TIME MANAGEMENT

TIME MANAGEMENTWhat would have been a scenario, if we could have a control on time !

HOW TO ACHIEVE MORE WITH YOUR TIMEINTRODUCTIONHOW MUCH IS YOUR TIME WORTH?HOW DO YOU SPEND YOUR TIME NOW?HOW SHOULD YOU USE YOUR TIME?USING TIME MORE EFFECTIVELYCREATING MORE TIMEAVOIDING DISTRACTIONS

INTRODUCTIONWHY TIME MANAGEMENT?WHAT WILL WE GAIN BY ADOPTING TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS?WHAT ROLE DOES ATTITUDE PLAY IN MANAGING TIME?WHY DONT PEOPLE MANAGE THEIR TIME?

WHY TIME MANAGEMENT?

To Avoid these situations

GAIN BY LEARNING TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLSYou will learn to:Make effective use of your time.Complete 8 hrs job in 6hrs.Control distractions that waste your time.Increase Productivity.Reduce Stress.

SHIFT IN ATTITUDE Concentrate on Results, not on being busy.Be responsible for yourself.

WHY DONT PEOPLE MANAGE THEIR TIME?They dont know about it.They are too lazy to plan.They enjoy crisis management.

HOW MUCH IS YOUR TIME WORTH?Time is very precious.Once gone it wont come backLets calculate how worth is Mr. Xs time.Mr. X is getting a monthly salary of Rs. 25000 H/w+S/w+computer supply cost = 25000Infrastructure+support staff+Management + sales cost = 40000CTC of Mr. X is 90000 per month (assuming 25 working days of 8 hrs shift)Mr. Xs one hour is of Rs. 450 worth!

HOW DO YOU SPEND YOUR TIME NOW?How to use an activity log to find out?What is activity log and how to prepare it?Analyzing your log.

ANALYSING YOUR LOGOBSERVATION25% of his time is unproductive.Confused about priority of his job.Confused about which job to be taken when.

HOW SHOULD YOU USE YOUR TIME ?Planning:Personal PlanningProject PlanningInformal PlanningTo Do ListsPrioritizing JobsScheduling Jobs

TO DO LISTSWhat are To Do Lists?To Do Lists are lists of tasks to be carried out to achieve goals.How to use To Do Lists?List down all the jobs to be done.Break them down into their components.Allocate priorities.Scheduling jobs (Which job to be done when)

USING TIME MORE EFFECTIVELY !Eating Patterns, rest and energy.Have good breakfast with plenty of Carbohydrates and proteins.Dont take heavy lunch.Take rest breaks in between.

USING TIME MORE EFFECTIVELY!Getting the most out of meetings:Holding MeetingsHold Meeting Only when trigger events occur.Use the agenda effectively.Setting the time of meeting.Attending MeetingsOn time and present only if needed.Well prepared and briefed on your contribution.Attentive to the discussion.Brief, relevant, focused and courteous in your interventions

USING TIME MORE EFFECTIVELY!Using Waiting time effectivelyConfirm the appointment the day before.Try not to arrive at the site of the meeting more than 5 minutes early.While you are waiting keep busy.

USING TIME MORE EFFECTIVELY !Dropping Task That dont benefit youIf you are carrying out tasks that are neither cost nor goal effective, it will probably be worth trying to either drop them or delegate them if possible.

CREATING MORE TIMEDelegation SkillsDelegation is useful for following reasons:Save time.Cost effective.Develop your colleagues, subordinates.Better utilization of skills.

Delegation SkillsHow to Delegate?Deciding what to delegate.Select capable, willing people to carry out jobs.Delegate complete jobs.Explain why the job is done and what results are expected.Then let go!Give help and coach when requested.Accept only finished work.Give credit when a job has been successfully completed.

Creating extra hoursIf you get up one hour early for a year, you have effectively created around 10 additional working weeks

Avoiding DistractionsDistraction by casual visitors.You do not always need to be welcoming.Letting people know not to distract you.Avoiding unnecessary phone calls.

Phone skillsHow to be effective on the phone?Have an aim.Tailor your style to that of the person you are talking to.Limit social conversation.Give concise answers to questions.If you dont know an answer, say so.At the end of a call, summarize the points made.Dont talk to anyone else when on the phone.

Phone skillsMaking phone callsClub phone calls.Dont make a call very early or very late.If calls are administrative, delegate them..Taking incoming callsThe phone should not ring more than 3 times before being answered.Everyone in the organization should have responsibility for answering phones.Always ring back.

SUMMARYWe started looking at your time management by:Using an activity log to evaluate your use of time & your energy levels at different times of the day.Knowing how much your time is worth.Plan and schedule your job for working effectively.Ways in which you could use your time effectively.We saw how we could create more timeWe looked at controlling distractions that interfere with effective work.

BY EFFECTIVE USE OF THESE BASIC SKILLS, YOU CAN ENSURE THAT:You are successful in your job.You are productive and therefore secure in your job.You can avoid staying late at work, giving yourself more quality time to relax and enjoy life outside work.

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