subject: The General Idea Of Improving Time Management [print this page] The concept of time management has existed for over a hundred years already,yet the term "time management" is perceived in the context of what a person is able to do with his time.
Time cannot be managed perfectly because time,in the first place, is uncontrollable.Time management literally means self management.It is a process wherein the individual is taking advantage of his skills to manage others and his ability to plan, delegate,organize,direct,and control.
The general rule in time management is to manage yourself and not your time.Most of the times,the problem for having insufficient time to work on projects and to increase personal productivity in completing such projects lies not actually on the average time we have for a week,but on the way we carry ourselves in making use of our time.
In order for a time management process to work,it is important to know what aspects of our personal management need to be improved.
Below are some general tips to consider in fully understanding how time management works in our system of personal capabilities:
1.Identify time wasters or time stealers
2.Examine time management in detail
When we try to recognize those activities that have stolen most of our time,we can easily identify how we have focused on certain activities that are giving us so much waste of our time.
Failure to do so will result us to end up frustrated, ending up our day without having done quality output. Some of the time wasters that we need to be cautious are:
a.interruptions such as telephone or personal visitors
b.meetings
c.tasks you should have delegated
d.procrastination and indecision
e.acting with incomplete information
f.dealing with team members
g.crisis management or fire fighting
h.unclear communication
i.inadequate technical knowledge
j.unclear objectives and priorities
k.lack of planning
l.stress and fatigue
When we examine also the details about time management,we will become greatly knowledgeable on its issues and facts that we might consider important in reducing stress and analyzing time challenges.
It is very helpful to assess ourselves with issues such as procrastination and shifting priorities.Other issues also includes cluttered desk,telephone conversation and entertaining visitors.Last but not least are ineffective delegation,attempting too much work and indecisiveness.
These are only a few among the many aspects of ourselves that we need to reexamine in order to improve our wise management of time.
I hope that you have found the above information useful.Managing your time is not hard if you know the principles and concepts behind it.Above all remember being able to prioritize is the key skill you must learn to succeed in time management.
by: fendi junto
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