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Managing the Zero-Sum Game

Managing the Zero-Sum Game. Colonel Barbara J. Gilchrist Director, DFM&CS ASMC National PDI June 2010 Orlando, Florida. Managing the Zero-Sum Game. “What you do today is important because you’re exchanging a day of your life for it.” Vicki Lansky. Why Manage Time?.

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Managing the Zero-Sum Game

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  1. Managing the Zero-Sum Game • Colonel Barbara J. Gilchrist • Director, DFM&CS • ASMC National PDI • June 2010 • Orlando, Florida

  2. Managing the Zero-Sum Game “What you do today is important because you’re exchanging a day of your life for it.” Vicki Lansky

  3. Why Manage Time? • It’s a Limited Resource • Good Management Has Benefits • Less Stressful Life Style • Improved Health • Higher Productivity

  4. Managing the Zero-Sum Game • Introduction • Getting Started • Biggest Time Wasters (Time Robbers) • Shutting Down the Time Robbers • A Laundry List…. • Get Off the Stage

  5. Managing the Zero-Sum GameGetting Started • Make a Choice for Change! • Form a Clear Picture • Analyze How You Spend Your Time • Identify Your Time Wasters • Repeat

  6. Managing the Zero-Sum GameBiggest Time Wasters • Poor Communication • Attempting Too Much/Aiming for Perfection • Ineffective Delegation • Drop-In Visitors/Interruptions • Procrastination • Socializing • Ineffective Meetings • Inability to Say No • Fatigue

  7. Managing the Zero-Sum GameBiggest Time Wasters • Management by Crisis • Paperwork • Disorganization • Poor Planning • Incomplete Information • Inadequate Staff

  8. Managing the Zero-Sum GameShutting Down the Time Robbers • Develop SMART Goals • Specific • Measurable • Action-Oriented • Realistic • Timely • Stay Focused • Eliminate the Time Wasters

  9. Managing the Zero-Sum GameA Laundry List….. Empower Resources Take a Day Off • Quiet Time • Use Emails Wisely • Filing Systems • Set Deadlines • Exercise • Recycle • Hire a Maid • Phone for Easy Kills • Memory Ticklers • Travel Smartly • Discard • Shopping Lists • Use Dead Time • PBD (Prioritize/Bundle/Discard) • Task Lists/Planners • Turn Off the Electronics

  10. Managing the Zero Sum GameGetting Off the Stage • Better Time Management • Less Stressful Life Style • Higher Productivity • Improved Health • Enjoy the Small Victories • Keep a Positive Outlook • Don’t Be Afraid to Enjoy Life Get Started Today!

  11. Managing the Zero-Sum Game “The Bad News is Time Flies. The Good News is You’re the Pilot” Michael Althsuler

  12. Time Management Resources Time Management: 24 Techniques to Make Each Minute Count at Work, 48 Pages Time Management 101: www.universalclass.com ManageMyTimeNow.com Time Management Lecture: Randy Pausch MindTools.com

  13. Time Management Resources The 10 Natural Laws of Successful Time and Life Management, Hyrum Smith The Time Trap, Alec Mackenzie I’d Change My Life If I Had More Time, Doreen Virtue How to Organize Your Work and Your Life, Robert Moskowitz

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