Improving the Time management Skills

1. Improving the Time management Skills Presented by dr. b. victor ., Ph.D.

2. Objectives • To increase awareness of your attitude toward time. • To learn to plan time by setting priorities. • To identify signs of poor time management. • To recognize the benefits of time management

3. Introduction • Time is scarce resource. • It is more valuable than money as money can be earned.

4. In professional life one have: • Red time = your wasted time • Green time = your efficiently used time • Good days • Bad days

5. Pickle jar theory of time management • We need to prioritize our activities and recognize our ‘big rocks’. • We need to allot time in accordance with the priority. • Big rocks= things of first importance= takes more time • Smaller rocks = urgent things but not so important • Sand = that goes in on top of the smaller rocks and creeps all around the big rocks = activities thrust upon us from all directions and which cause a lot of upsets.

6. The 80/20 Rule • We devote 20% of our time to activity that is central to our aims and 80% on activity that is of marginal importance.

7. Time matrix

8. Everyone has Good and Bad Times • Find your creative/thinking time. Defend it ruthlessly, spend it usefully. • Find your dead time. • Schedule your timings.

9. How Do You Feel About Time? • A stitch in time saves nine. • Time flies. • Time is money. • Why put off until tomorrow ? • Do it today ?

10. Why Time Management is Important • Bad time management = stress

11. The Problem is Severe By some estimates, people waste about 2 hours per day. Signs of time wasting: • Messy desk • Can’t find things • Miss appointments, unprepared for meetings • Volunteer to do things other people should do • Tired/unable to concentrate

12. You’ve Got enough Time! • Time is an equal opportunity resource: everyone gets 168 hours per week • Time is elusive and easy to ignore • Time is a non-renewable resource • Time seems to pass at varying speeds

13. Personal Time management chart

14. Time Management Involves • Knowing what your goals are • Deciding what your priorities are • Anticipating future needs and possible changes • Controlling your life by controlling your time • Making a commitment to being punctual • Not procrastinating • Carrying out your plans

15. Ask yourself : • Why am I doing this? • What is the goal? • Why will I succeed? • What happens if I chose not to do it?

16. Planning • Failing to plan is planning to fail • Plan Each Day, Each Week, Each Semester • You can always change your plan, but only once you have one!

17. Setting Priorities • My current choices actually reflect my responsibilities 2. Clarify what is of greatest importance to my work/ life.

18. ABC Priority System Section A :items that need to be done that day, Section B : items that need completion within the week, and Section C : items that need to be done within a month. B and C items move up to the A or B lists as they become more pertinent.

19. Help for Deciding What Comes Next • Define responsibilities • Clarify objectives • Prioritize activities • Identify development vs. maintenance activities • Clarify as needed • Negotiate deadlines

20. Revise and Preview • Immediately note all changes. • Preview the upcoming week making any adjustments. • Preview each day to further specify plans.

21. Symptoms of Poor Time Management • A lack of achievement. • Deadlines always missed. • More time spent socializing at work. • More time on the telephone. • Indecisiveness leading to delayed work. • Constantly interrupting others and being interrupted.

22. Barriers to good time management • Keeping too many things in your head • Doing whatever grabs your attention next • Doing very efficiently that which need not be done at all • Not spending enough time on your top priorities • Poor Planning

23. Barriers to good time management • Working in a disorganized and distracting environment • Attempting to do “too much” • Always saying “YES” • Not managing your inflows • Confusing activity with productivity

24. Sticking to a schedule • provides greater control. • encourages relaxation • saves time • provides freedom • increases flexibility

25. Standard time schedules Dividing time in to blocks • Makes tasks more manageable • Helps you work at peak efficiency

26. The three-part scheduling plan • The master schedule • The weekly schedule • The daily schedule

27. Using a Daily Planner • Complete a term assignment preview. • Use a “week at a glance” organizer. • Enter in due dates and social events as soon as you can. • Review your calendar daily for the current week and upcoming week. • It just takes a moment to review your calendar and it can help relieve stress.

28. Two main ways to control time • Saving it • Allocating it with schedules

29. Time Management Tips • Learn to say no assertively. • Plan for rewards after an unpleasant task. • Plan for change; it’s inevitable. • Finish fully; it’s energizing & motivating. • Remember: Spending one minute planning saves four or five minutes in getting a task done.

30. Time wasters • Telephone calls • Poor planning • Attempting to do too much • Drop- in visitors • Poor delegation • Personal disorganization • Lack of self discipline • Can’t say ‘no’ ! • Procrastination.

31. Using Time to Your Benefit • Can create a sense of satisfaction. • Can help you to balance work and personal life. • Can reduce stress and improve your health. • Can improve your career since you will spend more time satisfying internal and external customers.

32. Conclusion “If you keep doing the same old thing in the same old way, you will keep getting the same old results.”

33. Manage your time wisely.

34. Thanks a lot