Being busy is not the same as being effective

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 642.

Tell the Truth

Overwhelmingly, research shows that the single most important attribute a leader can demonstrate to those they lead is the ability and willingness to tell the truth. Whether the truth is good or bad, pleasant or hard-to-hear, hearing it usually helps people find their way through chaos and uncertainty. Furthermore, the most important kind of truth to tell is the truth about oneself.

Lyndsay Swinton "No.1 Time Management Skill: Doing Nothing" http://www.mftrou.com/time-management-skills.html

You can improve your time management skills by doing nothing. Sounds impossible? Okay you're right; you have to do something but not very much.

The skill of time management is about knowing what to do and when. And one other important tip, but we'll share that secret later…..

Got to run, people to see, places to go…

Busy managers are always on the go. They have noisy phones, bursting email inboxes, back-to-back meetings, and they grab lunch on the run. But hang on, if they're so great, why are they doing so much?

A key time management skill is knowing what to do and when to do it. Imagine this… The phone rings while you're answering emails and a colleague is fast approaching your desk. What do you do?

a) Answer the phone, whilst reading your emails. Your colleague will have to wait.

b) Stop everything and talk to your colleague.

c) Ignore the phone and your colleague and keep working on emails.

d) None of the above.

Answer – d) there is no one correct answer!

How could I be so mean to ask a trick question? Simple, I wanted to demonstrate that there are always 101 factors affecting decisions about how best to manage your time. Only you know the right answer.