Resource Management: Value Added Time

There are four main resources you manage:

• I am not a line manager, its for the leader to manage resources.

• Perms, Contractors, Managed Service, Graduates.

• People, Budgets, Assets, Time.

• Excel Spread-sheets, Power-point slides, Diary, Emails.

Successful people don’t have more time, they just manage the time they have more effectively.

• True

• False

What is the Uncomfortable Behaviours Principle?

• When you spend time discussing how uncomfortably awkward some stakeholders are.

• When you spend time doing the activities that you and your team least want to do and add most value.

• When you spend time doing the activities that you enjoy the most and you produce your best work.

• When you spend time adjusting your seat to ensure you are as comfortable at work as possible.

What is the Time Management Law?

• People are arrested for not completing OTL.

• People are held in custody for setting up meetings which have no clear agenda.

• The work will generally expand to fill the available time .

• People will not manage their time in such a way as to free time up to do that which they didn’t want to do in the first place.

What is the Essay Principle?

• People typically leave things to the last minute before taking action.

• People typically write extremely long emails (the length of essays) to make others waste time so they look better.

• People typically write down best practice but cant put into action.

• People typically work better while at work if they are also given assignments to do as homework out of office hours.

What question is probably not the best to ask when you receive (or as you create) a meeting invite?

• Is the meeting discussing something important?

• Can the meeting time frame be shortened?

• Can I attend but answer emails and work on another piece of work while on mute?

• Is there a good agenda for the meeting and clear outcomes expected?

• Are the invitees the right people to attend?

What is Time-Locking?

• Specific time in the day (1hr every day) you avoid time-bandits.

• Time periods which are completely free from interruption so you can have an absolute focus on particular tasks

• Taking batteries out of the office clock to delude yourself you still have plenty time to get work completed.

• Dedicated time in your day when you organise for team members to cover for you to maintain customer service levels but allows you to focus on a 90 day plan action.