Prioritizing Your Time

I am came across an article that talked about prioritization and workload in an interesting way. The premise is that you need to manage your time aggressively and the techniques outlined are thought provoking.

Here are some of the suggestions:

1. Don’t check your email but 2 times per day – noon and 4:00 PM as an example. Also, place an auto response on your message telling senders that this is when you check messages.
2. Don’t start with email first thing in the morning…start with your priorities and really … don’t check email.
3. Don’t accept meetings – especially without an agenda and a purpose, and more specifically, the organizer needs to clearly indicate why they want you there…what decisions will you need to make or what expertise are you bringing etc.
4. When some stops by or calls – don’t allow too much small talk…stay focused on your priorities.

There are a number of other techniques…I plan on trying some and will let you know how they go. The whole idea centers on spending time on the things that truly help you get your job done. Email and meetings drain valuable time. The reality is there are rarely any business emergencies that are dealt with in email and everyone knows from their own experience that nothing really gets done in meetings…

I will give you an update on them in a month or so.

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