goal setting - 3.24.16
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THE IM
PORTA
NCE OF TIME MANAGEMENT IN
GOAL
SETTING
N A T A L I E C O WE N G O N Z A L E Z – P R O F E S S I O N A L
D E V E L O P M E N T C O A C H
BIG BUSINESS
WHY IS TIME MANAGEMENT KEY TO GOAL SETTING?
Goals cannot be achieved if you don’t manage your time appropriately
So, let’s talk about effective time management …
WHAT IS THE VALUE OF TIME MANAGEMENT?
Knowing where you spend your day Improved productivity through improved use of time Better job performance and delivery to customers Increased profitability!Reduction of stress!TIME MANAGEMENT= HAPPY, SUCCESSFUL YOU!
WHAT IS TIME MANAGEMENT?The five aspects of Time Management:
1. Planning & Goal Setting2. Managing Yourself3. Dealing with Other People4. Your Personal 24 Hours
The first 4 all interconnect and interact to generate #5:
WHERE DOES THE TIME GO? One of the most asked questions in our day What are the main things that steal your time?
Email? Phone calls? Crisis management? Client drama? Personal/family drama? Who has time for the work?
What can you do about it?
ESSENTIALS HABITS FOR TIME MANAGEMENT
Essential habits for good time management are:
Know where the hours are going Keep focused on the end result Work to defined priorities
ESSENTIALS HABITS FOR TIME MANAGEMENT
Essential habits for good time management are:
Schedule time for important issues Delegate routine tasks and responsibility for them Confront your own indecision and delay Take the stress out of work
JUST BECAUSE YOUR WORKING……does not mean that you are productive!
Differentiate between:Effectiveness – doing the right thingsEfficiency – doing the right things correctly & in the right timing
USING TIME WISELY
Under-estimation of time Stress due to committing to too many tasks Poor quality output Deadlines may be missed
Over-estimation of time Stress due to people pressing to have activities completed
Poor quality output Deadlines set may not match requirements
BUSY WORK VS PRODUCTIVE WORKProblem No 1: ProcrastinationPutting off doing the things that you should be
doing right now!
BUSY WORK VS PRODUCTIVE WORKProblem No 1: ProcrastinationPutting off doing the things that you should be doing at
this point!
Solution List all tasks that you are currently putting off Remove two from the list by doing them now! Plan and set a schedule for dealing with the rest “Reward” when tasks are completed “Punish” when tasks are not completed on schedule
DEALING WITH INDECISION OR DELAYWhen faced with a task – Deal with it:
Do it
Delegate it
Dump it
Deadline it
Dissect it
BUSY WORK VS PRODUCTIVE WORKProblem No 2: Paralyzing
perfectionism Failure to recognize the difference between excellence and perfection
Excellence:AchievableHealthySatisfyingRealistic
BUSY WORK VS PRODUCTIVE WORKProblem No 2: Paralyzing
perfectionism Failure to recognize the difference between excellence and perfection
Perfection:UnattainableFrustratingUnrealistic
BUSY WORK VS PRODUCTIVE WORKProblem No 3: Setting unchallenging
objectives
Objectives need to be set that: Challenge you in a realistic manner Take heed of resource availability
- You end up busy without any possibility of success -
BUSY WORK VS PRODUCTIVE WORKProblem No 3: Setting unchallenging
objectives
Use SMART criteria where the objectives are:
IS YOUR TIME MANAGEMENT OUT OF WHACK?GIVE ME A CALL!Natalie Cowen GonzalezPersonal and Professional Development [email protected]
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