By adopting the following strategies, you will save time, reduce stress
and create more of what you want.
1. Each week, review your goals and link them to your activities for
the week.
2. Ask yourself if each activity takes your closer to your goals.
Prioritize those activities that contribute most to the
achievement of your goals.
3. Set deadlines for all critical activities and meet them.
4. Each day, plan your schedule for the next day to support your
goals. Allow flexibility to handle "emergencies" by leaving room
to respond to last-minute changes.
5. Schedule creative or challenging activities for your peak hours.
For example, if you're a morning person, negotiate early and
return calls in the afternoon.
6. Do less. Delegate the things that others can do. Use delegation to
help other employees grow and take on more responsibility.
7. Take charge of interruptions. If possible, schedule a time later
to address the situation and ask the person to return then.
8. Plan phone calls. Make them one at a time. Jot down what you hope
to accomplish before calling. Leave detailed messages indicating a
call-back window of time. Put calls on hold on speakerphone.
9. Set up paper flow to reduce the possibility of a logjam. Hire an
organizational consultant to help you manage the paper flow if
necessary.
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