Art of Leadership & Motivation
HRM – 760
Lecture 20
FACILITATOR
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Majid Mahmood
Time Management-I
~ The bad news is time flies;
the good news is ???????????????
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~ The bad news is time flies;
the good news is you are the pilot.~
Michael Altshuler
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Time Management
To utilise the available time in optimum
manner to achieve one’s personal and
professional goals.
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TIME IS MONEY
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Imagine you are already 60 years old, and you look back….what did you
achieve, what did you do…..
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EVERYONE HAS THE SAME
AMOUNT OF TIME
60 minutes per hour
1,440 minutes per day
525,600 minutes per year
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Key Points to Take Away
Frederick Winslow Taylor is normally considered to be
the father of scientific management. He wrote his book,
The Principles of Scientific Management in 1911,
which, together with the work of Frank and Lillian
Gilbreth, became the launching pad for today’s time
management.
Stephen R. Covey predicts there will be a movement
towards research on internal time and how we can
manage our brains and take advantage of our biological
clock in order to manage our time.
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Break these 8 Time Management
Rules at your own risk:
Multitasking – Multitasking does not lead to more
things done. It leads to more things started. If you’re not
careful, you’ll end up with 57 things started and nothing
done.
Scheduling Backtoback Meetings
Answering Your Phone Anytime
Checking Email Incessantly
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Break these 8 Time Management
Rules at your own risk:
Not Unplugging
Not Allocating Enough Time for Tasks
Not Looking at Your List
Not Taking Deadlines Seriously
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Top Time Management Lies that we tell
Ourselves
I don’t have time
I am going to exercise more
When I have more time
When things settle down
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Top Time Management Lies that we tell
Ourselves
I’ll do it tomorrow
I am not lucky
I can’t do that
That deadline isn’t important
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Common Time Management
Mistakes
Mistake #1. Failing to Keep a ToDo List
Mistake #2. Not Setting Personal Goals
Mistake #3. Not Prioritizing
Mistake #4. Failing to Manage Distractions
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Common Time Management
Mistakes
Mistake #5. Procrastination
Mistake #6. Taking on too Much
Mistake #7. Not Taking Breaks
Mistake #8. Ineffectively Scheduling Tasks
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Biggest Mistake
“Don’t try to achieve every goal you want to
achieve, achieve only the goals you need and
stay focused on the important things in life.”
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I wish I didn’t spend so much time on __________
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Life is short!
Prioritize those things that are important to you and
focus on them
Let others know what is important to you
Develop a roadmap
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Focus, Focus, Focus
What is worth thinking about every day?
*What interests you?
*What motivates you?
*What would you like to leave as your legacy
(personally and professionally)?
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FACILITATOR
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Majid Mahmood Bagram
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