Too may tasks on your admin to do list? Feel you are stretched here, there and everywhere with no time for real work? Here is a way of tackling them:
- First take a deep breath!
- Order them in priority – what needs to be done now, tomorrow or next week?
- Allocate the time they will take next to them
- Delegate what you can – either to a colleague, secretary or relative
- Draw up a schedule, could be handwritten, typed or a wallchart. Microsoft Outlook also has a good electronic calendar, task list and reminder system
- Give yourself a little treat when you have completed a stage of them
- For the future allocate a little bit of each day to general admin tasks
- Look at ways of saving your time by delegating more if you can (ahem that is where we can help if you like!)
- Limit activities such as web browsing and email to a minimum, they can take up too much valuable time
- If all else fails go outside, take a walk, have a long break and come back refreshed. Nothing is ever too important that it cannot wait for a little while!
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