Emma’s 6 Time Management Tips
Time flies! It’s almost April now, so how are you doing on your New Year’s resolutions? Most resolutions will require will power and time management skills to help you reach your goal. Here are a few time management tips to help you along.
1. PLANNING: What steps are required to reach your goal?
2. GOALS: Set mini-goals along the way. Each time you complete a mini-goal you will feel a sense of accomplishment which will help motivate you.
3. PRIORITIZATION: Choose one or two goals or activities to focus on and put all your effort into them. Once you have mastered those activities/goals, add another one.
4. SCHEDULING: Put your goals and activities into your day-planner so you see them everyday. Cross them off as you complete them
5. MONITORING: Go back and monitor your progress so see how far you’ve come, or where you need t o improve.
6. DELEGATION: Don’t be afraid to delegate tasks that are required for you to reach your goal. For example, if your resolution was to have more family time, delegate some of your usual house chores to your family, so you’re not stuck doing them all.
These 6 time management tips can be applied to any type of goal or project. Here is a 15-question quiz to help you start your time management plan at work:
PLANNING
1. What distractions or interruptions are around you?
2. Before starting a project, do you check with your boss that the time you are putting into the assignment will be worth it?
GOALS
3. Do you set goals to help plan your schedule?
PRIORITIZATION
4. Have you prioritized your action list?
5. Do you focus on the highest priority tasks first?
6. When receiving new tasks, do you analyze it to understand its importance so you can prioritize?
7. Do you talk to your boss about what tasks are to be prioritized?
8. Do you always know the value of your tasks, activities, and projects?
SCHEDULING
9. Do you set aside time for scheduling and planning?
10. Do you leave extra time to deal with the unexpected?
MONITORING
11. Do you consistently ask for extensions?
12. Do you procrastinate, completing tasks at the last minute?
13. Do you know how much time you spend on each job?
14. Are you often stressed with deadlines and commitments?
DELEGATION
15. Do you ever take work home to complete the assignment? Could these extra tasks be delegated to someone else?
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