Category Archives: Scheduling

Prioritizing Has No Place in Many Time Management Systems

I remember when I finally figured out that “setting priorities” has a funny way of becoming nothing more than window dressing. I had  a job in an engineering organization that used an elaborate system of priorities to figure out who … Continue reading

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Obama Gets it

I just read an interesting article that looks at the time management and productivity tactics being used by the presidential candidates. I am happy (as an Obama supporter from the moment I read his first book) to say that “he … Continue reading

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Time Management and Jamaica’s Olympic Success

Here in Jamaica, as you can imagine, we are glued to our television sets watching our countrymen win an unprecedented number of medals. We are a famously proud people, and right about now we are ready to burst with pride! … Continue reading

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More on Scheduling

Andre over at The Tools for Thought blog has made some fine points about moving from using a calendar to do more than schedule “hard-edged appointments.”  These are called “hard-edged” because they simply must be conducted at the prescribed time … Continue reading

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Planning Leisure Time

Yet another New York Times article caught my attention. This one, written by Marci Alboher, is about Leisure Time, and it made my mind wander to the years I lived in New Jersey, the times I have visited New York … Continue reading

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Open Door Policy?

The idea of an open door policy has become something like a religious belief. It has gone from a good suggestion to a badge of honor, and is now an established management dogma. The fact is that the most productive … Continue reading

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Let’s meet 6 months from now

By my calculations, September 10, 2008 will be just about 6 months to the day, from today. Here is a sure-fire way to decide if someone else is skilled at managing their time – set a phone call for September … Continue reading

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Time Management Planner

I was surfing around and found this Squidoo page that I think describes a very handy method for scheduling that uses only paper and pencil. Or, more accurately, it uses a diary system to manage time. The creator, Carmen a.k.a. … Continue reading

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The Problem of Not Scheduling

Many professionals only maintain lists of items to do, and don’t actually schedule anything other than appointments into their calendars. In the language of 2Time, they may be Green Belts at the skill of Listing, but Yellow Belts at the … Continue reading

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Protecting the First Few Hours

Recently, I have been more and more careful to protect the first few hours of each working day. In a prior post, I mentioned that I had fallen into some bad habits, and fallen into the trap of checking email … Continue reading

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