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Time Killers Checklist

April 7, 2013Written by

The question of time management comes up frequently as I work with my executive coaching clients. One aspect of managing time is to manage your “time killers” – the things that take time needlessly. Which of these “time killers” are robbing you of your time?

Unclear expectations/priorities
Lack of authority
Lack of focused work time – too many interruptions
Clutter/being unorganized
Lack of systems
Perfectionism
Indecision/lack of information
Not enough sleep
Inability or unwillingness to delegate
Re-work
Lack of training or technical savvy
Mistakes
Inability to say “no”
Meetings that are not useful

What one thing is your biggest “time killer”?

What can you do to rescue your time from this “time killer”?

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