Posts Tagged ‘Time Management’

How to create a perception of “You are always there”?

Sunday, January 9th, 2011

Do you want to excel in a leadership role?

Then start practicing by being early to work. People who arrive late convey that they don’t like their jobs or that’s the perception they create.

Would you ever arrive 10 minutes late for a popular movie?

I don’t think so. When you are early, you get a psychological advantage over others. Arriving early shows your commitment, allows you to get your ducks in a row and gives the impression that you are really prepared for the day. Your senior management will always appreciate such dependability.

So how early should you be?

You just need to be there 15 minutes before your boss or coworkers every day and it will give you such a psychological edge over others. The same principle goes for meetings and conference calls – always be early.

I know you must be thinking – What time should your leave?

Should you leave office on the dot? The same philosophy applies in the evening. Leave 15 minutes late; I mean don’t stay late, stay later. Leaving 15 minutes after your boss is gone reinforces the impression that you are a committed employee and take your job very seriously.

15 minutes in the morning and 15 minute in the evening adds up to half an hour every day. You can do the calculation for the entire year… trust me you can get ahead quickly working just an extra half an hour a day.

This is a simple trick which many people tend to ignore. Make sure you are not one of them.

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Management Meetings or Time Management …or Wasted Hours

Sunday, June 20th, 2010

Of all the woes that curse our race there is management meeting in the case.

If you want to save time, you need to ask yourself:

  1. Do I need to be present in the meeting?
  2. Do I need to be present for all the meetings?
  3. Is it possible to delegate to some one else?
  4. As a chairperson, before I begin a meeting do I have an idea how long will it take?
  5. Do I know how much time I plan to allocate on each item on the agenda?

I am assuming you have an agenda for the meeting.

Here is an eye opener

The time spent on any item on the agenda will be inversely proportional to its value.  In other words, there is a huge tendency to spend a disproportionate time on the trivial issues.

How do you ensure you don’t devote more time on trivial issues?

By prioritizing the items and then allocating appropriate time in relation to their importance. This is a very important consideration and often ignored by most managers.

It is not a test of intelligence that

The length of a meeting increases in proportion to the number of people invited.  Therefore, as a chairperson of the meeting, it is your responsibility to keep everyone’s contribution on target without offending them.

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