(1) Before you leave your office or desk for the day, make a list of the things to be done tomorrow. List them in the order of importance, not urgency. (2) If at all possible, say "No" to additional jobs you should not take on by explaining your present priorities. This applies to on-the-job and off (3) Insist on agendas for meetings and make sure they are used. (4) In addition to planning your work for tomorrow, try to establish longer range goals. (Say six months, one year and, three years.) Review these goals from time to time and measure your performance. (5) Activity is not always a sign of good management. Give yourself time to think, to create and, to innovate. Consider setting aside a quiet hour every day for just that purpose. No calls, no visitors and, no interruptions. (6) It is human nature to underestimate a project or job. Learn to plan realistically. (7) If you have serious time problems, consider taking a seminar or course on time management or check with a consultant. (8) On a regular basis, check the priority of each of the projects ahead. Circumstances change and so can priorities. (9) Concentrate on high payoff activities such as learning, seeking out new opportunities, creating new systems, and developing people. Delegate low payoff activities such as putting out fires, day-to-day checking, and routine operations. (10) Have a subordinate keep a work diary for you, reminding you of upcoming events, and arranging for travel reservations. Make sure you have a good working relationship, with duties understood and accepted on both sides. (11) Occasionally review your lifetime career goals. Ask yourself: "If I knew that my career was going to be over in six months, how would I spend that time?" (12) Learn to expect the unexpected and plan for it. Always be prepared with alternate proposals. (13) If large projects give you indigestion leading to procrastination, break them up into smaller edible snacks and handle those one by one. (14) Consider having a hideaway office for senior staff nearby, without a phone and used exclusively for planning or creative thinking. Make the office available by appointment only. (15) Keep important projects you are working on visible and keep deadlines in sight as a reminder.

Again we remind you that these are only suggestions and that Stewart-Hay Associates is in no way responsible for any direct or indirect action or actions taken for or against any individual as a result of the enactment of one, many, or all of these suggestions. This is because each company has its own culture and its own methodology for doing things. If you are going to enact any or all of these suggestions, we strongly recommend that you first discuss your concepts and/or plans with your supervisor and clearly obtain his/her concurrence before starting.

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