Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Time Management
Jennifer Zimmerman
Assistant Director
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Scoring key:
25 - 40 = Excellent time manager
41 - 55 = Good time manager
56 - 100= Poor time manager
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Recommendations
Prioritize tasks
Develop daily, weekly, or monthly schedules
Delegate responsibility
Say no
Write down objectives in order to meet deadlines
Use a calendar or notebook to organize
commitments
Shift priorities to make room for more urgent
matters or tasks
Reduce clutter and/or unnecessary paperwork
Give up total control
Avoid procrastination
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Goal
Seek practical
advice, make a
Plan
Action!
Pauk, p. 15
Pareto Principle
Or the 80/20 Rule
1. List all A activities in
order of importance
2. Accomplish top 2 of 10
Result 80% Success Rate!
Focusing on top 20% of your
to do list will get you 80%
of the way to your goal
Pauk, p. 43
Scheduling Considerations
Prime Time
Internal
External
Weekly
Daily
Reliable
Task-based
Flexible
Monthly
Use Every
Minute
Swiss Cheese Rule
Punch holes in big tasks
Utilize time that otherwise is lost
Think ahead so you have tools and
resources making it possible to enjoy your
Swiss Cheese Moments
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Time Management
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