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Developing Time Management Skills are important to the success of a leader. Many leaders claim they never waste any time, but these same managers become frustrated when they feel a day is unproductive. Time management studies have been conducted for over 100 years, with perhaps the most famous being the Time Motion studies conducted by Lillian and Frank Gilbreth
Time management skills are really more focused on self management. The same skills that a leader will use to manage others can be refocused to manage the leader's time: planning, delegating, controlling and organizational skills.
The most common time stealers appear to be:
- Unclear directions from the leader
- Interruptions, including meetings
- Procrastination
- Miscommunication
- Inability to refuse work
- Lack of organizational skills
As would be expected, effective time management requires skills that deflect these time stealers: planning, organizing, and avoiding interruptions. On this last point, the telephone and ad hoc meetings are some of the worst offenders in today's work environment. |
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