Spread the time management discipline
During one of the previous tips, I said "Encourage time
management in your organization".
Why is it important that we share our experiences and improved
time management skills with others? As a team member we all depend on others in
our team to maintain balance in our work schedules.
You come to work to a complete a milestone a little ahead of
schedule. Your team member comes with an urgent request which is a customer
issue and you can't avoid completing this task. This issue came up because some
one ignored the issue when it was important and not urgent and now it
became important and urgent task. Imagine your own frustration, if you
end up spending whole day on this task and don't make a progress on your own
task.
It is like this: To be safe on road, it is not enough
that we drive safely, but everyone also drives safely. Even one person driving
recklessly is likely to cause confusion and accidents on road.
Extending this example, it is not enough that we have self
discipline and following good time management techniques. Any one in our team or
organization who does not care a damn about such discipline can cause lot of
problems.
And getting others to understand importance of this self
discipline and get them to co-operate is not an easy task. We have to keep
trying continuously.
I have taken the initiative to tell others in my team about
time management. Time Management 101 slides which I prepared were done for this
specific purpose. I have tried to impress on my team members how after using
time management tips, I have been to improve my balance in life. I showed
specific examples. Some people immediately got impressed and some were amused
and some were disinterested. I didn't expect to impress all, but I was happy
that at least a couple of them were able to take a step towards time management.
Similarly I try to promote better planning tools wherever I
feel there is a need for the same.
Try to share your experiences and make a sincere efforts.
Wishing others will get organized without showing them how to do it, is not
realistic. Show by personal example and people will find your tips useful.
Wish you luck if you are doing something similar at work or in
personal life.
