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CHAPTER 3

TIME MANAGEMENT

1. Time management is a major factor in your productivity and effectiveness
as an office worker.

2. It is the process of planning your activities to gain better control over how you
spend your time.

3. The creative use of techniques to manage time will enrich your work life

4. Calendar & reminder system are helpful in bringing to mind events and tasks to
be completed.

5. Reminder system help you schedule activities for the most efficient use of time &

resources.

COMMON TIME WASTER

• Depending on how you use it, the
Unnecessary Telephone telephone can either save you time or

Conversation waste it.

• A phone call that could save time
frequently ends up wasting time. For

example, a worker at an office takes ten
minutes to confirm pricing details over the

phone. The employee spends five minutes
discussing the most recent episode of a

beloved television show during the same

call. A fruitful chat ends up being a waste
of time.

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