Time. We can’t make more of it and we don’t have enough of it. So we need to make the most of it.
There are two ways to do this. Use your time more efficiently and more effectively.
You need to set goals.
Once you’ve set a goal, be ruthless about pruning away everything which doesn’t help you get there. Top athletes, musicians and performers are notorious for their complete dedication and focus to mastering their craft.
As you focus on a goal, you’ll find that a large part of your daily and managerial life is noise. Cut the noise out, and you will create huge amounts of time to focus on the few things which will really make a difference to you.
Break the big tasks down into manageable chunks. If all you can do today is have a conversation with one key executive, then make sure you have that conversation.
Deal with the noise of day to day management, the e-mails, routine phone calls, and administration, during the dead gaps in your diary. That’s the time you spend queuing and travelling.
Here’s some other standard but very useful techniques for time management.
Get it right first time. Rework is costly.
Deal with each piece of paper, each e-mail, each phone call, once.
Schedule assertively. Fix meetings to suit your timetable. If you work to other’s schedules your diary will be a mess of endless dead time.
Find help. You don’t have to try and do it all yourself. Having people you trust to do the jobs you don’t have time for, makes a massive difference. Giving you the time to focus on the most important tasks.
There are two ways to do this. Use your time more efficiently and more effectively.
You need to set goals.
Once you’ve set a goal, be ruthless about pruning away everything which doesn’t help you get there. Top athletes, musicians and performers are notorious for their complete dedication and focus to mastering their craft.
As you focus on a goal, you’ll find that a large part of your daily and managerial life is noise. Cut the noise out, and you will create huge amounts of time to focus on the few things which will really make a difference to you.
Break the big tasks down into manageable chunks. If all you can do today is have a conversation with one key executive, then make sure you have that conversation.
Deal with the noise of day to day management, the e-mails, routine phone calls, and administration, during the dead gaps in your diary. That’s the time you spend queuing and travelling.
Here’s some other standard but very useful techniques for time management.
Get it right first time. Rework is costly.
Deal with each piece of paper, each e-mail, each phone call, once.
Schedule assertively. Fix meetings to suit your timetable. If you work to other’s schedules your diary will be a mess of endless dead time.
Find help. You don’t have to try and do it all yourself. Having people you trust to do the jobs you don’t have time for, makes a massive difference. Giving you the time to focus on the most important tasks.
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