TIME MANAGEMENT
staying on top of your to-do lists. In so doing,
you will positively affect not just your time-
management habits, but those of other people
in the organization.
The Case for Time Management
Time is one of your most valuable assets and
needs to be managed well if you are to make the
most of it. The difference between successful
managers with bright futures and unsuccessful
managers who stay stuck in one spot usually has
less to do with their intelligence or skill level and
more to do with how effectively they manage
their time. If you want to begin moving up faster
in your career, start by improving the way you
manage your time.
You can become the poster child for produc-
tivity, the champion of time effi ciency—not
by nagging but by being alert to opportunities
to serve internal and external customers faster,
cheaper, and better. You can use every oppor-
tunity your peers offer to organize your mutual
space and working relationships. With your boss,
you can become the go-to person who relieves
departmental pressures by getting it done right
the fi rst time and on time.
Setting and enforcing time-management
habits isn’t easy and can’t be done in an instant.
Chances are that what is really standing in
your way is a lack of self-discipline. Changing
behavior is diffi cult—but incredibly rewarding.
And it is most successfully achieved by small,
incremental, manageable steps. You’ve heard
the mantras: “A journey of 1,000 miles begins