Time Management
What is time?

It is the passing of life
A resource common to all
It cannot be stored or saved
It is MONEY
What is time management?

Techniques designed to enable one do more in less time with better results.

 Why time management?

For improved performance
Improved productivity
Goal achievement
Effectiveness
Efficiency
Stress reduction
 Four areas of time use

BOSS IMPOSED TIME:
Time consumed by your boss e.g. Meetings, assignments etc.

SYSTEM IMPOSED TIME
Activities/requests from other managers, supervisors, departments etc.

SUBORDINATE IMPOSED TIME:
Difficulties encountered by subordinates on the job.
Associated with upward delegation 

DISCRETIONARY TIME 
Time devoted to planned assignments
No demands on time by anyone
Make effort to increase your discretionary time
Minimize time spent on others areas
Make effective use of the increased discretionary time

DIFFICULTIES MAY BE DUE TO:

Too much time in other areas at the expense of discretionary time
Discretionary time is adequate but not effectively utilized.

SOME COMMON TIME WASTERS/ROBBERS

Procrastination
Telephone interruptions
Lack of priorities, objectives, deadlines
Drop-in visitors
Poorly managed meetings
Improper delegation
Searching

 SETTING PRIORITIES

Priority A-Must do -critical items (something you must do or face serious consequences
Priority B-Should do -(of mild consequence)
Priority C-Nice to do
Priority D-Something you can delegate
Priority E-Something you can eliminate

AUDIT YOUR DAY 

What did you do every minute?
Was the time used or wasted?
How will you deal with it the next day? 
How to manage your time

Plan your time by making a “to do” list
Establish priorities for the various tasks and duties
Prepare a time budget & inventory
Keep a daily time log.
Develop a personal sense of time
Identify long and short term goals
Plan each day
Do high priority actions first
Mark appointments, meetings and deadlines in your diary
Make the best every time
Organise office work
Manage meetings
Delegate effectively
Manage your health.

4Ds of time management

Desire
An intense, burning desire to control your time to achieve maximum effectiveness.

Decision
Make a clear and firm decision that you are going to practise good time management till it becomes a habit.

Discipline
Discipline yourself to make it a lifelong practice

Determination
Be willing to persist in the midst of all the difficulties until you become an effective time manager.

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