Description: Developing Time Management Skills
Time Management
"The man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life" - Charles Darwin
First Things First
- Set your priorities
- Know Urgent Vs Important
- Allocate time diligently
- Consider the opportunity cost of not doing something
- Don't PROCRASTINATE uncomfortable but important activities.
"It's really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time" - Steve Jobs
Working with Others
- Work with the right people
- Value the time of others
- Give clear instructions
- Motivate your people
- Be to the point and don't hover
- Delegate diligently
Saying 'NO'
- It is a key quality to say 'No' to someone and even to yourself.
- Helps to focus on matters which are more important.
- Reduces wastage of time on trivial issues.
Distractions
- Consider the cost of interruptions
- Minimize the impact of distractions
- Manage the distracting factor intelligently
Getting Organised
- Plan your time allocation
- Segregate your plan
- Plan should be ATTAINABLE
- Plan should be MEASURABLE
Combating Time Wasters
- Identify the major time wasters
- Turn off phone notifications when focus is needed
- Consider the cost of wasting time
"I wasted time, and now doth time waste me" - William Shakespeare
"The trouble is, you think you have time" - Buddha
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