Time management
by Lakshmi Peiris
  Time is precious, valuable and
important. The four letter word “Time” has to be managed and utilised
very carefully.
Time is important to everyone in their day to day life. If it is gone
you can never get it back. This twenty-four hour miracle could do
wonders in our lives, professional and personal.
When we start the day it may be early in the morning or even a little
later the number of things a person has to do is unlimited specially at
present and it varies according to a person’s lifestyle.
A professional or a home-maker, whoever the person is if anyone does
not take the maximum use of the time they may regret sooner or later for
it as a result for not taking the maximum use of the time.
How to get the maximum use of the time To implement the maximum use
of the time divide the time according to your daily routines. No doubt
the usual routine is that you have a particular time to wake up in the
morning and be in office at a certain time.
Taking such routines into consideration you can divide the time for
each purpose. Time for breakfast, time for lunch, tea, dinner, outings
etc. It will save a number of minutes. The most important fact as a
professional is managing the time and getting the best of it during
office hours. Though you divide your time according to your work frame
there will be instances that you are called upon to attend to certain
vital matters. On such occasions you will have to attend to these extra
commitments at a minimum time schedule using your initiative and
continue with the daily work as well.
Listed below are some points that may
benefit you to save time
* Set time limits for each task and stick to them.
* Develop a fixed daily routine
* Attend to important jobs when you are at your best.
 * Undertake only one activity at a time
* Plan phone calls and stick to the plan
* Keep a notebook to collect ideas in one place
* Complete your task as much as possible for a day but do not keep it
for the next day
* Arrange breaks at times when you cannot work effectively.
* Delegate routine and less important functions
* Do similar types of jobs at the same time. Eg. All phone calls one
after another
* Take work home only if you intend to do it
* Think then act and do things adequately
* Set a task for the year, month, week and the day
* Make lists and cross off tasks when completed. You will feel fine
Time Management mistakes and how time
is wasted
* Disorganisation
* Unclear goals
* Poor planning
* Too many personal phone calls
* Surfing and it goes on
* Lack of training
* Gossip
* Untidy workplace
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