Time management by_ramesh_kundu
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Ramesh Kundu's time management workshop covered various techniques for improving productivity and efficiency. The workshop objectives included prioritizing activities, overcoming procrastination, organizing one's workspace, learning about the 10 laws of time management, delegating efficiently, and planning meetings effectively. Some of the key time management techniques discussed were setting SMART goals, using a productivity journal to plan daily tasks, prioritizing tasks based on urgency and importance, tackling procrastination through breaking large tasks into smaller ones, and managing workflow, emails, meetings and crises more efficiently through planning and organization. The presentation emphasized the importance of regular planning, prioritizing the most important tasks, and continuously reviewing and updating one's methods to
Time management by_ramesh_kundu
- 2. Workshop Objectives •Plan and prioritize each day’s activities in a more efficient, productive manner •Overcome procrastination •Handle crises effectively and quickly •Organize your workspace and workflow to make better use of time •Learn about the 10 laws of time management •Delegate more efficiently •Plan meetings more appropriately and effectively
- 3. Getting Started Time management most often begins with setting goals. Goals are recorded and broken down into simple task list followed by action plans. Activities are then rated based on urgency and importance, priorities assigned, and deadlines set. This process results in a plan with a task list or calendar of activities. This entire process is supported by a skill set that should include personal motivation, delegation skills, organization tools, and crisis management.
- 4. Ask Yourself What are you currently doing to manage your time? What could you be doing better? What are your biggest time wasters?
- 5. Managing Time - The Basics •Prioritize Your Goals •Planning Wisely – Create Your Productivity Journal •Prioritizing Your Time - The Urgent/Important Matrix •Tackling Procrastination •Organizing Your Workspace •Managing flow of work •Crisis Management •Delegation
- 6. 10 Laws of Time Management • Law of Clarity – clear goals • Law of Priorities – A,B,C • Law of Posterior Ties – discontinue old • Law of Planning – 10 minutes daily • Law of Timeliness – meet timelines • Law of Practice – improve efficiency • Law of Time Pressure – efficiency improvement • Law of Leverage – greatest payoff • Law of Single Handling – start & complete • Law of Competence – guide others
- 7. Set SMART Goals Goal setting is critical to effective time management strategies. Goal setting can be used in every area of your life. Don’t blame everything that goes wrong on something or someone else. Successful people dedicate themselves towards taking responsibility for their lives, no matter what the unforeseen or uncontrollable events.
- 8. Visualization Emotionalizing and visualizing your goal will help you create the desire to materialize it into your life. One of the best visualization tools is a vision board. Create a list of the benefits you will see when you achieve your goal and concentrate on how that will make you feel.
- 9. Law of Priorities Prioritizing is identifying the appropriate value and order of events. Divide the activities into A, B and C categories. A – High Value and must be done today B – Medium Value and should be done this week/particular date C – Optional and timeline to be decided later
- 10. Prioritizing Your Time Time management is about more than just managing our time; it is about managing us in relation to time. It is about setting priorities and taking charge. It means changing habits or activities that cause us to waste time. It means being willing to experiment with different methods and ideas to enable you to find the best way to make maximum use of time.
- 11. The 80/20 Rule The 80/20 rule, also known as Pareto’s Principle, states that 80% of your results come from only 20% of your actions. For most people, it really comes down to analyzing what you are spending your time on. Are you focusing in on the 20% of activities that produce 80% of the results in your life?
- 13. Planning Wisely • The hallmark of successful time management is being consistently productive each day. • Having a daily plan and committing to it can help you stay focused on the priorities of that particular day. • As well, you are more likely to get things accomplished if you write down your plans for the day.
- 14. Law of Planning Every minute that you spend planning your goals, your activities, and your time in advance saves 10 minutes of work in the execution of those plans. It takes only about 10-12 minutes for you to make up a plan for your day. This investment of 10-12 minutes will save you 120 minutes (2 hours per day). Regular planning assures that you spend more time on activities of higher value. This increases your effectiveness and efficiency in everything you do.
- 15. Creating Your Productivity Journal To start, get yourself a spiral notebook and label it as your Personal or Professional Productivity Journal. Label each page with the date and what needs to be done on that day. Next, prioritize each task in order of importance. Highlight the top three items and focus on those first. Cross off items as you complete them. Items that are not completed should be carried over to the next page.
- 16. Break, Block, and Tackle Break: Break large projects into specific tasks that can be completed in less than 15 minutes. Block: Block out set times to complete specific chunks as early in the day as possible. Tackle: Now tackle the specific task, focusing only on this task rather than the project as a whole.
- 17. Tackling Procrastination Procrastination means delaying a task that should be a priority. Why We Procrastinate? No clear deadline Inadequate resources available Don’t know where to begin Task feels overwhelming Fear of failure or success
- 18. Nine Ways to Overcome Procrastination DELETE IT. DELEGATE. DO IT NOW. ASK FOR ADVICE. BREAK IT UP. OBEY THE 15 MINUTE RULE. HAVE CLEAR DEADLINES. GIVE YOURSELF A REWARD. REMOVE DISTRACTIONS.
- 19. Rituals Instead of checking e-mail, news, and Web sites throughout the day, set aside one or several periods. Then, batch and sequence your activities. Set up a system for maintaining your Productivity Journal. In the morning, perform your tasks in an organized, routine manner.
- 20. Organizing Your Workspace In order to effectively manage your time and to be productive each day, you must create an appropriate environment. By eliminating clutter, setting up an effective filing system, gathering essential tools, and managing workflow, you will be well on your way to creative an effective workspace.
- 21. Managing flow of work Remember, to take the S.T.I.N.G. out of feeling overwhelmed about a task, follow these steps: – Select one task to do at a time. – Time yourself using a clock for no more than one hour. – Ignore everything else during that time. – No breaks or interruptions should be permitted. – Give yourself a reward when the time is up.
- 22. Dealing with E-mail Electronic communication can be managed easily and quickly with the four D’s. Like other routine tasks, e-mail is best handled in batches at regularly scheduled times of the day. Ask your e-mail contacts to use specific subject lines, and make sure to use them yourself. Once you know the subject of the message, open and read urgent e-mails, and respond accordingly. Non-urgent e-mails can be read later. Delete e-mail that you have no interest in. Create folders for different topics or projects, or by senders.
- 23. Using Calendars A calendar (paper or electronic) is the obvious place to record meetings, appointments, and due dates. For people with multiple responsibilities, an annual calendar organized by areas of responsibility may be especially valuable. For each of these areas, one can list the major responsibilities month by month and thereby see glance what tasks must be completed in a given month of the year. Keep the Productivity Journal
- 24. Crisis Management With better planning, improved efficiency, and increased productivity, the number of crises you encounter should decline. However, you can’t plan for everything, what to do when a crisis does occur. The first thing to do is to identify the point of contact and make them aware of the situation. Then, gather and analyze the data. – What happened? Its direct & indirect causes? – What could happen next & its impact? – Who else needs to know about this? Above all, take the time to do proper research. Identify the threshold time.
- 25. Delegation If you work on your own, there’s only so much you can get done, no matter how hard you work. One of the most common ways of overcoming this limitation is to learn how to delegate your work to other people. By delegating effectively, you can hugely expand the amount of work that you can deliver
- 26. To Whom Should You Delegate? What experience, knowledge, skills, and attitude does the person have? What training or assistance might he/she needs? • How independent is he? Does he do well on their own or does he require support and motivation? • What is the current workload of this person? Does the person have time to take on more work? • Will you delegating this task require reshuffling of other responsibilities and workloads?
- 27. Meeting Management Few people look forward to meetings, and with good reason. Too many meetings lack purpose and structure. However, with just a few tools, you can make any meeting a much better use of everyone’s time. Using the PAT Approach We use the PAT approach to prepare for and schedule meetings. PURPOSE: What is the purpose of the meeting? AGENDA: to keep things on track. TIME FRAME: How long will the meeting be?
- 28. Making Sure the Meeting was Worthwhile – MOM After the meeting, send out a summary of the meeting, including action items, to all participants and observers, and anyone else who requires a copy. Action items should be clearly indicated, with start and end dates, and progress dates if applicable. If follow-up meetings were scheduled, these should also be communicated
- 29. Wrapping Up Although this workshop is coming to a close, I hope that your journey to improve your time management skills is just beginning. Please take a moment to review and update your action plan. This will be a key tool to guide your progress in the days, weeks, months, and years to come.