• Home
  • About
  • Contact

The Phat Startup

The Ultimate Lifestyle Blog for Entrepreneurs

  • Blog
  • Blogger Lifestyle
  • Money & Finance
  • Motivation
  • Personal Growth

Blog

5 Time Management Tips for Professionals Who Are Ever Pressed for Time

A recent study shows business owners and other key professionals waste an average of 30% of their workweek on activities that have little to no value.

Poor time management leads to decreased productivity, missed deadlines, a lack of professionalism and wasted money.

If you have time management issues and want to get your schedule under control, here are 5 time management tips for professionals.

1. Conduct An Audit Of Your Time

A time audit will help you see where you are spending your time and what areas you need to improve.

To conduct a time audit:

  • Download a timer app or use the clock on your phone
  • Set the timer for 60 minutes
  • Each time the timer goes off, write down what you were doing for the last 60 minutes
  • Repeat for several days

Once you analyze the data, you’ll be able to see exactly how you’ve been spending your day.

2. Schedule Everything

One of the best tips on how to manage time is to schedule your day, week, month and even several months.

Trusting your memory may seem like a good idea but we are all human and all forget things at some time or another. Using a physical or digital planner ensures you’ll always know what you should be doing at any given time.

Want to supercharge your time management? Use a shared appointment scheduler with your team.

3. Prioritize Your Tasks

Every task you do should be filtered through a prioritizing system.

An example of such a system is the Eisenhower Matrix, where everything is filtered through:

  • Urgent and important: complete as soon as possible
  • Important but not urgent: schedule these within an appropriate amount of time
  • Urgent but not important: delegate to someone else
  • Not urgent and not important: put on a separate “will get to one day” list that you check weekly or monthly

Prioritizing is one of the most helpful tips for time management because it allows you to spend your time on the most important tasks and avoid wasting time on unimportant tasks.

4. Get Comfortable With Delegating

Some tasks do not need to be completed by you and you alone. In those instances, it’s best to delegate.

Some professionals find it difficult to delegate because they like to be fully in control of their tasks to ensure the best level of quality.  This leads to your burnout and a lack of morale within the team.

When delegating, always include clear instructions to avoid any confusion.

5. Learn To Say No

One of the most underused but important time management tips is to simply say no.

Saying no is not always easy but it’s important to understand when you truly have the time to take on another task vs. when taking on another task means you will be overextended.

Know that saying no does not have to be rude or impolite.

You can say no in a firm manner without ruffling feathers. While it’s uncomfortable, you will thank yourself in the long run for learning this important skill.

Time Management Tips For Professionals: The Bottom Line

By following these time management tips for professionals, you’ll be increasing your productivity in no time.

Don’t forget to bookmark our site and never miss a post.


« 6 Smart Reasons to Choose Custom Web Development and Design Over Website Templates
10 Inexpensive Marketing Ideas for Small Businesses »

About The Phat Startup

The Phat Startup was created by Mike McOwen to create a space where entrepreneur lifestyle could be focused on. We tend to live a different lifestyle than most. Entrepreneurs tend to be interested in maximizing their life, not only their profit.

Connect With Me

  • Email
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Twitter Feed

Mike McOwenFollow

Mike McOwen
PhatStartupsMike McOwen@PhatStartups·
29 Dec 2017

Why is content marketing so important? Find out here: http://thephatstartup.com/money-finance/why-your-business-needs-a-content-marketing-strategy-in-2018/

Reply on Twitter 946751505146707968Retweet on Twitter 946751505146707968Like on Twitter 9467515051467079681Twitter 946751505146707968
PhatStartupsMike McOwen@PhatStartups·
9 Oct 2017

http://yescincinnati.com/

Reply on Twitter 917521630162759681Retweet on Twitter 917521630162759681Like on Twitter 9175216301627596811Twitter 917521630162759681
PhatStartupsMike McOwen@PhatStartups·
25 Sep 2017

Wow, interesting

Forbes@Forbes

Millennial men are more likely than women to default on student debt http://on.forbes.com/60148NudC

Reply on Twitter 912458136849698816Retweet on Twitter 912458136849698816Like on Twitter 9124581368496988162Twitter 912458136849698816
PhatStartupsMike McOwen@PhatStartups·
25 Sep 2017

I LOVE Toronto! Miss that place

GO Transit@GOtransit

Explore Toronto’s art scene with GO! Enjoy special late night service during Nuit Blanche on Sept 30. https://cards.twitter.com/cards/v2l8b/4ttwx

Reply on Twitter 912458028355670017Retweet on Twitter 912458028355670017Like on Twitter 912458028355670017Twitter 912458028355670017
Retweet on TwitterMike McOwen Retweeted
BuffaloSabresBuffalo Sabres@BuffaloSabres·
25 Sep 2017

Batter's up! ⚾️ Spending quality time with our friends at @MiracleLeagueWN.

4
Reply on Twitter 912457252057034754Retweet on Twitter 91245725205703475454Like on Twitter 912457252057034754319Twitter 912457252057034754
Load More...

Blog Ideas That Make Money

8 Reasons Why Everyone Shouldn’t Like You

How to Organize a Successful Workshop for Your Employees

Why Read Red Rock Secured Reviews When Creating Your Retirement Plan

Search

Copyright © 2023 · The Phat Startup

Copyright © 2023 · Divine Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in