TABLE OF CONTENTS Now that you have completed your work on Achieving Objectives Through Time Management, let us review our workbook objectives.
At the end of this workbook you should be better able to identify ways of increasing efficiency and effectiveness through better time management.
We all have the same amount of time in a day, but some people seem to make better use of their time than others. If you can identify your own patterns of working, you should be able to modify them, so that your efficiency and effectiveness improves. We talked about certain kinds of 'activity trap': crisis management, 'responding to demands', and the treadmill. Are your hopes and ambitions ensnared in one of these, preventing you from gaining control of your working life? Take some bold decisions. Get out of the trap, and organize your time so that you can achieve more, and reach higher standards.
Answer the following questions:
If you feel you act as a crisis manager too frequently, what plans do you have to discuss this state of affairs with your workteam and/or your manager?
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If you spend all your time 'responding to demands', how do you intend to start controlling your own time more by deciding your own priorities?
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If you believe you are on a treadmill for part or all of your working life, how do you intend changing your approach, your priorities and your outlook?
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At the end of this workbook...
