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BUSINESS STRATEGIES
3DELEGATE MORE work. Use your diary to plan all of your activities, the visual
If you’re in a position of management, it’s possible you’re trying to do too much yourself. Learning to delegate is a quick way to reduce the amount of time you spend working. Each time you do something, ask yourself “Am I the best person to be doing this task?”, if the answer is no, then you’ll need to work out how to delegate the task to someone else.
Also helpful is to identify all the tasks you don’t like doing, and if possible, delegate these to someone else. Doing tasks you don’t enjoy is a sure way to make your work a drag.
4OUTSOURCE
If you feel that there is no one in your team to be able to delegate a task to, another option is to outsource. It is easier than ever before to pass tasks on to people anywhere in the world. Outsourcing is common place in modern business and has many benefits. You can use sites such as www.fiverr.com, www. airtasker.com or www.upwork.com to outsource your tasks.
You may find getting a full time ‘Virtual Assistant’ your best option, having someone there every day to take on anything that might come up and handling repetitive tasks.
5PLAN IT
If you want more time to enjoy life, then plan for it. I know it sounds simple, but so few people plan activities like going for a walk or the movies, yet their diary will be full of appointments for
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aspect of a diary will help you map out a better balance and make sure that you’re prioritising things that are important to you.
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more if we work in short bursts with rests in between, with the average being around a 90-minute burst with a 20-minute break. You’ll also be more productive at different times of the day, you’ll need to plan to do you’re your work at these times.
7MAKE A CHANGE
If nothing changes... nothing changes. If you currently find yourself feeling burnt out, dreading going to work or that you just don’t have enough time or energy to get everything done, you’ll to make a change. This will take discipline on your part and will be out of your comfort zone in the beginning, the upside is you’ll be working towards the work/life balance you desire.
KNOW YOUR LIMITS
There are many scientific studies that show we’re capable of
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