If we all have the same number of hours in the day, then how do some people manage to meet deadlines and maintain a steady pace while others seem to be in a constant state of frenzy, always rushing to submit a report at the last minute?
The answer lies in time management, a skill that involves planning, prioritizing, goal-setting, and delegation. Time management teaches leaders to shift their focus away from tasks and towards results to ensure that they are working smarter rather than harder.
Dedicating attention to time management has the benefit of improving productivity and efficiency while decreasing stress and burnout.
Recommended Courses
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Additional Resources
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This TedEd recommended book by Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths shares the time management lessons learned by computer scientists can be applied to everyday human problems (Book).
Leadership coach Rory Vaden describes how to achieve better time management by becoming a "time multiplier" (online article and video).
Brian Christian shares how we can use insights on time management for computer science to help people make the most of their own lives (TED-Ed Animated video lesson).
Time in the organization is constant and irreversible. Nothing can be substituted for time. Worse, once wasted, it can never be regained (Blog Post).