort question, not a prioritization lecture. 'We're going to map your current task lis...

2 A manager who cannot place items because he doesn't know what high impact means in his role 🔒
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