Time Management Tips
Time Management TipsEveryone has chaotic days now and then. Being organised means that they are less chaotic and less frequent.
If you delegate a task at the last minute, the person you ask to do it will probably resent it. Delegate as early as possible and both you and the delegate will be more satisfied.
Not checking your credit card slips against your statement may be costing you money. Are you sure you can afford to save the time it would take?
Tax time will come around again this year – or next year, anyway. Each time you empty your wallet put the relevant credit card slips in the tax file. At least they will all be in one place when time comes to prepare your taxes.
Stacking files on the seats in your office may look untidy and disorganised – but it does discourage disruptive drop in visitors from sitting down. Urgent and important items can be dealt with standing up.
If a phone call comes at an inconvenient time agree to call back at a mutually convenient time. Meanwhile, gather the information you need to handle the call.
How often should you check your voice mail each day? Can your messages wait until you are preparing your to do list for tomorrow? This may not be the answer in your case, but what is?
Think "If this meeting or interview was being held at 4.30 pm on Friday how much of this stuff would we deal with?"
How often should you check progress on a delegated task? Agree on the checkpoints when you assign the task
How much of the paper that is visible from your chair has been touched in the past month? Deal with it, file it, pass it on or toss it.
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