(Extracted from Developing Management Skills, 7th ed.)
Barry Sullivan, CEO at First Chicago, feels that he has developed the perfect system of time management. Instead of leaving his appointment calendar in the control of his secretary, he now decides what activities he wants to accomplish, then he allocates specific blocks of time to work on these activities. Only after he has made these determinations does he make his calendar available to his secretary to schedule appointments. (Whetten & Cameron, pg. 127)
Jan Timmer, recent CEO of Phillips Electronics, assigned an auditor to keep track of the way he uses his time. He reported to the entire company quarterly the percent of time he spent on key company objectives. (Whetten & Cameron, pg. 127)
Do you believe the above two examples are effective time management techniques for leaders? How are some ways that you manage your time that have proven effective in your place of work?
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In my place of work we stress focusing on long term goals when managing time. This way we never get too slowed down by the day to day concerns. We are always moving forward towards a goal.In the grand scheme of things, the big picture is whats really important.
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