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Effective Time Management - TIME SAVERS - TIME SAVED IS TIME GAINED: CONTROL
SYSTEM
A variation on the theme of “ a
penny saved is a penny earned,” “a minute saved is a minute earned” is
particularly apt, knowing human
nature. A nap by the watchman, an extra minute by the Water Cooler, that long
lunch break or that stretched phone call over tea can total up to a lot over a
year. Movement registers for worke
rs leaving their workstations can
prove strong deterrents to straying. Yet nothing works like self-discipline and
esprit de corps.
WASTE PAPER BASKET AS A TIME SAVER
All offices receive junk mail,
and even some letters from one's offices could fall into that category. We
should use the WPB as an effective ally against the trash invasion, marking
letters to juniors to “R&D” (Read and Destroy) or email to be instantly
disposed. Typing replies can be avoided by handwritten replies on original
letters themselves, mailed straight back without keeping unnecessary copies.
