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TIME MANAGEMENT
WHY TIME MANAGEMENT?
 IT IS BASICALLY A SKILL THAT CAN BE
ACQUIRED. IT IS NOT AN ART
 IT IS A USEFUL ABILITY TO BE
PROFICIENT AT IN AN EVER
INCREASINGLY COMPLEX AND
DEMANDING WORLD
 IT’S GOAL IS TO IMPROVE
EFFECTIVENESS AND IS THEREFORE A
TOOL IN ACHIEVING PERSONAL AND
ORGANISATIONAL SUCCESS
TIME AND EFFECTIVENESS
THERE IS NOT AN AUTOMATIC CORRELATION
BETWEEN WORKING HARD AND BEING
EFFECTIVE. MANY PEOPLE ARE WORKING
HARD BUT ARE NOT WORKING EFFECTIVELY
TIME IS LIFE. IT IS BOTH
I R R E V E R S A B L E A N D
IRREPLACEABLE. TO WASTE
YOUR TIME IS TO WASTE YOUR
LIFE, BUT TO MASTER TIME IS
TO MASTER YOUR LIFE AND TO
THEN MAKE THE MOST OF IT.
ALAN LARKIN
A DEFINITION
MAXIMISING THE USE OF THE
TIME THAT IS AVAILABLE TO
ALLOW EACH INDIVIDUAL TO
BEST ACHIEVE THEIR LIFE’S
G O A L S A N D O B J E C T I V E S .
FACT
WE ARE ALL MANAGING TIME
TO SOME EXTENT BUT IF WE
DO IT BETTER WE CAN END
U P W I T H O U R L I V E S
BECOMING MORE COMPLETE
WITH MORE FULFILLMENT
WHY ARE PEOPLE NOT MANAGING
TIME AS WELL AS THEY COULD?
 THEY DON’T KNOW HOW
 THEY ARE LAZY (IT TAKES TIME
AND EFFORT)
 THEY ARE CRISIS MANAGEMENT
JUNKIES
TO CONSIDER
 OUR ATTITUDE TO TIME IS
CHANGING – new technology like
email, faster travel, has given us
new options but put us under
greater pressure
 TIME IS MONEY – goals, deadlines
etc are part of working life
 CULTURAL DIFFERENCES – not
everyone sees time the same way
TWO AREAS TO LOOK AT
 CONCEPTS OF TIME MANAGEMENT
 TECHNIQUES OF TIME
MANAGEMENT
WHY DO WE NEED IT?
ALMOST ALL ASPECTS OF
MOST PEOPLES LIVES HAVE
BECOME MORE COMPLICATED
AND THE DEMANDS BEING
PLACED ON US ARE
INCREASING
FEELING THE PRESSURE
PRESSURE EXISTS WHEN THERE
IS AN IMBALANCE BETWEEN
DEMNDS BEING PLACED ON YOU
AND YOUR ABILITY TO DEAL
WITH ALL OF THESE DEMANDS
SO THE BENEFITS ARE
 BETTER WORK PERFORMANCE
 MORE BALANCE IN YOUR LIFE
 LESS STRESS
 FEELING IN CONTROL
 LIFE IS MORE FULLFILLING
FEELING GOOD ABOUT TIME
 WHEN YOU ARE IN CONTROL
 WHEN YOU ENJOY WHAT YOU ARE
DOING
 WHEN YOU HAVE A SENSE OF
PURPOSE
FIVE INSIGHTS
 What is your relationship with time? Each individual’s
relationship with time is unique. Do we plan too much or
not enough? Could we achieve more by demanding less
of ourselves and more of others?
 Is the glass half-full or half-empty? If you have the right
attitude to time you are more likely to be satisfied with
the time that you have available and how you use it.
Likewise the reverse occurs.
 We are individuals and have preferences. Finding
ourselves in the wrong situation be it the wrong
relationship or wrong job can be deeply frustrating.
Equally being in the right situation can be uplifting and
therefore time generating.
 Slow down, you move too fast. Rushaholics end up in
danger of not making best use of their time. Speeding
up can actually slow you down and reduce the pleasure
and benefit you get from the time that you do have
available.
 What satisfies you? You will feel good about time when
you are in the zone of feel-good experiences.
EVOLUTION OF TIME
MANAGEMENT
 HOW TO GET THINGS DONE. ERA OF TO
DO LISTS, CHECKLISTS, NOTES
 HOW TO ORGANISE MY WORKLOAD
AROUND PRIORITIES, OBJECTIVES AND
FOLLOW UP.THE ERA OF WORK GOALS
 WHAT ARE THE THINGS I WANT OUT OF
LIFE. HOW CAN I BETTER ORGANISE MY
LIFE TO ACHIEVE WHAT I WANT.
WHY MANAGE MY LIFE?
 PEOPLE WHO LEAD BALANCED
LIVES ARE MORE EFFECTIVE
 INCREASING NON WORK DEMANDS.
FAMILY, HEALTH, RELIGION,
LEISURE
 ITS’ BECOMING TOO HARD TO
TREAT WORK AND NON-WORK AS
SEPARATE ENTITIES
TIME MANAGEMENT PROCESS
 EXAMINE YOUR LIFE FROM THE BIG
PICTURE
 VIEW YOUR LIFE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE
OF THE ROLES YOU FILL
 SET SPECIFIC GOALS FOR EACH
CATEGORY OR ROLE
 PRIORITISE THEM
 ORGANISE YOUR SCHEDULE AROUND
THEM
 REVIEW, UPDATE AND REORGANISE THEM
FREQUENTLY
THE BIG PICTURE
 DECIDE SHORT TERM CAREER
GOALS
 PLAN LONG TERM CAREER GOALS
 DECIDE SHORT TERM PERSONAL
GOALS
 PLAN LONG TERM PERSONAL
GOALS
 WRITE A PERSONAL MISSION
STATEMENT
When you know what your specific
objectives are concerning your
distant, immediate and intermediate
goals, you will be more apt to
recognise that which will help you to
achieve them and be more content.
N. Clement Stone
GOALS SHOULD BE “SMART”
 SPECIFIC
 MEASURABLE
 ACHIEVEABLE
 REALISTIC
 TIME BOUND
WHAT ARE ROLES?
 FATHER
 HUSBAND
 PERSONAL
 ADMINISTRATOR
 MARKETING
 CUSTOMER SERVICE
 OPERATIONS MANAGER
PERSONAL SUCCESS WHEEL
WHAT IS A PRIORTY?
SOMETHING THAT WILL
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
TO THE PEOPLE THAT MATTER
 THE CUSTOMER
 THE EMPLOYEES
 THE OWNER
 YOUR COLLEAGUES
 YOUR CHILDREN
 YOUR PARTNER
 YOURSELF
EXAMPLES
 MAKE MONEY
 SAVE MONEY
 IMPROVE EFFICIENCY
 ENHANCE IMAGE
 IMPROVE MORALE
 INCREASE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
 HELP OUR CHILDREN
 IMPROVE YOUR QUALITY TIME
 GET BETTER AT A HOBBY
HOW TO SET THEM?
 YOUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
 YOUR FAMILIES GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
 THOSE OF YOUR COLLEAGUES
 THOSE OF THE TEAM
 YOUR BOSSES
 YOUR CUSTOMERS
 YOUR COMPANIES
 BUSINESS PARTNERS
HOW MANY SHOULD YOU HAVE?
 ACCORDING TO PETER DRUCKER
MAXIMUM TWO.
 OTHER COMMENTATORS HAVE SAID
BETWEEN 3 AND 5
 A PRIORITY IS NOT A TASK. EACH
PRIORITY WILL INVOLVE MANY
ACTIVITIES
 SCHEDULE ONE 90 MINUTE SESSION PER
WEEK TO FOCUS ON YOUR PRIORITIES
PRIORITIES
TIME MANAGEMENT IS NOT
ACTUALLY ABOUT MANAGING
TIME. ITS ABOUT MANAGING
PRIORITIES. SURPRISINGLY
WE DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY
FOCUS ON THE THINGS THAT
A R E M O S T I M P O RTA N T .
SO
• TIME CANNOT BE MANAGED;
ACTIVITIES CAN BE
• TIME MANAGEMENT IS ABOUT
GETTING RESULTS, NOT ABOUT BEING
BUSY
• ITS ABOUT MANAGING YOURSELF
TIME WASTING
90% OF ALL MANAGERS ARE SPENDING AT
LEAST 50% THEIR TIME ON UNIMPORTANT
TASKS.
Harvard Business Review 2002
TIME WASTE DIFFERS FROM
MATERIAL WASTE IN THAT
THERE CAN BE NO SALVAGE.
WASTED TIME DOES NOT
LITTER THE FLOOR LIKE
WASTED MATERIAL
Henry Ford.
THE MAIN THING IS TO
KEEP THE MAIN THING
THE MAIN THING.
Stephen Covey
THE WORK DILEMA
LIST YOUR TASKS
KEEP COMPREHENSIVE LISTS OF ALL
THINGS YOU WANT TO DO AND ALL
THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO DO
EXTRACT THESE FROM ALL SOURCES
NOTES, EMAILS, MEMOS, MEETING
MINUTES, WEBSITES, ARTICLES ETC.
PULL IT TOGETHER
MEETING
MINUTES
ACTION
PLANS MESSAGES
EMAILS
MEMOS
MY AGENDA
SORT YOUR PRIORITIES
 A TASKS. IMPORTANT AND URGENT
 B TASKS. IMPORTANT BUT NOT
URGENT
 C TASKS. TASKS THAT CAN WAIT
UNTIL TIME PERMITS
THE ACTION PRIORITY MATRIX
RATE YOUR TASKS IN TERMS OF
a) THE IMPACT THEY WILL HAVE
b) THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT
REQUIRED
GIVE THEM SCORES OUT OF 1-10
PLOT THEM ON A GRAPH
TIME MANGEMENT CYCLE
URGENCY ENGULFS MANAGERS; YET
URGENT TASKS ARE NOT ALWAYS THE
MOST IMPORTANT. THE TYRANY OR THE
URGENT LIES IN ITS DISTORTION OF
PRIORITIES. ONE OF THE MEASURES OF
A GOOD MANAGER IS HIS OR HER
ABILITY TO DISTINGUISH WHAT IS
IMPORTANT AND WHAT IS URGENT AND
TO REFUSE TO MANAGE BY CRISIS.
ALEC MACKENZIE
THE 4 Ds OF TIME MANAGEMENT
 DELEGATE IT
 DELAY IT
 DROP IT
 DO IT
CONSIDER
 WHAT ARE YOU ACTUALLY
SUPPOSED TO ACCOMPLISH?
 WHAT DO YOU ACTUALLY SPEND
TIME DOING?
YOUR ATTITUDE TO TIME
3 KEY ISSUES
PERFECTIONISM
Things take
too long
or stack up
PROCRASTINATION
Put things off
Until the last
Minute
PLANNING
Looking ahead
And balancing
Tasks
MANAGING INTERUPTIONS
 EMAILS
 PHONE CALLS
 INTERRUPTIONS
 LAST MINUTE ISSUES
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
 SAY NO
 SCHEDULE AVAILABLE TIME
 POSTPONE THE ISSUE
 DO YOU REALLY HAVE TO DEAL
WITH IT?
TIP: KEEP AN INTERUPTIONS LOG
SET UP A WEEKLY PLAN
FAIL TO PLAN
PLAN TO FAIL
CATGORIES OF TIME
 NECESSARY TIME – SLEEPING,
EATING
 CONTRACTED TIME – WORK
 BOOKED TIME – OBLIGATIONS.
COOKING, CLEANING ETC
 FREE TIME – RELAX, DO HOBBIES
WEEKLY WORKSHEET
ROLES GOALS SCHEDULE
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
PERSONAL
8:00
FAMILY 9:00
10:00
MARKETING
11:00
OPERATIONS 12:00
1.00
ADMINISTRATION
2.00
STANDARDS 3.00
4.00
STAFF
5.00
PROJECTS 6.00
7.00
HEAD OFFICE
8.00
GUESTS
9.00
PHYSICAL A. Exercise
MENTAL B. Read/Study 10.00
SPIRITUAL C. Bible/Church Others Others Others Others Others Others Others
SOCIAL
WEEKLY PLAN
WEEKLY WORKSHEET
ROLES GOALS SCHEDULE
Tennis Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
PERSONAL Rotary
8:00
Trip to Lombok Briefing Briefing Briefing Briefing Briefing
FAMILY Emma piano 9:00
Credit
Monthly review 10:00 Monthly Meeting
MARKETING Xmas package Report
11:00
Wine tasting
OPERATIONS 12:00
Dep Head Agenda 1.00
ADMINISTRATION Credit Meeting Rotary
2.00
Agenda
STANDARDS 3.00 Dep Heads
Monthly General Emma Piano
General staff 4.00 Sales Review Monthly Staff
STAFF Report
5.00
Beach bar Wine Tasting
PROJECTS 6.00
Tennis
Monthly report 7.00
HEAD OFFICE
8.00
GUESTS
9.00
PHYSICAL A. Exercise
MENTAL B. Read/Study 10.00
SPIRITUAL C. Bible/Church Others Others Others Others Others Others
SOCIAL
WEEKLY WORKSHEET
DAILY WORKSHEET
Monday 21-Aug-05
Time Schedule Notes Contacts
8:00 Morning Briefing
9:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
1.00
2.00 Agenda Issue Agenda for 29th Meeting Check items with Badrus
Dep Heads
3.00
4.00
5.00
Nusa Dua Beach Hotel Check Joe
6.00 Tennis
7.00
8.00
9.00
10.00 Others
TIPS
 BECOME A LIST MAKER
 WRITE THINGS DOWN WHENEVER YOU
REMEMBER THEM
 PUT IN THE KNOWN ITEMS (MEETINGS) THEN
WORK AROUND THEM
 MAKE PLANNING FOR TOMORROW THE LAST
TASK OF TODAY
 BE PREPARED TO BE FLEXIBLE
 PLAN SHORT SHARP SESSIONS
 SPEND SOME TIME THINKING EVERY DAY
 PLAN FOR SOME QUIET TIME EACH DAY
HELP YOURSELF
 USE AVAILABLE RESOURCES.
TECHNOLOGY, ORGANISERS, VOICE
RECORDERS
 LEARN TO DELEGATE
 SHUT YOURSELF AWAY IF YOU NEED TO
 EVALUATE YOUR OWN TIME
MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE
 SET SMART GOALS
 USE COLOURS AND ILLUSTRATIONS IN
PLANS
THE BRAIN RESPONDS TO COLOUR
THE BIO CLOCK
 PRODUCTIVITY PEAKS ARE AT ABOUT
11.00AM,4.00PM AND 7.00PM
 PRODUCTIVITY LOW IS AT ABOUT 2.00PM
 SCHEDULE A TASKS AROUND
PRODUCTIVITY PEAKS
 DISCOVER YOUR OWN ENERGY CYCLE
 SCHEDULE C TASKS AT LOW
PRODUCTIVITY TIMES
ENERGY LEVELS
 Learn your own energy highs and
lows.
 Schedule appropriate tasks at
appropriate times
WORKING EFFECTIVELY
WORKING EFFECTIVELY MEANS
ACHIEVING WHAT YOU HAD
PLANNED TO DO OR WHAT YOU
HAD AGREED TO DO.
MANAGING YOUR DAY
MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR
DAY
Action 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Bad time to concentrate
Good time for creativity
Good time for problem
solving
Rejuvenate
MANAGE YOUR DAY BETTER
 TAKE BREAKS BETWEEN TASKS TO REFRESH
 WORK WITHIN YOUR CONCENTRATION CYCLE.
MOST PEOPLE HAVE A CONCENTRATION SPAN OF
ABOUT 90 MINUTES. AT THIS POINT TAKE A
BREAK
 MAXIMISE YOUR MORNINGS. 90% OF
PRODUCTIVITY OCCURS IN THE MORNING.
MANAGE YOUR WEEK
 Don’t schedule meetings or conference
calls for Monday morning
 Get off to a good start by planning
powerful mornings.
 Leave room in your schedule for the
unexpected – impromptu meetings etc
 Apply the veggie principle. Work on some
things during the week that are good for
you but that you would normally put off
MANAGE MEETINGS
 PLAN SMART MEETINGS. MAKE
THEM PRODUCTIVE
 SCHEDULE MEETINGS EFFECTIVELY.
AFTERNOONS ARE BEST.
 RUN SMART MEETINGS. USE
VISUALS, FLIP CHARTS ETC
 NO LONGER THAN 90 MINUTES
 BREAK THE MEETING
SECRETS FOR SUCCESS
 THINK AND PLAN AHEAD. THE BRAIN CONSISTS OF
TARGETTED THOUGHTS (FOCUSSED) AND
ASSOCIATIVE THOUGHTS (IMAGINATION). COMBINE
THE TWO
 SIMPLIFY. WE OFTEN MAKE THINGS MORE
COMPLICATED THAN THEY ARE. SWISS CHEESE
APPROACH
 TAKE TIME TO REFRESH. DO NOT RUSH FROM ONE
TASK TO THE NEXT.
 CONCENTRATE. PLAN CAREFULLY. THE SUBCONSCIOUS
MIND NEVER SLEEPS SO IF YOU HAVE MADE A PLAN IT
REMAINS IN YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS EVEN WHEN
ASLEEP.
NO NO’s
 DO NOT MISS DEADLINES
 DO NOT GET CAUGHT UNAWARES
 DON’T LET YOUR BOSS HAVE TO
REMIND YOU
 DON’T MISS SCHEDULED EVENTS
 DON’T ARRIVE AT MEETINGS
UNPREPARED
REMEMBER
 PROPER
 PLANNING
 PREVENTS
 POOR
 PERFORMANCE
NOTHING IS EASIER THAT
BEING BUSY AND NOTHING
IS MORE DIFFICULT THAT
BEING EFFECTIVE
Alec MacKenzie
RESOURCES
 Microsoft Outlook
 Microsoft Office One Note
 Mind Mapping www.mind42.com
 Reqall www.reqall.com
 Filofax, Time Systems etc
 Blackberry, PDAs etc
 Fileshares www.adrive.com
 Delicious www.del.icio.us
THE END
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  • 2. WHY TIME MANAGEMENT?  IT IS BASICALLY A SKILL THAT CAN BE ACQUIRED. IT IS NOT AN ART  IT IS A USEFUL ABILITY TO BE PROFICIENT AT IN AN EVER INCREASINGLY COMPLEX AND DEMANDING WORLD  IT’S GOAL IS TO IMPROVE EFFECTIVENESS AND IS THEREFORE A TOOL IN ACHIEVING PERSONAL AND ORGANISATIONAL SUCCESS
  • 3. TIME AND EFFECTIVENESS THERE IS NOT AN AUTOMATIC CORRELATION BETWEEN WORKING HARD AND BEING EFFECTIVE. MANY PEOPLE ARE WORKING HARD BUT ARE NOT WORKING EFFECTIVELY
  • 4. TIME IS LIFE. IT IS BOTH I R R E V E R S A B L E A N D IRREPLACEABLE. TO WASTE YOUR TIME IS TO WASTE YOUR LIFE, BUT TO MASTER TIME IS TO MASTER YOUR LIFE AND TO THEN MAKE THE MOST OF IT. ALAN LARKIN
  • 5. A DEFINITION MAXIMISING THE USE OF THE TIME THAT IS AVAILABLE TO ALLOW EACH INDIVIDUAL TO BEST ACHIEVE THEIR LIFE’S G O A L S A N D O B J E C T I V E S .
  • 6. FACT WE ARE ALL MANAGING TIME TO SOME EXTENT BUT IF WE DO IT BETTER WE CAN END U P W I T H O U R L I V E S BECOMING MORE COMPLETE WITH MORE FULFILLMENT
  • 7. WHY ARE PEOPLE NOT MANAGING TIME AS WELL AS THEY COULD?  THEY DON’T KNOW HOW  THEY ARE LAZY (IT TAKES TIME AND EFFORT)  THEY ARE CRISIS MANAGEMENT JUNKIES
  • 8. TO CONSIDER  OUR ATTITUDE TO TIME IS CHANGING – new technology like email, faster travel, has given us new options but put us under greater pressure  TIME IS MONEY – goals, deadlines etc are part of working life  CULTURAL DIFFERENCES – not everyone sees time the same way
  • 9. TWO AREAS TO LOOK AT  CONCEPTS OF TIME MANAGEMENT  TECHNIQUES OF TIME MANAGEMENT
  • 10. WHY DO WE NEED IT? ALMOST ALL ASPECTS OF MOST PEOPLES LIVES HAVE BECOME MORE COMPLICATED AND THE DEMANDS BEING PLACED ON US ARE INCREASING
  • 11. FEELING THE PRESSURE PRESSURE EXISTS WHEN THERE IS AN IMBALANCE BETWEEN DEMNDS BEING PLACED ON YOU AND YOUR ABILITY TO DEAL WITH ALL OF THESE DEMANDS
  • 12. SO THE BENEFITS ARE  BETTER WORK PERFORMANCE  MORE BALANCE IN YOUR LIFE  LESS STRESS  FEELING IN CONTROL  LIFE IS MORE FULLFILLING
  • 13. FEELING GOOD ABOUT TIME  WHEN YOU ARE IN CONTROL  WHEN YOU ENJOY WHAT YOU ARE DOING  WHEN YOU HAVE A SENSE OF PURPOSE
  • 14. FIVE INSIGHTS  What is your relationship with time? Each individual’s relationship with time is unique. Do we plan too much or not enough? Could we achieve more by demanding less of ourselves and more of others?  Is the glass half-full or half-empty? If you have the right attitude to time you are more likely to be satisfied with the time that you have available and how you use it. Likewise the reverse occurs.  We are individuals and have preferences. Finding ourselves in the wrong situation be it the wrong relationship or wrong job can be deeply frustrating. Equally being in the right situation can be uplifting and therefore time generating.  Slow down, you move too fast. Rushaholics end up in danger of not making best use of their time. Speeding up can actually slow you down and reduce the pleasure and benefit you get from the time that you do have available.  What satisfies you? You will feel good about time when you are in the zone of feel-good experiences.
  • 15. EVOLUTION OF TIME MANAGEMENT  HOW TO GET THINGS DONE. ERA OF TO DO LISTS, CHECKLISTS, NOTES  HOW TO ORGANISE MY WORKLOAD AROUND PRIORITIES, OBJECTIVES AND FOLLOW UP.THE ERA OF WORK GOALS  WHAT ARE THE THINGS I WANT OUT OF LIFE. HOW CAN I BETTER ORGANISE MY LIFE TO ACHIEVE WHAT I WANT.
  • 16. WHY MANAGE MY LIFE?  PEOPLE WHO LEAD BALANCED LIVES ARE MORE EFFECTIVE  INCREASING NON WORK DEMANDS. FAMILY, HEALTH, RELIGION, LEISURE  ITS’ BECOMING TOO HARD TO TREAT WORK AND NON-WORK AS SEPARATE ENTITIES
  • 17. TIME MANAGEMENT PROCESS  EXAMINE YOUR LIFE FROM THE BIG PICTURE  VIEW YOUR LIFE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE ROLES YOU FILL  SET SPECIFIC GOALS FOR EACH CATEGORY OR ROLE  PRIORITISE THEM  ORGANISE YOUR SCHEDULE AROUND THEM  REVIEW, UPDATE AND REORGANISE THEM FREQUENTLY
  • 18. THE BIG PICTURE  DECIDE SHORT TERM CAREER GOALS  PLAN LONG TERM CAREER GOALS  DECIDE SHORT TERM PERSONAL GOALS  PLAN LONG TERM PERSONAL GOALS  WRITE A PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT
  • 19. When you know what your specific objectives are concerning your distant, immediate and intermediate goals, you will be more apt to recognise that which will help you to achieve them and be more content. N. Clement Stone
  • 20. GOALS SHOULD BE “SMART”  SPECIFIC  MEASURABLE  ACHIEVEABLE  REALISTIC  TIME BOUND
  • 21. WHAT ARE ROLES?  FATHER  HUSBAND  PERSONAL  ADMINISTRATOR  MARKETING  CUSTOMER SERVICE  OPERATIONS MANAGER
  • 23. WHAT IS A PRIORTY? SOMETHING THAT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE
  • 24. TO THE PEOPLE THAT MATTER  THE CUSTOMER  THE EMPLOYEES  THE OWNER  YOUR COLLEAGUES  YOUR CHILDREN  YOUR PARTNER  YOURSELF
  • 25. EXAMPLES  MAKE MONEY  SAVE MONEY  IMPROVE EFFICIENCY  ENHANCE IMAGE  IMPROVE MORALE  INCREASE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION  HELP OUR CHILDREN  IMPROVE YOUR QUALITY TIME  GET BETTER AT A HOBBY
  • 26. HOW TO SET THEM?  YOUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES  YOUR FAMILIES GOALS AND OBJECTIVES  THOSE OF YOUR COLLEAGUES  THOSE OF THE TEAM  YOUR BOSSES  YOUR CUSTOMERS  YOUR COMPANIES  BUSINESS PARTNERS
  • 27. HOW MANY SHOULD YOU HAVE?  ACCORDING TO PETER DRUCKER MAXIMUM TWO.  OTHER COMMENTATORS HAVE SAID BETWEEN 3 AND 5  A PRIORITY IS NOT A TASK. EACH PRIORITY WILL INVOLVE MANY ACTIVITIES  SCHEDULE ONE 90 MINUTE SESSION PER WEEK TO FOCUS ON YOUR PRIORITIES
  • 28. PRIORITIES TIME MANAGEMENT IS NOT ACTUALLY ABOUT MANAGING TIME. ITS ABOUT MANAGING PRIORITIES. SURPRISINGLY WE DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY FOCUS ON THE THINGS THAT A R E M O S T I M P O RTA N T .
  • 29. SO • TIME CANNOT BE MANAGED; ACTIVITIES CAN BE • TIME MANAGEMENT IS ABOUT GETTING RESULTS, NOT ABOUT BEING BUSY • ITS ABOUT MANAGING YOURSELF
  • 30. TIME WASTING 90% OF ALL MANAGERS ARE SPENDING AT LEAST 50% THEIR TIME ON UNIMPORTANT TASKS. Harvard Business Review 2002
  • 31. TIME WASTE DIFFERS FROM MATERIAL WASTE IN THAT THERE CAN BE NO SALVAGE. WASTED TIME DOES NOT LITTER THE FLOOR LIKE WASTED MATERIAL Henry Ford.
  • 32. THE MAIN THING IS TO KEEP THE MAIN THING THE MAIN THING. Stephen Covey
  • 34. LIST YOUR TASKS KEEP COMPREHENSIVE LISTS OF ALL THINGS YOU WANT TO DO AND ALL THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO DO EXTRACT THESE FROM ALL SOURCES NOTES, EMAILS, MEMOS, MEETING MINUTES, WEBSITES, ARTICLES ETC.
  • 35. PULL IT TOGETHER MEETING MINUTES ACTION PLANS MESSAGES EMAILS MEMOS MY AGENDA
  • 36. SORT YOUR PRIORITIES  A TASKS. IMPORTANT AND URGENT  B TASKS. IMPORTANT BUT NOT URGENT  C TASKS. TASKS THAT CAN WAIT UNTIL TIME PERMITS
  • 37. THE ACTION PRIORITY MATRIX RATE YOUR TASKS IN TERMS OF a) THE IMPACT THEY WILL HAVE b) THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT REQUIRED GIVE THEM SCORES OUT OF 1-10
  • 38. PLOT THEM ON A GRAPH
  • 40. URGENCY ENGULFS MANAGERS; YET URGENT TASKS ARE NOT ALWAYS THE MOST IMPORTANT. THE TYRANY OR THE URGENT LIES IN ITS DISTORTION OF PRIORITIES. ONE OF THE MEASURES OF A GOOD MANAGER IS HIS OR HER ABILITY TO DISTINGUISH WHAT IS IMPORTANT AND WHAT IS URGENT AND TO REFUSE TO MANAGE BY CRISIS. ALEC MACKENZIE
  • 41. THE 4 Ds OF TIME MANAGEMENT  DELEGATE IT  DELAY IT  DROP IT  DO IT
  • 42. CONSIDER  WHAT ARE YOU ACTUALLY SUPPOSED TO ACCOMPLISH?  WHAT DO YOU ACTUALLY SPEND TIME DOING?
  • 43. YOUR ATTITUDE TO TIME 3 KEY ISSUES PERFECTIONISM Things take too long or stack up PROCRASTINATION Put things off Until the last Minute PLANNING Looking ahead And balancing Tasks
  • 44. MANAGING INTERUPTIONS  EMAILS  PHONE CALLS  INTERRUPTIONS  LAST MINUTE ISSUES
  • 45. POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS  SAY NO  SCHEDULE AVAILABLE TIME  POSTPONE THE ISSUE  DO YOU REALLY HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT? TIP: KEEP AN INTERUPTIONS LOG
  • 46. SET UP A WEEKLY PLAN FAIL TO PLAN PLAN TO FAIL
  • 47. CATGORIES OF TIME  NECESSARY TIME – SLEEPING, EATING  CONTRACTED TIME – WORK  BOOKED TIME – OBLIGATIONS. COOKING, CLEANING ETC  FREE TIME – RELAX, DO HOBBIES
  • 48. WEEKLY WORKSHEET ROLES GOALS SCHEDULE Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday PERSONAL 8:00 FAMILY 9:00 10:00 MARKETING 11:00 OPERATIONS 12:00 1.00 ADMINISTRATION 2.00 STANDARDS 3.00 4.00 STAFF 5.00 PROJECTS 6.00 7.00 HEAD OFFICE 8.00 GUESTS 9.00 PHYSICAL A. Exercise MENTAL B. Read/Study 10.00 SPIRITUAL C. Bible/Church Others Others Others Others Others Others Others SOCIAL WEEKLY PLAN
  • 49. WEEKLY WORKSHEET ROLES GOALS SCHEDULE Tennis Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday PERSONAL Rotary 8:00 Trip to Lombok Briefing Briefing Briefing Briefing Briefing FAMILY Emma piano 9:00 Credit Monthly review 10:00 Monthly Meeting MARKETING Xmas package Report 11:00 Wine tasting OPERATIONS 12:00 Dep Head Agenda 1.00 ADMINISTRATION Credit Meeting Rotary 2.00 Agenda STANDARDS 3.00 Dep Heads Monthly General Emma Piano General staff 4.00 Sales Review Monthly Staff STAFF Report 5.00 Beach bar Wine Tasting PROJECTS 6.00 Tennis Monthly report 7.00 HEAD OFFICE 8.00 GUESTS 9.00 PHYSICAL A. Exercise MENTAL B. Read/Study 10.00 SPIRITUAL C. Bible/Church Others Others Others Others Others Others SOCIAL WEEKLY WORKSHEET
  • 50. DAILY WORKSHEET Monday 21-Aug-05 Time Schedule Notes Contacts 8:00 Morning Briefing 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1.00 2.00 Agenda Issue Agenda for 29th Meeting Check items with Badrus Dep Heads 3.00 4.00 5.00 Nusa Dua Beach Hotel Check Joe 6.00 Tennis 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 Others
  • 51. TIPS  BECOME A LIST MAKER  WRITE THINGS DOWN WHENEVER YOU REMEMBER THEM  PUT IN THE KNOWN ITEMS (MEETINGS) THEN WORK AROUND THEM  MAKE PLANNING FOR TOMORROW THE LAST TASK OF TODAY  BE PREPARED TO BE FLEXIBLE  PLAN SHORT SHARP SESSIONS  SPEND SOME TIME THINKING EVERY DAY  PLAN FOR SOME QUIET TIME EACH DAY
  • 52. HELP YOURSELF  USE AVAILABLE RESOURCES. TECHNOLOGY, ORGANISERS, VOICE RECORDERS  LEARN TO DELEGATE  SHUT YOURSELF AWAY IF YOU NEED TO  EVALUATE YOUR OWN TIME MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE  SET SMART GOALS  USE COLOURS AND ILLUSTRATIONS IN PLANS
  • 53. THE BRAIN RESPONDS TO COLOUR
  • 54. THE BIO CLOCK  PRODUCTIVITY PEAKS ARE AT ABOUT 11.00AM,4.00PM AND 7.00PM  PRODUCTIVITY LOW IS AT ABOUT 2.00PM  SCHEDULE A TASKS AROUND PRODUCTIVITY PEAKS  DISCOVER YOUR OWN ENERGY CYCLE  SCHEDULE C TASKS AT LOW PRODUCTIVITY TIMES
  • 55. ENERGY LEVELS  Learn your own energy highs and lows.  Schedule appropriate tasks at appropriate times
  • 56. WORKING EFFECTIVELY WORKING EFFECTIVELY MEANS ACHIEVING WHAT YOU HAD PLANNED TO DO OR WHAT YOU HAD AGREED TO DO.
  • 57. MANAGING YOUR DAY MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR DAY Action 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Bad time to concentrate Good time for creativity Good time for problem solving Rejuvenate
  • 58. MANAGE YOUR DAY BETTER  TAKE BREAKS BETWEEN TASKS TO REFRESH  WORK WITHIN YOUR CONCENTRATION CYCLE. MOST PEOPLE HAVE A CONCENTRATION SPAN OF ABOUT 90 MINUTES. AT THIS POINT TAKE A BREAK  MAXIMISE YOUR MORNINGS. 90% OF PRODUCTIVITY OCCURS IN THE MORNING.
  • 59. MANAGE YOUR WEEK  Don’t schedule meetings or conference calls for Monday morning  Get off to a good start by planning powerful mornings.  Leave room in your schedule for the unexpected – impromptu meetings etc  Apply the veggie principle. Work on some things during the week that are good for you but that you would normally put off
  • 60. MANAGE MEETINGS  PLAN SMART MEETINGS. MAKE THEM PRODUCTIVE  SCHEDULE MEETINGS EFFECTIVELY. AFTERNOONS ARE BEST.  RUN SMART MEETINGS. USE VISUALS, FLIP CHARTS ETC  NO LONGER THAN 90 MINUTES  BREAK THE MEETING
  • 61. SECRETS FOR SUCCESS  THINK AND PLAN AHEAD. THE BRAIN CONSISTS OF TARGETTED THOUGHTS (FOCUSSED) AND ASSOCIATIVE THOUGHTS (IMAGINATION). COMBINE THE TWO  SIMPLIFY. WE OFTEN MAKE THINGS MORE COMPLICATED THAN THEY ARE. SWISS CHEESE APPROACH  TAKE TIME TO REFRESH. DO NOT RUSH FROM ONE TASK TO THE NEXT.  CONCENTRATE. PLAN CAREFULLY. THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND NEVER SLEEPS SO IF YOU HAVE MADE A PLAN IT REMAINS IN YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS EVEN WHEN ASLEEP.
  • 62. NO NO’s  DO NOT MISS DEADLINES  DO NOT GET CAUGHT UNAWARES  DON’T LET YOUR BOSS HAVE TO REMIND YOU  DON’T MISS SCHEDULED EVENTS  DON’T ARRIVE AT MEETINGS UNPREPARED
  • 63. REMEMBER  PROPER  PLANNING  PREVENTS  POOR  PERFORMANCE
  • 64. NOTHING IS EASIER THAT BEING BUSY AND NOTHING IS MORE DIFFICULT THAT BEING EFFECTIVE Alec MacKenzie
  • 65. RESOURCES  Microsoft Outlook  Microsoft Office One Note  Mind Mapping www.mind42.com  Reqall www.reqall.com  Filofax, Time Systems etc  Blackberry, PDAs etc  Fileshares www.adrive.com  Delicious www.del.icio.us