This document discusses common time management mistakes and provides strategies to better manage time. It notes that office distractions and poor communication cost businesses billions annually. The three main mistakes are having a spatial vs values-based relationship with time, using ineffective vs proven time management tools, and failing to invest in key skills like relationships and communication. It recommends defining values and desired outcomes, analyzing current time usage, and designing a plan with coaching to develop skills and free up more productive time. Coaching programs and time management strategies are offered to help individuals and organizations better manage time.

1. A New Dimension of Time 3 Mistakes we make today that affect how we manage time (and what to do about it!)

2. 7 Peter Drucker “ Time is the scarcest resource of managers. If it is not managed, nothing else can be managed.”

22. Tyranny of the Urgent Original concept by Charles E. Hummel 3 Phone calls Interruptions E-mail Voice mail Reports Drop-ins 2 Planning Clarifying Values Relationships Vision/Mission Process - Improvement 1 Crisis Deadlines Meetings Repairs 4 Trivia Internet Games “ Escapes” Junk Mail Busy Work 3 Phone calls Interruptions E-mail Voice mail Reports Drop-ins 1 Crisis Deadlines Meetings Repairs Urgent Not Urgent Important Not Important 2 Vision/Mission Planning Clarifying Values Relationships Process Improvement