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- Where Should I Start With Time Management?
- There are two general camps when it comes to where one should begin with time management: the top-down camp and bottom-up camp. The top-down camp says that you should begin at the higher levels of time management by focusing on clarifying your mission, purpose, values and long-term goals before you...
- White papers 2008-01-01
- Time Management Worst Practice: Wishful Thinking
- Wishful thinking is assuming that things will just work out when you have no good reason to think that they will. Wishful thinkers may ignore evidence that things are not going according to plan if they even have a plan and are, in fact, getting worse. It goes beyond reasonable...
- White papers 2004-01-01
- Time Management Worst Practice: Using Your Memory To Keep Track Of Things
- Many people use their memory to keep track of active projects, things they need to do, and commitments they've made. They behave as if their brain is a computer capable of storing and recalling every detail of their work and personal life. Your memory is just not made for storing...
- White papers 2004-01-01
- Time Management Worst Practice: Poor Planning
- You've probably heard the saying "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail." At the project/task levels, poor planning is one of the main reasons projects fail, fall behind schedule or miss their deadlines. Without adequate planning, it is difficult to really understand what it will take to complete...
- White papers 2004-01-01
- Time Management Worst Practice: Piles Of Paper
- Do you have piles of paper stacked up on your desk, your bookcase, or even the floor? Do you have trouble finding important files? Is you desk covered with all sorts of different documents, notes, and memos? Do you have more than fifty "old" emails in your Inbox? The practice...
- White papers 2004-01-01
- Time Management Worst Practice: Overscheduling And Overorganization
- Overscheduling is the practice of trying to plan your days, weeks, or projects with too much detail. Overscheduling is usually an overcompensation to doing little or no planning by going to the other extreme. The problem with this practice is that the extra details being added to your plans don't...
- White papers 2004-01-01
- Time Management Worst Practice: Inadequate Workflow Management
- Workflow management is one of the aspects of knowledge work that traditional forms of time management have been unable to address adequately. 'Workflow' refers to the way in which work flows through an organization from one person to the next. In an assembly line or factory environment, workflow is tightly...
- White papers 2004-01-01
- Time Management Worst Practice: Attempting Too Much
- In time management, the word 'Overload' describes the condition of having too much work; more work than what we can normally handle. Overload can be the result of external circumstances such as a big deadline, a coworker's resignation, or a major crisis, but it is often self-inflicted. There are times...
- White papers 2004-01-01
- Time Management Worst Practice: Always Saying Yes
- Saying 'Yes' to requests for your time is not always a bad practice. In fact, the better you are at managing your time and your projects, the more likely it is that you will be chosen to handle important tasks that need to be completed quickly with quality and care....
- White papers 2004-01-01
- Overcoming Procrastination
- Often called the "Thief of time", procrastination is the habit of intentionally delaying work on important tasks that need to be done. While everyone procrastinates to some degree, procrastination becomes a real problem when it starts interfering with your goals and work. Left unchecked, procrastination can significantly decrease your effectiveness...
- White papers 2004-01-01
- Stress Relief
- We all find certain times in our lives to be stressful, making it difficult for us to truly relax and unwind from our troubles. Learning to relax during stressful times is critical to maintaining our physical and emotional well being. This paper describes several stress management techniques that can give...
- White papers 2004-01-01
- Levels Of Time Management
- Time management is a very broad subject that touches many different areas of your life, ranging from your daily activities to your long term goals. Rather than tackle it all at once, the author found it useful to divide time management into nine levels. Each level presents a different view...
- White papers 2008-01-01
- Common Time Management Problems At The Project/Task Management Level
- Effective project and task management is becoming increasingly important in work settings because it is an essential part of knowledge work, but it's also proving useful in our everyday life. The main goals of the project management level are to help you get a clear understanding of all the projects...
- White papers 2004-01-01
- Management By Crisis
- Management by crisis is a phrase used to describe the common problem of allowing unexpected events, interruptions, problems, or emergencies to dictate your priorities and actions. Effective crisis management is an important best practice; it is an essential skill of effective time managers because unexpected things do happen in every...
- White papers 2004-01-01
- Project Files Best Practice
- The best practice of project files consists of having separate file folders for each of the active projects where one can store and group all material related to that project. The project file should store any paper based parts of the project plan such as a task list, reminder notes,...
- White papers 2007-12-01
- Master Project List Best Practice
- The best practice of making and maintaining a master project list is an important component of a more effective to-do list, which can help you capture all your tasks and commitments using a practical time management system instead of relying on your memory to keep track of them. The master...
- White papers 2004-01-01
- Time Management Worst Practice: Drifting Into Trivia
- Drifting into trivia is a phrase coined by Peter Drucker and describes the practice of drifting from important and valuable tasks into less important tasks. There are many opportunities during each day for us to drift into trivia: remembering a phone call we need to make, coming across a piece...
- White papers 2004-01-01
- Time Management Worst Practice: Perfectionism And Gold-Plating
- Perfectionism is the practice of continuing to work on a project or task well past the point where the extra effort is adding meaningful value. Perfectionism is a worst practice because it steals your time and energy working on things that don't give you a good return on your investments;...
- White papers 2004-01-01
- Stress Reduction Techniques
- We all feel the need to relax sometimes and to tell the truth a bit of relaxation is necessary for the well-being of our body and mind. There are numerous ways to relax but not all methods work for everybody. If you feel you need to relax more try a...
- White papers 2004-01-01
- Reminder Systems
- A recurring theme in time management is that it is better to keep track of things using a system rather than your memory. Some examples are systems for capturing project and task information, commitments, ideas and thoughts, and various documents, memos, and other paperwork. This best practice deals with all...
- White papers 2004-01-01
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