Get Around To It! Time Management for Organizations

Get Around To It!Time Management for Organizations

Why not start now?

Intro

Intro

Why not, indeed?

“At the heart of time management is an important shift in focus:

Concentrate on results, not on being busy”

- www.mindtools.com

What’s out there?• Most address individual TM…

• Organizations rely on managers to prioritize task and get them done

• So, improving TM is about improving leadership!

• Yes, but…

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What’s out there?• TM is not about managing time,

• It’s about managing People, tasks, and events:

• Sounds like project management

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The Process• TM improvement involves:

– Understand Values (why)– Set Goals (what)– Break goals into Tasks (how)– Prioritize Tasks (when)– Develop plan to execute tasks (who)– Provide incentives for completion (why)

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Can I Buy It?• Multi-million dollar industry

– Tools: Dayrunners, PDAs, Outlook– Personal Coaches– Web tools– Seminars– Books

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http://www.franklincovey.com/

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Exampleshttp://www.microsoft.com/learning/syllabi/en-us/4006Afinal.mspx

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http://de.lbcc.edu/resources_tools/time_mgmt.html

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http://cohesiveknowledge.com/Workshop.htm?gclid=CKXy-rbhxYgCFQpwYAodADLBDg

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http://www.ecornell.com/splash/ME_ManagingProductivity.jsp

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Conclusion• Good intentions are wonderful, but…

• Follow-through gets things done

• Don’t wait to geta round tuit

• Take little bites

• Reward yourself and

• Reward your team!

Conclusion

Get A Round Tuit

Time Management for Organizations