Time Management for the Productivity Challenged

Time Management for the Productivity Challenged Presented by Phillip Smith, Community Bandwidth www.communitybandwidth.ca

Why would anyone trust this guy?

So why do we do this work?

What is it that work gives to us?

How can we give back to our work?

Integrity Comittment Purpose

Stewardship

Earth again

Back to that Web 2.0 plan…

Time management vs. Project management

Time Scope Cost

The Iron Triangle

Time Scope Cost

Time management is a pillar of project success

Unsuccessful projects

“Work is killing me!”

Successful projects

“I love my job.”

The Fallacy of Time

75 years

365 days

52 weeks

Invest it wisely

80/20 rule

effectiveness vs. efficiency

Less is more

Forgiveness vs. permission

And… all your teachers? They were wrong.

Why 9-5?

“ The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) became law in 1938. Administered by the Department of Labor, the Act set a minimum wage of 25 cents per hour and a maximum workweek of 40 hours”

We use what we have available

A case for leaving things to the last minute (at least some of the time.)

Learning to let go

Multitasking vs. Monogamy

Inbox sanity.

Respond to e-mail once or twice a day

The end of (unecessary) meetings

It’s your job to train those around you to be effective and efficient

Finding flow

Use your natural rhythms

Group similar activities

Eliminate distractions

the Three Evils

Confess your sins!

Work & Play

the end.

Time Management for the Productivity Challenged

by Phillip Smith on May 11, 2009

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