A 2x2 model that maps tasks and decisions by impact and effort, so capable professionals stop absorbing complexity that is not theirs to carry.
The Complexity Quadrant is the diagnostic at the heart of the Chief of You® Complexity Quiz. It plots every demand on your time across two axes: impact (how much it actually moves the things that matter) and effort (how much of your finite executive capacity it consumes). The four quadrants reveal where high performers leak energy, what to delegate, what to delete, and what only you can do. It is the antidote to the complexity trap that drives burnout in capable people.
Related terms: Chief of You® Framework, Ruthless Prioritisation