Time Management The Behavioral Way

1. Time Management The Behavioral Way Lisa Trucil Caldwell College Center for Autism and Applied Behavior Analysis

2. Agenda • What does it mean to you? • How to waste time • Tips to not waste time • Getting things done • The behavioral way • Honesty is the best policy!

3. Introduction • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM1A9zFkfHw

4. What does TIME Management Mean to you? “The act or process of planning and exercising conscious control over the amount of time spent on a specific activity, especially to increase effectiveness, efficiency or productivity.” Organization skills Due dates Lists Plan Agenda Set goals Prioritize Proactive Opposite of a procrastinator Bailey & Burch, 2010

5. Behavior analysts • ARE IN GREAT DEMAND, by… • Consumers • Administrators • Teachers • Parents • Treatment coordinators • Others • SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR US? Bailey & Burch, 2010

6. How to waste time • Doing tasks that others should be doing • Solution • Allowing behavioral erosion or slippage to take place • Solution • Having to rework projects • Solution • Allowing others to take up your time with trivialities • Solution Bailey & Burch, 2010

7. Tip to not waste time • “Our general advice is for you to be kind, caring, and analytical in your decision making regarding nonwork requests of your time while managing your schedule in such a way that you get your work done and maintain your professional reputation.” Bailey & Burch, 2010

8. Getting things done • David Allen • GURU of productivity • http://www.davidco.com/organizations/online-learning • Decide if what is in front of you… • Requires action  “ask will it take less than 2 minutes?” • Trash it or file it  it cannot be done right now • “2-minute” rule • Weekly review Bailey & Burch, 2010

9. Getting things done Bailey & Burch, 2010

10. Time management the behavioral way • Premack Principle • More probable behaviors will reinforce less probable behaviors • Turn your “things to do” into behaviors • You’ll have a behavior and following each behavior you’ll have the NEXT ACTION • Place check marks by each item completed • Reinforce your behavior • See what you accomplished Bailey & Burch, 2010

11. Time management The behavioral way

12. Time management via behavior management • Behavior analysts are a target • Reasonable, effective person who is congenial and open to others • You will need to… • Discriminate those offers • Learn to say “no” Bailey & Burch, 2010

13. Honesty is the best policy • Flimsy excuses make matters worse • Just say “NO” in a polite and clear manner • Don’t need to provide an explanation • Be firm, make good eye contact, and repeat original reply with a firm, objective tone of voice Bailey & Burch, 2010

14. Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM1A9zFkfHw • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUk6LXRZMMk • https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stayfocusd/laankejkbhbdhmipfmgcngdelahlfoji?hl=en

15. Summary • Time management is a skill that can make or break a behavior analyst • Plan your day • Avoid wasting time • Premack Principle • To-do lists • “2-minute” rule

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18. References • Bailey, J., & Burch, M. (2010). 25 essential skills and strategies for the professional behavior analyst. New York, NY: Routledge.