Managing your time better

Our era seems to be a constant race against the clock, with overloaded agendas, expectations of immediate response, rising productivity demands, fragmented tasks, etc. Managers in particular complain that they have lost control over their time. They take action as things come up, and seem to spend their time putting out fires, which leads to understandable frustration, stress and cynicism, not to mention mistakes made out of excessive haste.

We have studied a selection of publications on this topic, many of which offer techniques to improve the organization and optimize time management. In addition to these methodological tips, we found the following messages to be particularly relevant:

– Recognize the flaws in your conception of time.

– Learn to do less with your time, rather than always try to do more in less time. - Combine organizational discipline and flexibility.