The concept behind time management is managing _____ rather than _____.

Behavioral time wasters are _____.

According to Steven Covey, a habit involves:

• Knowledge
• Skill
• Desire 

Putting off a task until later is a(n) _________ time waster and attending unproductive meetings is a(n)

_________________ time waster.

Behavioral Time Wasters

Created for yourself

• Familiar habits, procrastination, perfectionism,work addiction

Attidudinal Time Wasters

How you think of time or judge time

• Sleep, ilness, unproductive meetings, bad excercise schedule 

A force that causes us to choose to the task that gives us the best results in the least amount of time is known as

_______.

A procrastinator's work may be late due to ______ while a perfectionist's work may be late because of ______.

Proctastinator Late

• Postpone actions leading to time conflicts

Perfectionist Late

• unrealistic goals, desire for perfection becomes time waster 

The "law" that says whenever there is a free minute of unexpected time, Workaholics fill it, is called

"_________ Law."

Parkinson's  Law

NOT

Murphy's Law

"If can go wrong it will"

Research suggests that for time management to be most effective, it should focus most on ________.

The goal of "I will start studying for my final exam earlier" is not a good goal under the rules for goals because

it is not:

Research says in order for goal setting to work, ALL goals must be:

SMART

• Specific
• Measurable
• Acheivable
• Realistic
• Timed

All EXCEPT the following is a step for successful delegation.

Steps to Delegate

• Determine Ability & Willingness
• Clearify Goal
• Define Autority & responsibility Levels
• Provide Training
• Big to Small Tasks
• Compliment
• Coach, don't leed
• Require Complete Work 

All EXCEPT one of the following is a reason people get stuck when making decisions.

• Fear of Unknown
• Fear of Conflict
• Lack of Knowledge
• Poor Desicion Making Skills 

The first step in proper decision-making is:

List the three types of time wasters.

HINT: ABS

• Attitudinal
• Behavioral (bad habits, procrastination, avoidance, perfectionism,unassertiveness, work addiction)
• Situational (paperwork, reading, phone calls, unproductive meetings)

What should you do immediately prior to ending a meeting and right after a meeting?

Set time for next meeting

&

Summarize meeting (send minutes)