Personnel Management The Essential Strategies
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Personal Management - 2 Strategies to Get More Done in Less Time
Have you ever found yourself wishing there were more hours in a day, so you could get more work done? I have! But personal management experts say the key isn't creating more time. It's in making better use of the time we have. Activity expands to fill the time allotted to it. So what we really need is improved productivity.
Brian Tracy's Law of Single Handling says: The ability to start and complete your most important task determines your productivity more than any other skill.
In other words, to become more productive the most important task is to determine your Most Important Task!
What project are you working on at present? What's your Most Important Task (MIT)?
Let's imagine these two scenarios: John knows his MIT for the week and jumps right to it from Monday. When interruptions crop up he is able to identify and delegate these to junior staff. Jack, on the other hand has not determined an MIT. His style is to handle issues as they arise, not by priority. Sound familiar? By Friday, John has accomplished his MIT, with time and energy to spare. But 8pm on Friday finds Jack still in the office, with "so much to do, too little time," his Most Important Task yet undone. Whom would you rather be? Which one is you right now?
The next time you find yourself overwhelmed by work and deadlines, identify your MIT and complete it. Then go for the next one, and so on. Handle each task JUST ONCE. It's called SINGLE HANDLING. No obsessive revisions. Say no to distraction. Do each step to the best of your ability. And move on.
If you can:
(1) identify and focus on your Most Important Task, and
(2) apply single handling,
you will no doubt accomplish much more in less time. With less stress too!
Brian Tracy's Law of Single Handling says: The ability to start and complete your most important task determines your productivity more than any other skill.
In other words, to become more productive the most important task is to determine your Most Important Task!
What project are you working on at present? What's your Most Important Task (MIT)?
Let's imagine these two scenarios: John knows his MIT for the week and jumps right to it from Monday. When interruptions crop up he is able to identify and delegate these to junior staff. Jack, on the other hand has not determined an MIT. His style is to handle issues as they arise, not by priority. Sound familiar? By Friday, John has accomplished his MIT, with time and energy to spare. But 8pm on Friday finds Jack still in the office, with "so much to do, too little time," his Most Important Task yet undone. Whom would you rather be? Which one is you right now?
The next time you find yourself overwhelmed by work and deadlines, identify your MIT and complete it. Then go for the next one, and so on. Handle each task JUST ONCE. It's called SINGLE HANDLING. No obsessive revisions. Say no to distraction. Do each step to the best of your ability. And move on.
If you can:
(1) identify and focus on your Most Important Task, and
(2) apply single handling,
you will no doubt accomplish much more in less time. With less stress too!
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