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== Time management skills == | == Time management skills == | ||
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* Prioritization - To effectively manage your time, you will need to decide in which order you should complete your tasks | * Prioritization - To effectively manage your time, you will need to decide in which order you should complete your tasks | ||
* [[Goal setting]]. Set short term and long term goals. Goals give a measurable way to determine progress toward the end product | * [[Goal setting]]. Set short term and long term goals. Goals give a measurable way to determine progress toward the end product | ||
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| + | * [[Organizational skills]] | ||
* [[Planning]] skills | * [[Planning]] skills | ||
* Delegation | * Delegation | ||
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| + | * Focusing/[[concentration]] | ||
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| + | * [[Communication skills]] | ||
* Setting boundaries and saying "no" | * Setting boundaries and saying "no" | ||
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| + | * Note taking | ||
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| + | *[[Stress management]] skills | ||
| − | * Automation | + | * Automation |
* [[Project management]] skills | * [[Project management]] skills | ||
* Recording of activities to track performance in terms of timeliness and key tasks relative to goals | * Recording of activities to track performance in terms of timeliness and key tasks relative to goals | ||
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| + | * Avoid procrastination | ||
=== Articles and videos on time management skills === | === Articles and videos on time management skills === | ||
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*[https://www.coursera.org/articles/time-management-skills 7 Essential Time Management Skills], Coursera | *[https://www.coursera.org/articles/time-management-skills 7 Essential Time Management Skills], Coursera | ||
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| + | *[https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/time-management-skills 9 Key Time Management Skills and How To Improve Them] | ||
Videos: | Videos: | ||
Revision as of 03:32, May 4, 2024
Time management is the process of planning and exercising control over the amount of time spent on specific activities - especially to increase the areas of effectiveness, efficiency or productivity.
Key processes of time management
Below are key processes of time management:[1][2]
- Set goals correctly
- Prioritize wisely. Carrying out activities centered around those priorities. Focusing on behaviors which will achieve the highest results towards achieving your goal.
- Set time limits via scheduling. Block out time chunks via scheduling.
- Delegate
- Take periodic breaks
- Organize yourself
- Remove non-essential tasks elimination/reduction of time spent on non-priorities
- Plan ahead (Schedule out the day/week/month)
- Incentives/rewards to help modify behavior to ensure compliance with time sensitive deadlines.
- Concentration and focus. Minimize distractions in your environment.
Time management skills
- Prioritization - To effectively manage your time, you will need to decide in which order you should complete your tasks
- Goal setting. Set short term and long term goals. Goals give a measurable way to determine progress toward the end product
- Planning skills
- Delegation
- Focusing/concentration
- Setting boundaries and saying "no"
- Problem solving skills
- Note taking
- Stress management skills
- Automation
- Project management skills
- Recording of activities to track performance in terms of timeliness and key tasks relative to goals
- Avoid procrastination
Articles and videos on time management skills
Articles:
- 7 Essential Time Management Skills, Coursera
Videos:
- Time management skills - Video playlist, Video playlist
Scheduling the day
Video:
- Scheduling a day - Video playlist, Video playlist
External links
Videos:
- Time management video playlist, Video playlist
Brian Tracy videos on time management video series:
- Brian Tracy on Time Management, Video playlist
Notes
- ↑ Time management, Corporate Finance Institute
- ↑ What is time management