Venue : Christ College of Engineering (3rd Sem CS, CE & EEE). Topic - Decision making, TIME MANAGEMENT & Action Plan for next Semester. Date : August 2019.

1. “The Young
Professional”

8. Key Points
Problems are not manageable when they are conceived in large
global terms.
◦ “Everything is going wrong.”
◦ “He will never change.”
◦ “There is no hope.”
◦ “I seem to have the world on my shoulders.”

9. Problem Solving
Definition
A systematic approach to defining the problem
(question or situation that presents uncertainty,
perplexity or difficulty) and creating a vast number
of possible solutions without judging these
solutions. • Making judgements
•Analytical skills
•Decision making
•Collecting information
•Planning
Skills

11. Decision Making
The act of narrowing down the
possibilities after analyzing each
solution, choosing a course of action,
and determining the action’s potential
consequences.

13. Decision Making
Come out of the problem

18. Procrastination
Lack of Planning
Quadrant of Quality
3. 4. Dump
InvestShrinks
stress,burnout,anddeepercrises
The noise of urgency creates the illusion of importance.
Yes, but imp for someone else
We often Escape to here

19. Urgency itself is not the problem…
What we regard as “first things” are urgent things

20. 1. Crying Baby
2. Exercise
3. Checking Files to be
submitted tomorrow
4. Vocation Planning
5. Busy work
6. WhatsApp
7. T.V. Mega Serials
8. Other Phone calls
9. Interruptions
10.Grocery Purchase
11.Imp. Phone calls
12.Fire in Kitchen
13.Time Wasters
14.Preparing for an exam
15.Next week KSEB bill payment
16.Starting a new Business
17.Watching TV

22. Plan your work, then work your plan
Planning for the unplanned –
leave room in the schedule for traffic, a difficult client,
or an unexpected deadline or issue.

23. Write down 10 things you did last day Write down the 5 topics that you expect to
discuss at your job interview