Have you ever looked at your clock only to see that it is the end of the day, but panic because you still have a ton of work to do? Do you feel the need to be more organized and/or more productive? Do you find it hard to fit all the tasks you need to do into your day? If so you may need some help with your time management skills, especially if you run a small business. As a small business owner you probably find yourself doing many different jobs throughout the day. By having good time management skills, you can increase your productivity and save your sanity!
First step: evaulate where you you're wasting time. This may not be as easy as it sounds, but look at what is the most time consuming task. It may be constant interuptions, or having to put out fires all day, perhaps it is emails or adminstrative work that is taking your productivity.
Set specific goals. Once you have determinded what is wasting your time, set a goal to correct it. Just do one at a time, for example: one week delegate someone to handle pressing issues if not just for a few hours so you can have some quiet work time.
Take advantage of time management tools. There are many free tools out there that can help. It can be as simple as using a day timer or a web based time management program.
Delegate and/or outsource. While for some people this may be difficult at first, in the long run the time you save is enormous. You may have reservations, you may think 'only I can do this task correctly' or 'it will take to long to explain, it will be easier to do it myself' but by outsourcing you will find that when you have more time to spend on growing the business, your billable hours go up, and of course you can come up for air!
Time management is not learned overnight, it takes time to find a rhythum that works for you. If you do decide you need assistance, let us help! We can work with you and help carry your load. If you are successfull, so are we.
