1. Manage Yourself - manage your time!

2. Everyone has 2 choices: ORGANIZE or ‘go with the flow’ (Yoder-Wise, 1999)

3. Think of ‘time management’ more as SELF MANAGEMENT Stephen R.Covey

4. When we begin to MANAGE OURSELVES we will begin to MANAGE OUR TIME!

5. Where does our time go? Group Work

6. Where does our time go?  Doing too much  Inability to say ‘no’  Procrastination  Complaining  Perfectionism  Interruptions  Disorganization  Too much information

7. What are our existing ideas or methods to manage time? Group Work

8. “That which we persist in doing becomes easier - - not that the nature of the task has changed, but our ability to do has increased.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

9. Pareto’s Law (80/20 Principle) Vilfredo Pareto – Vilfredo Pareto – (1843-1923), (1843-1923), a French- Italian economist & a French- Italian economist & sociologist. sociologist. “Law” first published in 1896-97, related to taxes, i.e. 20% people paid 80% of taxes. “Law” first published in 1896-97, related to taxes, i.e. 20% people paid 80% of taxes. Currently, observed/used in diverse settings. Currently, observed/used in diverse settings. –e.g. ~20% patients utilize up to ~80% hospital’s resources. – 80% of the work is done by 20% of the people!

10. 20% of our time is spent accomplishing 80% of the important tasks. If we can "expand" that 20%, we can greatly "expand" our accomplishments. Pareto’s Law

11. Classification of Priorities URGENT IMPORTANT YES YES NO NO I IVII III

12. The ABC Method It ranks tasks into three categories: A = Vital B = Important C = Nice

13. ‘TOSS’ Principle re. Paperwork / E-mail Save – file things you must save immediately. Regularly compress and purge paper and electronic files. 80% of what you keep, you’ll never use again! Save – file things you must save immediately. Regularly compress and purge paper and electronic files. 80% of what you keep, you’ll never use again! Trim – remove yourself from excess E-mail, mail, memos, minutes, policy documents, newsletters... Trim – remove yourself from excess E-mail, mail, memos, minutes, policy documents, newsletters... Start – Do it now. Set aside time daily to handle Email and paperwork, then bin it, handle it, answer it, file it as you work through the pile. Start – Do it now. Set aside time daily to handle Email and paperwork, then bin it, handle it, answer it, file it as you work through the pile. Outsource immediately – throw it away, pass it on... Outsource immediately – throw it away, pass it on...

14. Final Thought Final Thought

15. If you do nothing about it in 24 hours… you’ll do probably do nothing about it!!

16. Thank You Diolch