Take Responsibility For Your Lack of Time Managment And Learn How to Do it Better!

You know, learning better time management is not really that difficult. I don't know why people make such a big deal about it, when a lot of it is common sense that is applied by people who learn from their mistakes.

But if you want to save yourself the trouble of learning from your mistakes, and want to fast-track becoming more efficient and effective, then get yourself a good Time Management training guide to read.

Lets not mess about here... if you are having chronic problems with poor time management in the workplace, or you simply can't get on top of your "to do" lists at home, then you need to take some responsibility for learning BETTER time management skills than you have right now.

The excuses some people give for being chronically late to even show up at work are mind boggling, and are just a symptom of the person not taking any responsibility to fixing the problem.

Let's assume that you ARE a responsible person and want to learn what it takes to improve your time management in the workplace.

In that case you probably just need to start using some new tools and giving yourself some new standards and expectations to work under, rather than trying to just do MORE of what you are already doing... and still running out of time.

Like Jim Rohn said "the definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing over and over, but expect a different outcome".

If you work hard and still just can't get your tasks completed within your set work hours, then consider learning the principles of delegation and prioritization.

In the Time Management Guide section of this site you will learn all about the best techniques and tools taught by the experts, but for a simple start to begin learning these skills, here are three fundamental steps for you to get into practice as quickly and simply as you can.

Start to practice time management by implementing the 3D technique: Do, Delegate or Defer.

Do you look at a request for information or new project and think, “When do I have time to do this?”

A better question is; “Do I have to be the one to do this or do I simply need to arrange to have it done?”

The next question is; “What would happens if this were moved to a later time or scheduled farther in advance?”

These are the essential Do, Delegate and Defer questions.

DO: Which tasks are your job and which are not?

Just because something is dropped on your desk or passed along to you does not mean that you have to do it.

Even if your boss sends something for your to do which will totally throw off the time planned for a client project, don’t just *sigh* and try to cram more into the day.

Show your boss the time management plan you have for the client project and the new item and ask which is more important to be done first.

Make the boss prioritize your time use.

Chances are this “do” project was something that the boss didn’t want to do and just passed it off as part of the job.

That’s not actual delegating, that’s avoidance.

Stay focused on what you are hired to do because that’s what you will be evaluated on at each review.

DELEGATE: Delegating is not passing off unwanted projects or less important projects.

That’s what has given delegating a bad name.

Proper use of delegating is to transfer responsibility or a part of a project to another worker to give that worker more experience, challenge or acceptance within the team.

It’s not a “here, you do this” type of task.

When you delegate a task, explain what it is and why you have chosen this person to receive this project.

If you are a supervisor, this is a golden opportunity to build up your employee by treating delegating as a show of support not a dumping option.

DEFER: Not everything on the desk, in the email or on the phone is urgent.

Be clear about what must be done today and what is not necessary.

Where you get stuck is with tasks that are nice to do or useful to do but are really not necessary to do.

Or they are not necessary to do at this time.

For example, notice how easy it is to be looking up something business related online then get distracted by an intriguing news story or a banner ad for a product that interests you.

In moments your focus is lost and you are off doing something that’s useful but not necessary at this time on this day.

Keep an index card with three D’s in bold print as your reminder to put tasks and requests thru the test.

Ask those critical questions then decide whether you need to DO, DELEGATE or DEFER.

This simple approach will compliment any time management system.

There is absolutely no need to make learning how to do this any harder than absolutely necessary.

There are many online training guides like the one here that show you all the best techniques practiced by time management experts.

I even have a free report you can download for work at home entrepreneurs to become more organized and efficient.

So stop being frustrated, stressed, or making excuses, and start learning how to manage your time better at home and at work.

On this page I have featured some fundamental tips and suggestions to help get you started on the process, but to make learning how to manage time better a straightforward process I suggest that you grab a copy of my Guide that will lay it all out in easy to follow steps from beginning to end.



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