Some days, we would like to spend a bit more time away from the computer.
So how can you squeeze a little more time out of your hectic day?
Here’s 10 ways to save time at work:
1. Commute at off hours – Not only will commuting at off hours
save you time, it may help save your sanity.
2. Go in early and leave early. You might be surprised how
much work you can get done early in the morning when no one else is
in the office.
3. Keep prioritized lists of things to do and stop doing the
non-essential ones. It’s too easy to just do things because they’ve
always been on the To Do list. Reassess that list and edit carefully.
4. Minimize multi-tasking. The more things you try to do at
once, the more time you spend switching between tasks rather than
completing them.
5. Quit smoking and save the time standing in the parking lot.
Not only will this one save time every day, it’ll add days to your
life.
6. Don’t read spam emails no matter how entertaining they may
be. And, don’t spend time getting angry over spam either. Don’t waste
the energy over things you can do nothing about.
7. Don’t forward or read joke emails. If it’s a bad joke, no
one wants it. If it’s a good joke, they probably already got it from
five other people. So save time and electrons and just hit delete.
8. Delegate things that can be delegated. I’m not suggesting
that you push all your work off on other people, but make the most
efficient use of everyone’s time.
9. Organize the paper flow in your office to ensure that you
don’t handle the same paper multiple times. Managing the blizzard
of paper can be quite challenging, but efficient paper flow can save
tons of time.
10. Keep a log book of where you spend your time for a week
to figure out where you are spending and wasting time. You’ll probably
be surprised how much time you can get back from unproductive activities.
If you try just one or two of these ideas, you’ll be out of the office
in no time.
About the Author:
Paul Glen is the author of "Leading Geeks: How to Manage and Lead
People Who Deliver Technology" (Jossey Bass Pfeiffer, 2002) and Principal
of C2 Consulting. C2 Consulting helps clients build effective technology
organizations. Paul Glen regularly speaks for corporations and national
associations across North America. For more information go to http://www.c2-consulting.com.
He can be reached at info@c2-consulting.com.
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