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How to set achievable goals
How to manage time for personal and professional life
How to avoid distractions
Ask For Time
Instead of committing to getting the requested assignment done as soon as possible, factor in some buffer time and ask for a couple of days or a week.
This will help you get the work done along with any 'reactive realities' that come up, and it's a win-win if you get it done before the deadline.
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Dynamic Meetings
Rather than having habitual meetings, make them dynamic and result-oriented.
Focus on the problem, and ensure there is a continuous follow-up, giving people space to brainstorm and come up with solutions.
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Plan The Unexpected Important Stuff
About 40% to 60% of our day is taken up by important stuff that needs our attention but is not on our daily calendar.
Planning our day accordingly, keeping about half of it free for these 'out-of-calendar' activities, is realistic and sustainable.
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Your Best 'Brain Time'
You need to figure out when your brain works best and get heavy work done in those productive hours.
These windows of 'brain time' cannot be wasted with meetings and chores that end up wasting your time.
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Time Management For Leaders
Managing time gets challenging as our career progresses and we take up more responsibilities. Five ways we can manage our time like a successful leader:
- Plan realistic reactive time.
- Don't respond habitually.
- Avoid the 25-minute meeting...
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The Value of Time
We normally get frustrated and can have a frowning expression when we are interrupted while being busy. When saying a 'no' can be impolite, a better way is to say 'yes' and then asking respectfully to fix a time to discuss.
The best leaders know the value of time and are proactive and ...
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Ask For A Private Discussion
Instead of avoiding the person, seek to address the issue head-on because, if left unaddressed, it’s only likely to get worse.
Ask for a private discussion with the other person to express what you’re experiencing as pleasantly and agreeably as possible to avoid damaging the relat...
Time needed for specific tasks
When you set a time limit on certain things that have to be done, this can motivate you to get get them down within that period. However, sometimes it’s just not possible, and you have underestimated the actual time this task takes you to complete.
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Ask for career advice
Asking for advice from knowledgeable sources is possibly the best way to form a career plan.
- Rely on the advice of people who have done it before. This could be someone internal in your organization or someone outside of it.
- Professional networking groups can...
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