Category Archives: Scheduling

Prioritizing Has No Place in Many Time Management Systems

Posted on October 23, 2008 by fwade_admin

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

Posted on October 4, 2008 by fwade_admin

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

Posted on August 20, 2008 by fwade_admin

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

Posted on August 10, 2008 by fwade_admin

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

Posted on May 28, 2008 by fwade_admin

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?

Posted on March 18, 2008 by fwade

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

Posted on March 7, 2008 by fwade

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

Posted on January 30, 2008 by fwade

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

Posted on January 7, 2008 by fwade

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

Posted on December 17, 2007 by fwade

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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