It seems in every workplace there are certain people who seem to have developed the art of avoiding work at all costs. Often, part of their technique is to make rounds “visiting” co-workers. If you’re on a strict time management plan, visits from these co-workers can be especially irritating when they do not help [...]
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Once upon a time, there was an old man who had a pet monkey. The monkey had belonged to the old man for a long time. At first, everything went well and the man enjoyed having the monkey for a pet. However, as the man got older, caring for the monkey became increasingly difficult. The [...]
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Sometimes you’ll have to attend a meeting when you’re not in charge. And, as we’ve already mentioned, ill-planned and ill-controlled meetings can be huge time wasters. Since you won’t always be able to control the time management abilities, or lack thereof, of the people in charge of the meetings you attend, there are certain steps [...]
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Many effective time managers dislike attending staff or board meetings. Not because effective time managers do not see the importance of meetings but because meetings can easily turn into time wasters. For example, consider a staff meeting that is scheduled from 1 to 2 in the afternoon but doesn’t adjourn until 2:45. The [...]
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We all know that we should be doing a better job planning our day. You may have even tried creating and using a daily plan for some a while and then quit. If the benefits of using a daily plan are so great, why don’t more people use them? There are actually several reasons that [...]
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