Thursday, April 20, 2006

Addressing the "It's Needed Yesterday" Syndrome

Everyone wants what they want and they want it now, if not sooner.

It usually happens first thing on Monday morning or very late on Friday afternoon; Monday because they couldn't be bothered on Friday; Friday because they have other fish to fry on Monday.

While it may be an admirable trait to attempt to cater for everyone's needs all of the time, it is rarely profitable.

 Target your efforts on the most important tasks - You know what needs doing now. Refuse to be deflected.

 Be a goal-getter, not just a goal setter - You set the targets, make certain you achieve them.

 Do the most constructive thing first to make life easier later - The first task on your list might well be the nastiest but it will also turn out to be the most constructive if you get it out of the way first.

 Avoid time-wasters - They just hold you back from where you want to be arriving: mission accomplished.

 Use the R-A-F-T theory to attack those dreaded stacks of paper - Read and assess; file or trash. If it's worth keeping, keep it. If it's not, bin it.

 Delegate, delegate, delegate - You'll get there all the quicker if you do.

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