Time ManagementPosted by kalpesh on August 13th, 2010 TIME MANAGEMENT We all know that ?TIME AND TIDE WAITS FOR NONE?, time Management is very important aspect in our life. Time is an important resource and it should be managed properly. Our life is full of activities. If we want to succeed in life, we must arrange them according to priorities. Better time management helps us reducing stress and improves personal life. Be it work place or at home, it plays crucial role in our life. Reaching office in time or finishing assignments in time, without time management we can?t succeed. Some people don?t succeed in their life because they don?t give much importance to time management, they don?t understand which work should be given priority, they waste lot of time on unnecessary, unproductive work, and give little time for more important job. One must know which work is more important and should be given priority. Some tips for better TIME MANAGEMENT PLANNING We should plan activities properly, before going to bed we should make a list of work to be done on the next day. If you are dealing with complex work, involving many delicate tasks, make a proper schedule of these tasks, set deadline for each one of them, and try to finish them one by one. Don?t fill your schedule with too many activities, you can?t accomplish, instead make a real one, which can be accomplished, give enough time for relaxation. Remember, a winning horse runs till the end, not just at the beginning! PRIORITIZE Identify the importance of each work and give them priority accordingly. Try to finish work with higher priorities first. OUTSOURCING Don?t waste time on the activities on which you don?t have any expertise or seem too complex and you are not sure how long time it will take to accomplish. Instead engage somebody who has proven expertise on these areas. It will prove to be cheaper as well. USE OF INTERNET Don?t waste your time on the activities, running here and there, which you can do online. Take the advantage of the technology, use internet. There are many tasks you can do online now, like paying electricity bills, funds transfers or even hire cheap labor. If you are running your own business, make optimum use of internet to accomplish tasks. It will not only help you to reduce the cost of the operations, but also help manage your business efficiently. USE OF APPLICATION SOFTWARE If you are employed in a corporate world, holding a managerial position, or you have your own business, implement software applications suitable in your areas of operations. Large corporate houses should make efficient use of ERP software applications, to manage time and other resources in better ways. Use of the systems will not only reduce workload, but also cut down the unnecessary expenses and improve the accuracy and efficiency of operations, thus it will make organization more profitable. Time is money, use it well!Like it? Share it! More by this author |