Management Tips – Time Management

It’s helpful to think of time management as two layers that interact with each other:

1. Big-picture time management involves reviewing your long-term goals, setting priorities and making plans to meet your goals.  When you organize the big picture, you’ll find that you use your time more effectively day by day.
2. Daily time management activities include those that help you organize your time and resources so you can meet your big-picture goals.

Big Picture Time Management

• Review your career goals;
• Establish long and short-range objectives to help you meet your career goals;
• Make a list of yearly, monthly and weekly objectives and prioritize them;
• Delegate responsibility when appropriate;
• Build a support network and ask for feedback.

Daily Time Management

• Make daily “to-do” lists and prioritize them.  Review lists periodically to make sure everything is necessary;
• Do your most difficult tasks when your energy is at its peak;
• Break large jobs into smaller parts;
• Do one job at a time;
• Plan quiet time during the day when you can get your work done;
• Handle each piece of paper only once;
• Find ways to eliminate or streamline procedures;
• Manage your emails and phone calls;
• Learn to say “no” to demands that don’t benefit you;
• Reduce clutter;
• Organize your workspace;
• Use e-calendars;
• Forget about perfection!

I hope these tips help manage your time.  Make sure you view our website at  http://www.ExecutiveHRConsulting.com to select the perfect HR Consultant to assist you with your time management, and help you get organized!