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Improving productivity through more effective time management.

Edwin Arnold1, Marcia Pulich

  • 1Auburn University Montgomery, Montgomery, Ala, USA. earno@charter.net

The Health Care Manager
|March 24, 2004
PubMed
Summary

Effective time management is crucial for modern managers facing leaner organizations. By understanding attitudes, analyzing time-wasters, and honing skills, managers can boost performance and career advancement.

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Area of Science:

  • Organizational Behavior
  • Management Science

Background:

  • Increased organizational restructuring for efficiency necessitates improved managerial effectiveness.
  • Reduced staffing levels amplify the importance of optimal resource allocation, including time.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the critical role of effective time management for managers.
  • To provide actionable strategies for enhancing managerial time utilization.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of managerial attitudes toward time.
  • Identification and examination of common time-wasting behaviors.
  • Development of practical time management skill-building strategies.

Main Results:

  • Managers' self-awareness of time attitudes and behaviors is key to improvement.

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  • Targeted skill development can significantly enhance time management capabilities.
  • Improved time utilization correlates with enhanced job performance and promotion potential.

    • Conclusions:

    • Effective time management is an essential competency for contemporary managers.
    • Strategies focusing on attitude, behavior, and skill development offer a pathway to better time utilization.
    • Investing in time management skills yields tangible benefits for both managers and organizations.