Posts Tagged: Time Management

Employees Just Want To Have Fun!

An extensive, company-sponsored recreation and social program can be a boost to moral – but it can also be a fiscal and managerial nightmare to the CEO who has to administer it. Jack Stack, CEO of Springfield Remanufacturing Center Corp., in Springfield, MO., was so intent on fostering healthy relations with his 450 employees that… Read More »

Ask the Coach: How to Stop Overcommitting Yourself

I Often Find Myself Overcommitted. What Can I Do Differently? ‘Overcommitted’ is an interesting term I hear often. Use of the term and your underlying assumptions may be a problem. The verb “commit” means “to obligate or pledge oneself”, so you may have pledged your time and energy too broadly. You are likely involved in… Read More »

Time Management – A Priority Setting Plan

Manage your time better by dividing tasks into four categories: 1. Direct value. High priorities: making a sale, presenting to your staff, writing a report 2. Indirect value. What pays off later: learning new skills, setting goals 3. Necessary non-value. Things you must do that have no value for you: filling out government forms, taking… Read More »