QuoteReplyTopic: Time Management Posted: 23 October 2007 at 3:21pm
When my DH returned to work after Daniel was born he was in a new job (company doing the same work) but in a new position of technical team leader. He is the first to admit that his time management skills just suck.
I don't think I'm too bad at time management. I manage to look after and play with Daniel every day and still get in about 5 hrs of work a day before DH comes home.
I can't for the life of me remember many of my time management stuff I learnt at work. The only one I can think of that is useful is turning off email alerts so you aren't distracted when doing work.
DH doesn't have an ideal work environment. He often has to do a lot of confidential emails and phone calls at a desk that is in a noisy area and has people lurking. He gets distracted so easily too so he finds himself often quite stressed by the end of the day when there are still things he should have got done. Head office have said under no circumstances are they to rearrange the office so he can't move himself away from other people or distractions.
Does anyone have any good time management tips they can share?
When I had an office job I would take the phone off the hook, whilst I got important tasks out of the way (and I did a support job and was suppose to be available) reception had to transfer calls so she would take a message and if it was really urgent she would come and tell me. If he has an answer phone he could just set it to that. Things aren't usually that urgent that they can't wait 30mins.
Perhaps he could also try scheduling his important calls for when the office is quieter, before other people get to work, when most take their lunch or smoko etc.
Also like mummy_becks said, right a list of tasks and have them prioritised so that he definately gets the most important ones out the way first.
If he is team leader could he perhaps delegate some of his less important tasks?
He could also try telling everyone to shut the f%^* up. Not subtle but I use to find it would work.
I like a lined pad within reach so that little jobs and telephone things can be written down until I've finished what I'm currently doing. Also it sounds silly but if he has regular breaks (15 mins morning/afternoon tea and 30+mins for lunch) he will be more productive and less stressed than if he worked through.
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