This one-hour presentation was made to the participants of a one-week programme, at Vivekananda Institute of Human Excellence, Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad. Understandably, this is an abridged version. Those who are interested, are requested to refer to the unabridged version, available at www.slideshare.net/viswanadham or www.scribd.com and search for Viswam.vangapally4581. The live audio recording of the lecture, mainly in English, will be uploaded and can be heard at www.archive.org and please search for Prof. V.Viswanadham. The importance of Time management is not generally appreciated. This is the most important thing that helps everyone, irrespective of age, gender, status, etc. While the fundamental principles remain the same, the application, the focus, and the stress might vary, depending on the particular circumstances. The aspects needed to be stressed in case of officers, would understandably be different from those that are relevant in respect of subordinate staff. The main idea is to impress on the participants the importance, so that they can get initiated to the idea and proceed to work further.

2. TIME MANAGEMENT PROF. V. VISWANADHAM

3. ? WHAT ? WHY ? HOW ? ?

4. I M P R O V E S TIME MANAGEMENT YOUR EFFECTIVENESS + YOUR OVERALL LIFE

5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIME MANAGEMENT The tools or techniques for planning and scheduling time, w ith the aim to increase the effectiveness and/or efficiency of personal and corporate time use.

7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S T R E S S MANAGE

8. You have a right to get the best out of YOUR TIME. BETTER THINGS BEGIN TO HAPPEN WHEN YOU BEGIN TO IMPROVE YOUR TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS

9. PLANNING TAKES TIME: NOT PLANNING TAKES M O R E TIME TIME MANAGEMENT & PLANNING ARE INTIMATELY CONNECTED

11. PLANNING IS NOT A WASTE OF TIME RESULTS IN EFFECTIVE UTILISATION OF TIME PLANNING

12. ESSENTIALLY . . . TIME MANAGEMENT IS 1 st THINGS 1 st DOES A BETTER ALTERNATIVE EXIST AT ALL ? FIRST THINGS FIRST PRIORITIZATION IS THE CORE ISSUE

13. TIME IS UNCONTROLLABLE WE CANNOT MANAGE TIME WE CAN ONLY MANAGE OURSELVES & OUR USE OF TIME HENCE, TIME MANAGEMENT IS ESSENTIALLY SELF – MANAGEMENT L = T

14. MANAGING OURSELVES & OUR USE OF TIME ESSENTIALLY, IT CONSISTS OF . . . ~ AN IDEA OF PRIORITISATION , OF CLARIFYING VALUES , & OF COMPARING ~ THE RELATIVE WORTH OF ACTIVITIES, BASED ON THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THOSE VALUES.

15. TIME MANAGEMENT INVOLVES . . . IDENTIFYING YOUR MOST PRODUCTIVE HOURS ~ THE HOURS WHEN YOU FEEL YOU ARE MOST CREATIVE FOR INTENSE WORK NOTE THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE MORE PRODUCTIVE DURING THE BEGINNING OF THE DAY, WHILE SOME FEEL THAT DURING THE LATER PART OF THE DAY, THEY ARE BETTER BE CLEAR ABOUT YOUR PRODUCTIVE HOURS, AND PLAN YOUR WORK ACCORDINGLY

16. THUS, THE FOCUS IS ON SETTING GOALS – [SPECIFIC LONG-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM & SHORT-TERM GOALS] AND DIRECTING TIME & ENERGY TOWARDS THE ATTAINMENT OF THESE GOALS, IN HARMONY WITH VALUES.

17. THE FIRST STEP – DETERMINE YOUR GOALS ~ BE CLEAR, DETAILED AND SPECIFIC ABOUT YOUR FUTURE PLANS AND WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO TODAY , TO ACCOMPLISH THOSE GOALS. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO OTHER WAY, TO CONCRETISE YOUR GOALS. BE WILLING TO DO AT LEAST SOMETHING, EVERY DAY, IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS. TIME MANAGEMENT BEGINS AND IMPROVES WITH GOAL-SETTING.

21. SOME USEFUL HINTS: [ Contd… ] 5. DO NOT ENGAGE YOURSELF IN ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE NOTHING AT ALL TO DO WITH YOUR GOALS. 6. DO NOT FALL A VICTIM TO THE UNFORTUNATE TENDENCY OF MISINTERPRETING URGENCY FOR IMPORTANCE. 7. POSTPONING AND WAITING TO DO A TASK, UNTIL IT BECOMES URGENT, DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. =====

24. TIME TESTED TIME TIPS 2. GENERALLY WE FOCUS ON ‘ WHEN YOU NEED TO FINISH SOMETHING’ – INSTEAD FOCUS ON ‘ WHEN YOU SHOULD BE STARTING’. THEN, START WHEN YOU NEED TO. USUALLY, WE TEND TO UNDERESTIMATE THE TASK, AND ALSO, SIMULTANEOUSLY OVERESTIMATE OUR ABILITY, SPEED, EFFICIENCY, AVAILABILITY OF TIME, ETC. AND TEND TO PUT OFF THE ‘IMPORTANT WORK’ IN FAVOUR OF THE URGENT ITEMS, UNTIL THE IMPORTANT WORK, BECOMES ‘URGENT’. THUS, WE START LOSING THE BATTLE.

25. TIME TESTED TIME TIPS 3. SCHEDULE THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK, DURING THE TIME WHEN YOUR ENERGY IS HIGHEST. THE EARLIER IN THE DAY THE BETTER. TAKE CONTROL OF THE DAY, BEFORE IT TAKES CONTROL OF YOU.

26. TIME TESTED TIME TIPS 4. PLAN WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON. IF YOU DON’T HAVE A PLAN, YOU TEND TO ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE INTERRUPTED, DISTRACTED AND DELAYED FROM ACCOMPLISHING WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU. - DEVELOP A PLAN FOR THE WEEK. LIST YOUR OBJECTIVES FOR THE WEEK, IN ORDER OF PRIORITY. - PLAN THE FOLLOWING WEEK, BEFORE SATURDAY EVENING OR EARLY SUNDAY MORNING – YOU WILL HAVE TIME TO GIVE FINISHING TOUCHES. - ALLOW ENOUGH TIME, TO FINISH A COMPLETE PART OF THE TASK (A MILESTONE)

27. TIME TESTED TIME TIPS 5. RECOGNISE THAT YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS. THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOME INTERRUPTIONS. THERE WILL BE SUDDEN CHANGES IN WORK. BUILD INTO YOUR SCHEDULE SOME TIME FOR INTERRUPTIONS AND NEW OR UNEXPECTED WORK. WHEN YOU HAVE A ‘MARGIN OF SAFETY’, IT HELPS YOU TO MAINTAIN CONTROL.

28. TIME TESTED TIME TIPS 6. WHENEVER YOU HAVE A CHOICE, DON’T CRAM THINGS TOGETHER. IF ONE OF THE ACTIVITIES RUNS LATE, YOU WILL BE RUSHING FROM ONE PROJECT TO THE NEXT OR ONE APPOINTMENT TO THE NEXT. THAT CREATES ADDITIONAL STRESS THAT YOU DON’T REALLY NEED TO ADD. ALLOW SOME EXTRA MINUTES IN BETWEEN SO THAT YOU WON’T BE AS RUSHED.

29. TIME TESTED TIME TIPS 7. KEEP YOUR DESK OR WORK AREA FREE OF CLUTTER. CLUTTER DISTRACTS YOU FROM YOUR PRIMARY TASK. IT ALSO CREATES ADDITIONAL STRESS. KEEPING THINGS IN ORDER ~ PROMOTES A FEELING OF CONTROL. [ A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING AND EVERYTHING IN ITS PLACE ] [ AN ITEM MISPLACED, IS AS GOOD AS LOST ]

30. TIME TESTED TIME TIPS 8. PHONE CALLS: 1) IF SOMEONE IS UNAVAILABLE FIND OUT THE BEST TIME TO CALL BACK, OR LEAVE YOUR NUMBER. 2) IF YOU NEED TO MAKE REGULAR CALLS, IT WOULD BE BETTER TO AGREE UPON A MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL TIME. 3) LEARN TO LEAVE CLEAR MESSAGES ON OTHER PEOPLE’S ANSWER PHONES. ALWAYS LEAVE YOUR NAME AND PHONE NUMBER, IF YOU WANT THEM TO RING YOU BACK. 4) ORGANISE YOUR THOUGHTS, BEFORE YOU MAKE THE CALL; KEEP BRIEF NOTES OF CALLS MADE & RECEIVED.

31. TIME TESTED TIME TIPS 9. UNEXPECTED VISITORS: - FIND OUT THE REASON, URGENCY, ETC. - SET TIME LIMITS TO YOUR DISCUSSION, POLITELY REVEALING YOUR WORK PRESSURE.

33. THANK YOU FOR COMPLETING WITH ME A TIME MANAGEMENT JOURNEY Will you PLEASE promise to begin to improve your time-management skills ? THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN WISH YOU ALL THE BEST

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