Most leaders deal with time management issues. There is much to do and limited time to accomplish everything. Here are four recommendations that may help you get a grip on the limited time you have to do your work.
Set aside 20 to 30 minutes of quiet time in the beginning of the week to review your schedule and prioritize your tasks.
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Focus on the most important tasks. Resist the urge to do the easy tasks to get them out of the way. Often, when we do this we get to the important and more difficult tasks too late and the time pressure affects the quality of the work.
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Build time into your schedule to plan ahead, catch up on research or projects that are pending, and take care of yourself.
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Have an agenda for meetings and stick to it. Just because you have allotted an hour for a meeting does not mean that you must fill the hour. Identify decisions that need to be made and ensure that they are made during the meeting.
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