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Time management is a very important business and personal
skill. It essentially means spending the hours and minutes in the day as
effectively as possible. Most people think there are more things they need
to do, or would like to do, than they have time for. This happens a lot at
work, and often results in working overtime with stress and feeling guilt
or panic if deadlines aren't met.
Good time management won't remove all the inevitable pressures
and conflicts that arise in most jobs, but it will help make the working
day more productive and satisfying.
The
following agenda uses tools, techniques and facilitator questions commonly
used by skilled Time Managers. Since every situation is unique, use only
the ones that fit your needs.
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Task 1: Observe and prioritize present use of time.
Purpose: The first step to successful
time management is to observe and understand current use of time. People
often do not realize how they waste their time until they analyze time
use. Professionals say the average person wastes at least 1 hour daily
because of poor time management.
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Task 2: Identify ways to improve use of time.
Purpose: Everyone should look to optimize
time from both a professional work and a personal life standpoint. Use
the tools below that can help you better use your time.
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Task 3: Develop
daily/weekly objectives and schedules
Purpose: It has been said that people do
not plan to fail … but a lot of people fail to plan. Take the time each
day to take control of the most precious resource at your command, the
next
twenty-four hours. Without a plan for the day, you can easily get
distracted, spending your time serving the loudest voice, the noisiest
customer, rather than attending to the most important things for your day
that will enhance your productivity.
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