TIME MANAGEMENT

 TIME MANAGEMENT

Manage Yourself, Not Your Time

Many of us claim our days are never wasted.

“I am very organized”. We say

“I know where I am Going and what I’m going 

to do”.

If you truly feel that way then you are in the minority.

Most people become frustrated with a day that

is unproductive. We would all like to get

more done in a day.

The idea of time management has been in existence

For more than 100 years. Unfortunately, the term

“Time management” creates a false impression of

What a person is able to do. Time can’t be managed,

Time is uncontrollable we can only manage ourselves

and our use of time.

Time management is actually self-management.

It’s interesting that the skills we need to manage others are

the same skills we need to manage ourselves:

The ability to PLAN, DELEGATE, ORGANIZE, DIRECT 

and CONTROL.

There are common time wasters which need to be

identified in order for a time management process

to work.

It is important to know what aspects of our

personal management need to be improved. Below,

You will find some of the most frequent reasons for reducing

effectiveness in the workplace.  Note the ones, which are causing

to be the major obstacles to your own time management.

These we refer to as your “TIME STEALERS”.

Identifying Your Time Stealers

 

• Interruptions – e.g. Telephone, Personal Visitors
• Meetings
• Tasks you should have delegated
• Procrastination and indecision
• Acting with incomplete information
• ·        Dealing with team members
• ·        Crisis management (fire fighting)
• ·        Unclear communication
• ·        Inadequate technical knowledge