Performance Checks
1 Quick Quiz
Jot down the answers to the following questions on Achieving Objectives Through Time Management.
1. | Write down a brief definition of 'managing time'. One or two sentences will do. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ | |
2. | List two kinds of 'activity trap'. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ | |
3. | What's the difference between a crisis and a high priority task? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ | |
4. | 'If you have a time management problem, you will certainly know you have.' Is this statement true, or false? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ | |
5. | Write down two undesirable results of crisis management. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ | |
6. | We discussed three steps for getting out of an activity trap. Two were: 'Set goals' and 'Choose priorities'. What was the third? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ | |
7. | In the stages of decision making: knowledge, objectives, alternatives, look ahead, action, what does the first stage - knowledge - mean? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ | |
8. | What does 'look ahead' mean? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ | |
9. | What are SMART objectives? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ | |
10. | Give an example of a habit that can help in the management of time. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ | |
11. | Define 'urgent'. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ | |
12. | Define 'important'. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ | |
13. | On the time management grid, what are the risks associated with tasks that appear in the 'high urgency and high importance' quadrant? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ | |
14. | On the time management grid, what are the risks associated with tasks that appear in the 'low urgency and low importance' quadrant? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ | |
15. | Name two kinds of people who might benefit from a list system. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ | |
16. | Lastly, how... |