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Time management plans. Unit objectives Develop time management plans to identify goals Organize your day by creating daily plans and avoiding obstacles. Time management plans. Topic A: Time management plan Topic B: Daily plan. Time management plan.
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Time management plans Unit objectives • Develop time management plans to identify goals • Organize your day by creating daily plans and avoiding obstacles
Time management plans • Topic A: Time management plan • Topic B: Daily plan
Time management plan • Determine schedule that works best for you and your company • Time management plan • Identify priorities • Set goals • Schedule your task • Make short-range and long-range goals • See minor and major tasks
Guidelines for planning • Commit your plan to paper • Keep track of time • Correspond activities with productivity cycles • Create your ideal schedule • Modify your current schedule
Obstacles • Interruptions • Projects taking longer than anticipated • Crises
Activity A-1: Preparing for a time management plan
Steps for creating a plan • Identify goals • Determine objectives to meet your goals • Create a strategy • Implement the strategy
Activity A-2: Creating a time management plan
Time management plans • Topic A: Time management plan • Topic B: Daily plan
Daily plan • Benefits of planning • Decreases time spent making decisions • Reduces crises • Gives direction • Increases proactive activity • Increases the quantity and quality of work
Obstacles to planning • Unnecessary routine tasks • Lack of immediate rewards • Not in the habit of planning
Activity B-1: Handling obstacles
Steps for planning your day • Set aside 15 minutes every day • Write down all tasks you need to accomplish • Prioritize tasks • Correspond each task with productivity cycles • Estimate how long each task takes • Assign a time of day to each task
Activity B-2: Identifying the steps to plan a day
Guidelines for making daily plan • Make realistic time projections • Account for interruptions • Do not include long-range goals
Schedule effectively • Schedule a time for every task in your list • Make it a habit to follow your plan • Be dedicated to your schedule
Tasks not to schedule • Tasks you can delegate • Tasks performed to please others • Thoughtless or inappropriate requests for your time
Activity B-3: Using daily plan guidelines
Time management plans Unit summary • Developed a time management plan and identified goals • Created a daily plan and discussed potential obstacles