Saturday, August 30, 2014

we can plan our work load but many unexpected events that increase our work load. travelling, meetings, dinner, ..... how to manage?

How do you manage the work load? Here are some suggestions:
  1. Become consistent in your sleep habits. You can’t function without 7-8 hours of sleep.
  2. Work out times when you do certain activities. An activity that takes 3 hours to do at one time can take 1 hour at another time.
  3. Learn how to multitask. There are times when you can combine one or more activities (e.g. filling out an expense form while participating in a conference call).
  4. Make repetitive tasks more efficient. For example you might develop a template for a weekly report you need to do.
  5. Learn how much time is needed for each activity. Not everything needs to be done to perfection.
  6. Learn how to avoid activities that are huge “time sink holes”. Some of these can be avoided entirely while others can be done with minimal time commitment.
  7. Don’t let others steal your time. This is especially the case for those who view the job as one big social event.
  8. Think ahead on major assignments. Often you can avoid time consuming dead ends when you just give an assignment some thought.
  9. Find people in the organization who are noted for how productive they are and ask them for guidance on how to use your time.
  10. Develop a “relief value” that can let you get away from the job and renew your energy. This will be something you do for yourself.

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