MultiTasking in Todays World: Time Management

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Multi-Tasking in Todays WorldTime Management
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What Youll Learn Today

• Time management secrets
• The importance of time management
• Top five best time management practices
• How to save time
• Five issues that will erode your time management
  skills
• Technology and time

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Time Management Secrets

• You cant really manage time it goes on whether
  youre productive or not
• We all have too much to do well never get it
  all done
• There is never enough time to do everything
• but theres always enough time for important
  things

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The Importance of Time Management

• Time management skills will help you
• Decrease your stress levels
• Create balance in your life
• Increase your productivity
• Focus on whats important
• Gain better control of your day

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Top 10 Best Time Management Practices

• Plan every day including time for yourself
• Establish a regular time for reading and your own
  development
• Max out your to-do list
• Prioritize your list
• Keep a positive, can-do attitude
• Maintain a clutter-free workspace

• Let things go that arent important, necessary or
  productive
• Chunk your day into manageable pieces
• Be a realist, not a perfectionist
• Apply the 80/20 rule to productivity (80 of your
  results will come from 20 of your effort)

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How to Save Time

• Maintain balance in your life so youre not
  always fixing things and people.
• Write it down keep a list, note your
  accomplishments, keep records to help you be more
  productive.
• Do daily planning so you can move from task to
  task without unneeded down time.
• Know your priorities and focus your energy on
  your top priorities.

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How to Save Time (contd.)

• Master or control procrastination chunk your
  projects into smaller pieces. Get started on a
  small chunk and youll feel better about moving
  forward.
• Keep interruptions to a minimum keep a log and
  see what steals your time.
• Delegate when appropriate.

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Five Issues that will Erode YourTime Management
Skills

• Ineffective relationships poor relationships
  that have lots of drama will drain you. 50 of
  your personal productivity success has to do with
  relationships.
• Poor attitudes your attitude will determine
  your altitude.
• Exhaustion and physical tiredness pushing your
  day too hard and too long without proper sleep
  and nutrition will cause your productivity to
  drop.

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Five Issues that will Erode YourTime Management
Skills (contd.)

• Your emotions learn to control the drama in
  your own head so that your mind is clear to focus
  on productive work.
• External issues the weather, a nasty boss, an
  unappreciative client the only think you can
  control is your response to external issues.
  Dont sweat the small stuff.

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Technology and Time

• Its a 25/8 world technology increases our
  ability to be productive, communicate, express
  ourselves and expand our time horizons.
• What about e-mail?
• Programs to help you save time
• Shared calendars / PDAs
• Web-based applications salesforce.com

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In Summary

• Time cant really be managed, but your
  productivity can be.
• Take time for balance in your life and the really
  important things.
• Get it right the first time.
• Plan your day every day and work your plan.
• Be a realist and keep your priorities in order.
• Stay positive, develop good relationships and
  enjoy your work and your life.

A special thanks to Dr. Donald Wetmore of The
Productivity Institute
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Multi-Tasking in Todays WorldTime Management
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