Organisation - Getting Back To Basics

Written by Lorraine Pirihi


If you look at any major organisation, there is this trend for executives to use "palm pilots" in conjunction with software schedulers such as Microsoft Outlook.

What's really interesting is even with all this technology (and many of these execs are fortunate to have personal assistants) they are still disorganised. Organisation is not about having allrepparttar latest and greatest tools, it's about using common sense and sticking to what works. For some reason many people think that by using these (expensive) tools they will automatically manage their time and be more productive. Sadly, this is notrepparttar 105065 case. Technology is an aid, a tool. It has to be used and adapted to suitrepparttar 105066 human being using it.

In most cases a paper diary or planner has proved more valuable in helping people to be more effective with their time and their work.

In one organisation where I had been working withrepparttar 105067 Head of Department, who was much better organised when he was shown how to use a paper diary rather thanrepparttar 105068 computer one, I hadrepparttar 105069 Manager of Information Technology say to me "what are you doing? You'll have them all back to using pen and paper!"

Time Management - Working Smarter at Work

Written by Lorraine Pirihi


Let's look at your time management skills. Most of us have to work, andrepparttar more you can do inrepparttar 105064 least amount of time,repparttar 105065 better. Working smarter frees you up so that not only do you have a job, but you have a life too!

Getting Back To Basics The most useful "little helper" for business people must surely berepparttar 105066 daily To Do list. You have a couple of choices:

Write your list inrepparttar 105067 morning, asrepparttar 105068 first task atrepparttar 105069 commencement of your working day. Step back a bit and takerepparttar 105070 time to do it before you finish uprepparttar 105071 night before - as your final flourish forrepparttar 105072 day. This helps to free your mind so that you don't take your work home with you. Instead, you just leave it there to stew, all by itself, until you arrive next morning to take uprepparttar 105073 reins. Write It Down Effective time management means writing things down so you don't waste your time worrying about what you've forgotten.

Avoid trying to create a To Do list in your head. It must, must, must be written down. And then left somewhere highly visible, such as your desk top. That's why I suggest writing it in your diary, so you can juggle it with your other commitments.

An effective To Do list will almost always be updated duringrepparttar 105074 day. It is not a static document. As your priorities alter with each crisis, your list will be a work in progress.

First of all, don't be unrealistic. Steel yourself to list onlyrepparttar 105075 achievable projects and activities. If you are unable to complete a task onrepparttar 105076 designated day, simply transfer it torepparttar 105077 next day or another suitable time in your diary. Look atrepparttar 105078 daily To Do list asrepparttar 105079 map that keeps you on track.

When you have written your list inrepparttar 105080 diary, go back and number each item in order of importance. Then, you can simply start with No. One and work your way through.

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