Get tips on how to manage, plan, and prioritise your time to become more efficient in the workplace

1. Tips for Effective
Time Management

2. Time management starts with the commitment to change. Time
management is easy as long as you commit to action.

3. You can train others and
improve your own time
management through
better planning;
prioritising; delegating;
controlling your
environment;
understanding yourself
and identifying what you
will change about your
habits, routines and
attitude.

4. Don’t be a Slave to the System - if
you are a slave to your email
system then make this simple
change - turn off the pop-up or
noise which notifies you that you
have mail. it will dramatically
improve your control over your
time

5. Establish a new habit of checking
your email at certain times in the
day, when it is sensible for you and
the business to do so - say, first
when you arrive at your desk or
start work, second just before
lunch, third around an hour before
close of business

6. Balancing the goals - review your
activities in terms of your short-
term and long-term goals, and
prioritise your activities
accordingly.

7. Plan preparation and creative
thinking time in your diary for
the long-term jobs, because
they need it.

8. If you don't plan for the
preparation you'll never do it, and
all the work will get left to the last
minute.
The short-term urgent tasks will
always use up all your time unless
you plan to spend it otherwise.

9. If this topic is of interest to you and you want further information then
contact:
Mercuri International UK Ltd
Suite 1001, Cranmore Place
Cranmore Drive
B90 4RZ
andrew-mullins@mercuri.co.uk
Tel: 0330 9000 800 (option 1)