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URGENT Managing Time, PRIORITIES and Ourselves Joan Falkenberg Getman NERCOMP Northeast Regional Computing Program March 9, 2009 Topics • • • • • • • • • • • Current time management Workflow Lists and plans Priorities Streamlining work Delegation eMail Barriers: distractions & interruptions Procrastination Stress management Creative and productive Objectives • • • • • Become aware of how you spend time Introduce time management approaches Explore personal barriers and “bad habits” Redefine procrastination Identify approaches, tips and tools you might want to try Where have all the hours gone? How you want to spend your time? Preferences • What does your ideal work environment… Look like? Sound like? • How does that compare with your real work space? • What is your most productive time of day? Workflow Taking inventory & Making decisions Workflow is part of time management 1.Collect 2.Process 3.Organize 4.Review 5.Do “Getting Things Done” David Allen (2001) Collect • Get your stuff together, so you can process it • Open items that need decisions • Physical and virtual stuff What you use to collect? Process How often you process your stuff? • What is it? • How important is it? • Does it require you to something? Yes or No? Process If NO, make another decision: • Trash it? • Maybe someday – review it again? • Reference material? File it If YES, then what is the next step? • Do it now (small) • Do it later • Delegate