Organising Your Time
This column is designed to address the greatest challenges faced by busy executives today. In my years as a certified executive coach several themes have emerged. So, in this third column, I want to address two of the most common complaints I hear as a coach. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who hasn’t struggled with at least one of these challenges. What about you?
Challenge #5: “There just aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done.”
Do you find yourself frequently falling behind in your tasks even though you work 12, 14, or even 16 hours a day? Do you find that at the end of the day, you still haven’t finished your to-do list? The truth is that learning how to manage your time can make or break your success as an executive.
Let’s face it, there are only 24 hours in a day. You can’t ‘make’ more time unless you invent a time machine. (And if you figure that one out, I’d like to invest.) But even though you can’t create time, you can use your time more productively. The most successful executives do.
