Profit From Prioritising - Essential Time Management Strategies

1. Profit From Prioritising
Essential Time Management Strategies
May 2012

2. Introduction
• Coach – 1:1, Groups – Individuals/Business
• Author/Writer – Time Management For
Dummies, blogs, articles.
Email: info@clareevans.co.uk
Phone: 01273 588297
Website: www.clareevans.co.uk
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3. Where are you now?

4. Where are you now?
• Need more time?
• Busy all day?
• Playing catch-up?
• Dealing with a backlog?
• Too many demands on your time?

5. What do you want?
• More time
• Less stress
• Working fewer hours
• Less distraction

6. What’s the impact?
• Wasted time
• Low productivity
• Reduced efficiency
• Working late, weekends
• Health issues
• Weight, exercise, sleep, stress

7. Use Your Time Wisely
• What’s your time worth?
• What’s your hourly rate?
• The financial impact
• How much do you waste?
• Gain an extra hour a day

8. Where to start?
• Your current time habits
• Replace bad habits with good habits
• Small steps
• One size fits all?
• Strategies that work ...

9. Plan, Plan, Plan
• Objectives/Business Plan
• Focus
• Daily
• One diary
• Chunking

10. Prioritise
• To Do Lists
• Specific
• Realistic
• Urgent vs Important
• Crisis
• Quality
• Reactive
• Time Wasters

11. Organise
• Write it down
• Time slots
• Chunking
• Break it down
• Delegate
• Gadgets & Gizmos

12. Setting Boundaries
• Set clear boundaries
• Consequences
• Clients, colleagues
• Learn to say “No”
• Practice
• … because …

13. Distractions & Interruptions
• How to deal with:
• Email
• People
• Phone calls
• Time Limits

14. Key Strategies
• Set your objectives – stay focused
• Plan, plan, plan – be flexible
• Prioritise and organise your work
• Reduce your distractions
• Set your boundaries and expectations
• Take time to create new habits
Think – Act!

15. Next Steps
• Book an initial Strategy Session
• Download the Time Audit
• Check your current time habits
• Feedback on your results
• Sign-up for my Newsletter

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17. Questions?
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18. Thank you
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