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Manage Time and Get Organized [Fulfillment@Work]
Fulfillment @ Work
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July 10, 2007
ISSN: 1533-3906
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MESSAGE
FROM JOEL 
Please forward this newsletter about Managing Time
and Getting Organized to your family, friends, and coworkers.
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Got plans for the
summer? While you're basking in the sun, consider this: you'll spend
more time looking for lost documents at work than you will on your vacation.
Up to three times as much! That's right. Americans average only two
to two-and-a-half weeks vacation every year. Yet according to Fast Company
Magazine, executives waste six weeks per year searching for lost paperwork.
In fact, employees
spend up to 35 percent of their time looking for the information they
need to do their jobs. And when you're not trying to track down that
lost file or report, chances are someone is interrupting you. Studies
show an American worker is interrupted eight times every hour. Each
interruption averages five minutes. It's a wonder that any work gets
done at all.
Fortunately there
are simple techniques and strategies you can use to better manage your
time and reduce the stress at work. I've listed them below. By incorporating
just of few into your daily routine, you should be able to spend more
time at the beach and less time searching for lost files. Enjoy the
summer!
Good luck!
Joel
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ARTICLE
Not Enough Hours in the Day?
You can't manage time,
but you can manage yourself. Here's how:
1. Focus on what's most important.
Prioritize your work and devote your time accordingly. At the beginning
of each week or day, write up a "to-do" list. Then keep a diary
of how you're actually spending your time.
2. Know when to say no.
It's been said the difference between efficient and non-efficient workers
is the work efficient workers choose not to do. Focus on your priorities.
3. Don't be afraid to delegate.
Look for opportunities to delegate non-essential work. Are there others
on your team who would benefit or learn from performing these tasks?
4. Eliminate distractions.
Schedule a certain time (or times) each day to read and respond to your
email or to return phone calls. Close your door or don't answer the phone
when you're working on high priority work. Consider working "off
hours" when there are fewer people - and distractions - at the office.
5. Avoid multi-tasking.
You'll make fewer errors and spend less time on rework. There's nothing
inefficient about "working slow" on key projects.
6. Kill the clutter.
Spend a few minutes each week organizing your files, email addresses and
correspondence. Look for ways to reduce redundancies or trim steps from
work processes.
7. Learn from the pros.
Who are the most organized people you know? Ask them to share their secrets.
Take a training class or read about improving your time management skills.
8. Get your supervisor onboard.
Talk to your supervisor and tell him or her that you're determined to
improve in this area. Then ask for their ongoing support, feedback and
constructive criticism. Your boss will be impressed at your initiative
and be more likely to notice your improvement (and reward you for it).
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QUOTES OF THE WEEK
"Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same
number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo,
Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson and Albert Einstein."
~ H. Jackson Brown
"If you don't know what to do with many of the papers piled on
your desk, stick a dozen colleagues' initials on 'em, and pass them
along. When in doubt, route."
~ Malcolm Forbes
"The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot."
~ Michael Altshuler
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