FREE online courses on the Art Of Effective Time Management - Salient - TIME SAVERS

 

1.      Keep it short and sweet (KISS)

2.      Finish a day's work on the same day – don't carry over

3.      Locate/eliminate delays : may be source of corruption/inefficiency

4.      Prioritize your work as under

5.      Important and urgent tasks

6.      Important but not urgent

7.      Not important (priority-wise) but urgent

8.      Routine task

9.      Plan/conduct meetings after close fore-thought to all aspects, and circulate minutes/action points in next 24 hours

10.    Brain storming sessions

11.    Relaxation/recuperation essential for freshness/vigor

12.    Do one task at a time – do it well

13.    One on-the-site visit is worth ten reports

14.    Time saved is time gained

15.    Don't hoard unwanted papers-use WPB judiciously.

16.    Carry out VED analysis; 20-80 rule of Pareto

17.    Master the technique of L-C-A [List, Complete, Analyze]

18.    Develop techniques of decision making

19.    Learn to say ‘No'

20.    Delegate responsibility with commensurate authority

21.    Accountability remains that of delegators

22.    Develop check-lists, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

23.    Start early – get a head start

24.    Close late

25.    Use travel time for either planning/meetings, or for relaxation

26.    Use modern management tools for staying on schedule