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TIME MANAGEMENTMANAGING YOUR TIME, MANAGING YOURSELFWhat is “time management”? List at least three things you do that waste time and how you could recover that time. Discuss your answers. Review the three primary tasks affecting time management (organization, priority setting, and delegation) and how these are applied in preceptorships. Discuss what tactics you would use or suggest to help preceptees manage their time effectively. How would you manage your time when given the added responsibilities of working with preceptees, some students or new graduates, the newly qualified, or experienced new employees?Benefits of Time ManagementRewards are immediate and the results are obvious and can be measured in terms ofMore work doneHigher work qualityQuicker job advancementBetter self-controlFewer missed deadlinesBetter self-imageCharacteristics of time:MeasurableIrreversibleIrreplaceableDynamic, not staticForce/energyInfiniteSubjectiveUniversalResource CulturalCyclicValuable (time is indeed money)Neutral (neither negative nor positive)Positive attitudes about time:You can control your time through planning, thereby increasing your productivity and decreasing your stress.We all are given 168 hours a week, no more and no less, and how we spend it affects our outcomes, goals, and satisfaction with our life.Only you can determine what is the best use of your time right now.Time provides opportunity for growth and development.Irrespective of your opinions, thoughts, or situations, “time moves on.”By being careful and aware of 5- and 10-minute segments of your time, you can increase your efficiency and induce yourself to use your time wisely.Time wastersActivities, things, people, habits, or attitudes that divert us from our primary objectives reduce our effectiveness and interfere with us or prevent us from completing our tasks, or from obtaining our goals. They include ineffective or lack of planning, ineffective or lack of priority-setting, over-commitment, practice-setting clutter, interruptions, emergencies or crises, failure to delegate, unnecessary telephone, paperwork, perfectionism, procrastination, conflict, ineffective problem-solving skills, daydreaming or escape activities, cramming, and scurrying (haste makes waste).Time saversActivities, things, people, attitudes, or habits that direct us to meet our primary objectives or goals increase our efficiency and effectiveness and enhance our completion of tasks. They include planning/controlling your time, making lists, setting priorities, completing agendas for meetings (do we really need to meet?), handling paper only once, not procrastinating. Do it now, and delegate, delegate, delegate.YOUR PERSONAL ACTION PLANThree primary tasks for time management1. Organize2. Prioritize3. DelegateManage interruptions, emergencies, and crises with tact, diplomacy, and courtesy.Become better at solving problems and resolving conflict (use tried and true models).Be assertive; say “no.” Control the controllable and accept the uncontrollable. Keep interruptions short. Be ruthless with time, and be generous and kind to people.Occasionally become invisible and not so completely available. Avoid getting angry or hurt if possible; these waste time and energy. Maintain a sense of humor. Don’t forget to plan and make personal time for fun and recreational activities.Notes: ................
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