Time Management Training:
Five Major things:
1) Perception about time:
People have different perception about time:
A) They feel a sense of hurry when trying to meet deadlines.
What it is important to do is being realistic about time.
2) Factors that affect time management:
A) Guilt: people usual feel guilty of the things that could not get done; if that the case move on or do it if it is important.
B) Ego:
Ba) Often people have the sense of being irreplaceable.
Bb) People usually think that nobody can do the work better than them.
It is important to learn to say NO, and also delegate task to others.
B) Time wasters: Ex: many meaning or emails without clear purpose.
3) Options for juggling responsibilities:
A) Stop doing something (prioritize)
B) Work smarter (more efficiently)
4) Techniques for organizing life:
A) Self awareness of own work style:
Aa) Identify strength and weakness.
Ab) Identify what motives you.
C) Learn to negotiate your way around.
D) Respect other people’s time.
E) Add set time limits to your tasks.
F) Focus on the right things: the ways to do that is by asking:
Ca) What things do I control?
Cb) What things can I influence?
Cc) What is it totally out of my control?
5) What to do to improve my time management skills:
5a) Analyze if the steps you are taking achieve your goals is working; one what to do that is writing down what has been accomplished.
5b) Find your own way to get things done: not all work style works for everybody.
5c) Every time you accomplish something, reward yourself; it keeps you moving.
Steps to improve my Time Management Skill:
1) Prioritize the tasks:
1. important and urgent
2. important and not urgent
3. not important and urgent
4. not important and not urgent.”
2) Analyze how you do things: constantly look at ways to accomplish goals more efficiently
3) Be kind to others and respectful of their time.
4) Set up outlook in advance to help me meet deadlines.
5) Plan in advance what needs to be done.
6) Have ready the resource I need to meet the deadline
7) Remember to write things down in a daily basis.
