2. Reality of Business Today
More... ...With Less
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Quality
Productivity
Efficiency
Business
Competition
• Time
• People
• Cost
• Resource
• Loyalty
5. Time Robbers
Internal
• Don’t delegate
• Lack of planning
• Confused
responsibilites
• Try to do too much
• Lack of motivation
• Procrastination
• Make all decisions
myself
External
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Interruptions
Meetings
Sorting out others
problems
Crisis management
Too much routine
work
Other peoples
deadlines
E mail and
paperwork
Which ones do you fall
foul of ?
6. Time Management Tools
Time log
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
8.008.15 am
Meeting
Travel
etc
etc
etc
8.158.30 am
Meeting
Client
focus
meeting
8.308.45 am
Travel
etc
8.459.00 am
Travel
etc
9.009.15 am
Project
planning
meeting
etc
9.159.30 am
Project
planning
meeting
9.309.45 am
Project
planning
meeting
9.4510.0 am
Coffee
break
Should I
be doing
this ?
Could the
activity be
combined ?
Should this be
delegated ?
7. Is 60 minutes of
uninterrupted time worth
more in terms of
achieving results than 15
ten minute segments ?
Block Time
8. Block Time
If you could create an extra 60
minutes per day what would you
use it for ?
1hour x 5days x 4 weeks per month = 20 hours per
month
@ 8 hours per day = 2.5 days per month
2.5 days x 12 months per year = 30 days per year
How can it be done ?
9. The Pareto Principle
80/20 rule
•80% of decisions come from 20% of meeting time
•80% of interruptions come from 20% of people
•20% of the sales force bring in 80% of the
business
•20% of your product range brings in 80% of your
revenue
•80% of your results come from 20% of your
activities
11. Do the important Things First
Priority Lists
Your Dilemma.
4 •BUSY WORK
1 •URGENT AND IMPORTANT
2 •IMPORTANT NOT URGENT
3 •URGENT NOT IMPORTANT
12. Tyranny of the Urgent
Urgent
I
Important
Crisis
Deadlines
Meetings
Repairs
PressingProblems
III
Not Important
Phone calls
Interruptions
Mail
Reports
Drop-ins
Not Urgent
II
Planning
Clarifying Values
Relationships
Vision
ProcessImprovement
IV
Trivia
“Escapes”
Junk Mail
Busy Work
13. Tyranny of the Urgent
Results
Important
Urgent
Not Urgent
I
II
III
IV
Stress
Burnout
Crisismanagement
Always putting
out fires
Short term focus
CrisisNot Important Management
Out of control
Feel victimised
Vision
Balance
Relationships
Control
Few crises
Irrisponsib
-ility
Get fired
No results
14. Tyranny of the Urgent
Urgent
Our
I Crisis
Response
Deadlines
Important
II
Planning
Clarifying Values
Relationships
Vision
ProcessImprovement
Plan
Do it
it
Meetings
Repairs
PressingProblems
III
Not Important
Not Urgent
Phone calls
Delegate
Interruptions
Mail
it
Reports
Drop-ins
IV
Leave
it
Trivia
“Escapes”
Junk Mail
Busy Work
15. Ask your staff some
simple questions
What is the problem?
What are the causes of
the problem?
What are some possible
solutions?
What is the best solution?
17. Delegation Process Perspectives
1
Identify the Need
2
Select the Person
3
Plan the Delegation
4
Hold a Delegation Meeting
5
Create a Plan of Action
6
Review the Plan
7
Implement the Plan
8
Follow Up
18. What will I do differently ?
Time saving ideas
sheet
Pick 3 ideas that
you can start on
tomorrow
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