The document provides tips for improving productivity including asking for help from others when needed, setting time tables and mini goals to accomplish larger tasks, and prioritizing tasks into categories of urgent, routine, and important to focus on the most essential items. Planning and prioritizing are important for managing complex workloads and meeting expectations.

1. 1-ASK FOR HELP.. many afraid to ask—fear being
intrusive or dumb. People paid to help- go to them for
assistance.
2-SET TIME TABLES.. Plan as you go—plan your
day/set mini steps to accomplish a large task-eventually
you become so adept at planning and evaluating your
progress that you cut your planning time to a minimal.
PLAN FOR INTERRUPTIONS
3-PRIORITIZED.. 1ST STEP TO IMPROVE YOUR
PRODUCTIVITY AND GETTING THE MOST OUT OF
EVERY DAY. CAN BE COMPLEX—MULTIPLE
BOSSES, GREATER WORKLOADS HIGHER
EXPECTATIONS TEND TO MAKE SETTING
PRIORITIES MORE COMPLICATED.
Categorizing helps prioritize.
Urgent ASAP tasks—demand our attention, regardless
of their importance answer phone/memos/email or may
be very important
Routine tasks—need to be done to meet our goals.