Do you know you must improve your time management skills in workplace if you want to succeed in your profession?

Time is that important for your success. And managing your time is even more important if you want your success to have longevity.

But most of you lament that you do not have enough time in your hand.

Are you really deprived of enough time that you have a tremendous backlog of work?

You can check it out for yourself.

Take a paper and pen and write down what you do in your work place on one single day.

You will be amazed to see that you waste your time doing unwanted things that has nothing to do with your work

You while away your time gossiping with your colleagues.

You take long recess in between your work.

You keep checking your personal emails.

You browse the net for latest updates about things that interest you.

Can you now see that you do many personal things which eats up your precious time in your workplace?

Do you know that the precious time you have wasted could have been utilized for more fruitful things?

“You will never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it.” – Charles Buxton

“Does it mean that I should always work and not enjoy myself?” you are righteously angry and irate when I say that you should never waste your time.

Of course, you should enjoy your life. If you work non-stop, you will burn out. You never give your best to your profession when you work without a reprieve. Your family life is lost when you do not spare time for them.

But your workplace is where your talent is at test. And you have to prove yourself to the management about your professional skills. If you lag behind others you will be termed as unprofessional and not up to the mark.

This is why you should improve time management skills in workplace.

Do you know that time is the most precious thing that makes you move up the ladder of success?

It is because time lost cannot be gained back. Your time management skills in workplace decides the success quotient in your job.

God has gifted twenty four hours for everyone. Successful people use their time to their optimum best to have their work done within a specified time. And people who lag behind are the ones who waste away their time without knowing how to improve time management skills in workplace.

Only those who have not mastered the time management techniques quote lack of time as a reason behind their non-performance.

How do successful people have excellent time management skills?

• Successful people have a plan.
• They delegate particular time limit for a specified work.
• Successful people do not delay their work.
• They are totally concentrated on their work.
• Successful people often analyze their work to evaluate their progress.
• They are ready to improvise their knowledge about their work.

Why do unsuccessful people have negligible time management skills?

• They do not have focus.
• Unsuccessful people delay their work.
• They do not want to improvise.
• They fear the result and so keep their work pending.
• They do not write down what they should do.

7 simple strategies to develop time management skills in workplace

1. You should prioritize

The most important thing you should learn is to prioritize your work.

You must fix your mindset to finish your work within a stipulated time.

Be focused on your work.

Avoid unwanted distractions.

Do the most important work first.

Never ever procrastinate your work as you will definitely face a heavy backlog.

2. Be an early riser

You should be an early morning riser to develop excellent time management skills in workplace.

When you get up early in the morning, it gives you precious extra hours to go about your work in an organized manner. An early morning walk will feed you with enough energy to take you through the day.

Be completely relaxed during your walk. Take deep breaths of fresh oxygen which only an early morning can give you.

When you are back home, have your bath, and begin your day with prayers. The few minutes you spend with God will unwind your tension and make you feel freshly charged to tackle your work.

3. Do not argue with your spouse before starting for work.

Do not get into arguments with your spouse as it will make you feel edgy and irritated when you start for work.

It also snatches golden time away from you. You take your frowning mood to your work place and you are unable to concentrate on your work.

The harsh words exchanged with your spouse keeps coming back to you. You become so tensed that you stare blankly at your work without being able to concentrate as you are completely out of focus.

4. Do not check mails unnecessarily.

You are tempted to check your personal mails even if it is not important. You indulge in social media activities, which robs the time you must be spending in your work.

The precious time lost can delay your more important work. The time lost makes each work extend until you finish the day with unwanted pending work.

So, avoid social media in your workplace. Avoid checking your personal mails. It can wait.

5. List out your work

When you enter your office, do not be tensed thinking of the work to be done. Go to your place and tidy it.

Take out a paper and write down the work to be done. Always give the tough work top priority. Your mind will be fresh in the morning and you will find it easy to tackle it with your full prowess.

6. Never be distracted

While working do not be tempted to make unnecessary calls.

Mobile calls can distract you from your work.

If you spend too much time attending personal calls, your pending works looks menacing and intimidating.

7.Analyze the work done

Another most important aspect of time management skills in work place is an analysis of the work you have done for the day.

Look back at the work you have finished.

Have you done it to your optimum best?

Did you finish your work within the stipulated time?

What were the aspects of your work you felt was not good enough?

This simple self-analysis can improve your work by leaps and bounds. You will become more productive. You will begin and finish your work with excellent time management.

Here are some more time management strategies before you start for work.

Tips for the working woman

Your children should be taught to do their bedding, and keep their room neat. You must appreciate them when do their chores neatly. Soon you will find your children doing their own work without any prompting from you.

Decide the menu for your breakfast so that you do not go blank about it in the morning. Cut vegetables the night before and do not cook laborious meals on your work days.

Keep your dress and accessories ready beforehand. It saves tons of time and tension.

Tips for the man

Do not depend on your wife for your needs as she is already taxed with her own work load.

Keep your wallet, car keys, and your socks in one place so that you do get tensed about it.

Help your wife in getting your children ready for school.

Help her pack lunch for the children. When you help each other in household chores, you save so much time. It in turn makes you feel relaxed and stress-free.

Start to your office a little early, as you have to allocate some time for traffic jam, late arrival of transportation, and other usual commuting problems.

Conclusion  

“Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year — and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade!” – Anthony Robbins

Can you see how time management skills in workplace decides your success?

Allocate quality time for your family as success in work is nothing if you do not enjoy good relationship.

Do not take your work-related tension to your home and lose the happiness of spending quality time with them.

Do not bring family worries to your work and lose precious working hours.