Landscape Management, October 2012
Web extra For a diagram and overview of the time management system Harwood uses visit landscapemanagement net 2012 09 27 timemanagement and what were supposed to be doing with our time The distraction doesnt appear to be damaging but it is 33 OCTOBER 2012 LANDSCAPEMANAGEMENT NET Much of our stuff is actionable we need to do something If this is the case we need to ask ourselves another question Whats the next action Once we identify this we can decide how to deal with it in our system There also are three options when stuff is actionable Do it if it takes less than two minutes to do option 1 If the item takes more than two minutes you can delegate it option 2 or defer it option 3 Either way the item stays in your time management system to ensure its completed eventually When we delegate or defer we create next actions which are the next steps that need to be taken to move an item toward completion Next actions appear in our calendar if theyre date specifc They appear in a categorized task list if theyre not date specifc Reviewing our calendars and tasks to determine what needs our attention is the next logical step in the system and must be done regularly I review my calendar and tasks daily with a much deeper review once a week This might be suffcient for you depending on how fast your world moves LM Harwood is founder president and CEO of Pro Motion Consulting Reach him at phil@ mypmcteam com or visit mypmc team com to learn more A good time mAnAgement system is simple eAsy to use And results in less stress And Anxiety
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