From Time Management and Personal Productivity, ReadyToRollOut.com
Did you know:
* One weekly issue of the New York Times contains more information than the average person was likely to encounter in their lifetime during the 17th Century. (Elaine Beech, Thriving Through Change)
* According to Tim Burness, the average professional spends 2.5 - 3 hours each working day on email, averaging about 40% of our day. An average professional processes 20,000 emails per year (reading and writing emails.) The number of emails for professionals is increasing 14.6% per year (
www.hamsterrevolution.com)
* It is estimated that the body of global knowledge is doubling every 1-2 year (Elaine Beech, Thriving Through Change)
* Parkinson's Rule states time expands to the amount of time dedicated to a task.
* Americans are the most vacation deprived according to Expedia.com. The average American was eligible for 14 days of vacation in 2008. 1 in 3 Canadians suffer from Vacation Deprivation. The average Canadian was eligible for 18 vacation days in 2008. (Expedia.com)
* 10 minutes of planning will save you 1 hour of unfocused effort?
Some of these figures can be a little daunting. The good news is that time management and personal productivity skills can be learned and improved.
Ask yourself:
What are the short-term benefits to you for managing your time more effectively?
What are the long-term benefits to you for managing your time more effectively?
Who else stands to gain from you getting better control over your time?
What do you consider the single biggest reason that time is wasted at your company or in your business?
What is your bigggest time management challenge?
Where would you benefit from leveraging your time?
There is no better time to develop new habits around leveraging your time than in the September "Back to Work" period
Once you have reviewed the qustions above, what changes would you benefit from making?
Who will you commit to?
I hope that you find this exercise useful. Last month I shared wtih you ReadyToRollOut.com materials. This is a short selection from one of the titles, now avaialble for licencing for your own workshops, retreats, podcasts and lunch and learns. Titles start at $99 and include Time Management and Personal Productivty, Strategies for Workplace Change, Should I Stay or Should I Go? (Career), and Networking Essentials.
