Time management can be tricky. Despite best intentions to get work done, but you may find you never fully tackle your to-do list. Business consultant Ken Edmundson takes a fresh approach to time management in his article “You Can’t Manage Time!” He introduces a process to help salespeople ensure they complete tasks they need to get done, and in an efficient manner. He suggests the following:
Step 1: To identify what to do, take a piece of paper and create a three-column daily or weekly to do list. Label one column “Must Do,” the next column “Should Do,” and the third column “Stop Do.”
Step 2: In the “Must Do” column, list all of the things that are imperative to accomplish, things that must be completed, things that are directly tied to your goals and responsibilities.
Step 3: Review the “Must Do” list; prioritize the items in terms of importance and difficulty. It is imperative to do the most difficult first.
Step 4: Next, plan carefully and assign each item an amount of time for completion.
Step 5: In the “Should Do” column, list all of the things that you would like to do because they are important, although not essential.
Step 6: In the “Stop Do” column, list those items, which tend to use/kill time that are not productive. The “Stop Do” list is a daily and weekly reminder of things you should stop doing that are getting in your way. There should always be items on the “Stop Do” list.
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Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009
Jessica Helinski