FREE online courses on the Art Of Effective Time Management - Analyse Your Time - ANALYSIS – 14

 

LACK OF SELF DISCIPLINE

 

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No.      Problem (Internal factors)                      Remedial action

 

1.       Inability to say ‘No'                       Be professional. Say ‘No' when you have                                 

to, and save loads of time

2.       Unaware of time-wasters 

    (no introspection)                         Identify and eliminate

3.       Lack of interest                           Analyze yourself; indifference and

discipline make strange bed-fellows

4.       Laziness, inertia/procrastination

   /carelessness/day dreaming             Learn to recognize / overcome it

5.       Drifting into trivia                         Learn to pull yourself together and

concentrate on critical priorities

6    Not utilizing modern techniques

of management (Partly due to (2)

& (4)                                            Motivate yourself, your team is  relying

on you. Good techniques yield good

results.

7.       Bad habits of working                    Recognize and curb them. Let training

assert itself.

8.       Undertaking jobs liked over

tough unpleasant ones                  All tasks within job description have to be

done, pleasant or otherwise. Muster up

self-discipline to execute them objectively.

9.       Poor health                                 Embark upon a course of fitness –

improving exercises; adhere to it. Spin–off 

will be self-discipline to follow other

regimens of work.

10.     No deadlines/priorities/

objectives/planning                      Use PERT/CPM, follow-up lists,

feedback systems, adopt a time-conscious

approach.

 

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No.      Problem (External factors)                        Remedial action

 

1.       Changing priorities                        If inflicted from above, discipline yourself

to accept and adapt. Quell discontent in

the ranks: work is work.

2.       Undisciplined boss or organization    Set your own standards, stick to them and

ensure your subordinates follow you. But

don't brag

 

 

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No.      Problem (Internal factors)                        Remedial action

 

1.       Desire to be productive                 Say ‘No' better to do less but of better

quality, within deadlines

2.       Desire for ‘approval'                      Better to be known as a discriminating

person with good judgment

3.       Low self-esteem/insecurity            Offer alternative proposal

4.       Expecting return favors               Rarely materialize; rather, others make

you the scapegoat

5.       Sympathy, empathy or generosity   Be realistic and professional – we all have

our own crosses to bear

6.       Fear of retaliation                        If justified, terminate such a relationship.

7.       Misconception of obligation            Examine this feeling carefully. Normally,

relatives or close fiends cause much of the

distress.

8.       Fear of offending                         Develop ability to say ‘No' gently and

factually.

9.       Caught unawares                         Count up to 20 before you consider saying

“yes”

10.      Unaware of consequences of saying

“Yes”                                                  The higher up the chain of command,

costlier does the unwarranted “yes”

become. Analyze/postpone decision, kill it

by creative procrastination!

 

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No.      Problem (External factors)                        Remedial action

 

1.Taken for granted [Helpful]                   Assert  yourself

2.Refusal of others to assume

responsibility                                    Refuse to become a victim

3.Autocratic boss                                  Develop techniques to stand on your own