Employee Time Management
We all could use a little help with employee time management skills from time to time? The most successful of us are definitely very good time managers but do we teach, train and coach our employees to do the same? Those of us who want to get better start with learning more about how we can enhance these skills.
It all starts with good organization This will give you clarity and set you on a path to success. We have created a guide to better organization called Organize Prioritize Act! or OPA. Take a look at it to see if it can work for you.
How can you become more proactive and effective in employee time management? Here are some of the keys.
Help them develop a plan. Organize “big bucket items” first. Get very specific at the end of each week to plan for the week ahead. Schedule on Friday for the following week. If you wait until Monday morning you have lost at least half a day and that is when most items that need immediate attention occur. Prepare on Friday!
Prioritize. Know what is important and schedule the bulk of your time in these areas. The most successful business people know what “brings home the bacon” and they spend most of their time in these areas. If it is not on your priority list…..then delegate it whenever possible…..click here to read the full story.
Gregg Zban is a General Manager with Coca-Cola Enterprises and has created a website dedicated to better Time Management, Sales Training, Interview Coaching, Leadership Development and more!
To learn more please visit www.Choice-Time-Management.com
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I agree completely that Time Management is what makes most larger businesses successful. I realized this early in my business career so have taught all my staff a course on the topic from the day I started. (I grew my business from the trunk of my car to the $2 Billion we are at today).
Comment by Jim Estill — September 7, 2008 @ 2:50 pm
Hi Jim, thanks for the comment. Sounds like you have achieved very impressive level of success!
I visited your website http://www.jimestill.com and you have some great ideas on Time Management. I will visit regularly. What I found particularly interesting were the comments on how to handle email. I have been on vacation for the past week and know you can relate to what kind of email “in box” I will go back to. It truly is the Great American Timesuck. If everyone would heed your words the business world would be better off.
All the best,
Gregg
Comment by the_ten_minute_manager — September 7, 2008 @ 3:48 pm