Top 10 Time Wasters – Continued

Here’s numbers 3 and 4:

3. Poor Planning

• Implement a sound planning process.
• Do not start a project unless you have reasonable clarity about the objective of the project.
• Break the project down into specific, measurable activities and assign ownership for all activities.
• Set specific deadlines or completion dates for all critical activities.
• Document your plan in writing.

4.  Attempting To Do Too Much

• Investigate why you are unable or reluctant to say no to new demands on your time and energy.
• Apply the 80/20 Principle –  80% of your results come from 20% of your efforts.
• Learn to delegate freely and effectively.
• Schedule flexible time into your daily routine to allow for interruptions and unexpected emergencies.
• Develop a mental attitude that values quality instead of quantity.

I’ll post 2 more next week!

Have a positively productive week!

Taken from the GO System training course, written by Chris Crouch.