Too late to offer help or advice, we all just waited our turn to report and make a run for it. We spent hours sitting around listening to what happened in everyone’s department last week. Miss the Meetingĭo you spend endless time in meetings to which you contribute nothing? The Monday morning manager’s meeting was always mine. And end your day the same way: with 15 minutes of wrap-up time, to ensure you start tomorrow without the usual morning panic. Spend time planning the day, the upcoming week, organizing the materials you need, etc. Start your day with at least 15 minutes of settling-in time – no meetings, no phone calls, no emails. Clocks are an unnecessary distraction – especially that one on the wall that ticks loudly when it’s quiet! Start and Stop Smarter The clock faces stare back, taunting and unsympathetic. If you’re a time-waster, you probably look at (and stress over) them dozens of times a day.
The only one you need is the one on your computer screen. But if you have dozens of clocks in workspace, get rid of them. Yes, there’s a clock right here in this blog post. Here are some easy time management tips to start using your precious resource wisely. But there are ways to save time at work beyond laying off Facebook and cutting back on water cooler conversation. Stop thinking of time as the enemy, and start thinking of time in more positive terms: a resource to be used, a commodity to be conserved.Ī CareerBuilder survey found that three of the top four productivity killers at work all revolve around digital distractions (the fourth killer: gossip). We do, however, have control over how we use it. Time is moving forward whether we’re on the bus or not.
So since we can’t really manage time, we need to consider managing ourselves. Who can really manage time? Time travel isn’t possible yet, and neither are Zack Morris-style time-outs. “Time management” may be the biggest misnomer in the world. ← All Blog Articles Beat the Clock With These 14 Easy Time Management Tips
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