Monday, January 02, 2012

Time wasters

The challenge is to overcome these time wasters and become more productive and effective.

  1. Planning

  • over-planning

  • lack of written goals and deadlines

  • taking on too much

  • failure to divide projects into manageable tasks

  • lack specific plan of activities to meet goals selected

  • lack of daily planning

  • shifting priorities constantly

  • lack of contingency planning

  • not monitoring progress throughout the process

  • mis-estimating the amount of work needed

  1. Organizing and Managing Yourself

  • unorganized and messy work area

  • lost time spent search

  • procrastination

  • lack of self discipline

  • unfinished projects

  • excessive socializing

  • inability to say “no”

  • perfectionism

  • lack of personal focus

  1. Organizing and Managing Your Environment

  • email overload

  • telephone interruptions

  • drop-in visitors

  • paperwork overload

  • meetings

  • lack of authority/ misunderstood authority

  • duplication of effort

  • lack of training

  • inadequate equipment or facilities

  • unclear communication


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