#Beingaleader means you need to understand time management. Time management is the process of planning, prioritizing, and controlling how you spend your time. You only have so much of it. It’s one thing to make a to-do list. It’s another thing if you learn and know how to manage your time.
I once worked at a place where some people worked extraordinarily long hours. Much longer hours than myself. But they were inefficient with their time. They were wasting it either doing things wrong that needed to be redone or they took too long to come to a decision point and thus wasted a lot of time that could have been focused elsewhere. They often felt like their hard work should be rewarded when in fact it was unnecessary and wasteful. They did not know how to manage their time.
Some have said that you either manage your time or your time will manage you. It’s important to start with a to-do list so you know what needs to be done but it’s just as important to prioritize and set time parameters around each task for completion. After all, an “A” paper late is an “F”.
Time management is about choosing the tasks to be done and in what order of prioritization. And based upon known deadlines that must be met. For me, I try to always have a specified time in the day for thinking, planning and strategizing. I could fill up my time with all kinds of tasks but I find that my efficiency goes up dramatically when I manage my time to allow for thinking and planning rather than just doing the next thing.
#Beingaleader means you need to understand time management. It’s the pathway to success.
Being A Leader 