Here are 5-time wasters that are preventing you from getting things done during your day at work.
Poor Planning
There’s never enough time to do it right first time, but there’s always enough time to go back and do it again
There are only some many hours in a day. You can plan how to make the best use of those hours or spend your day spinning wheels without going anywhere. You plan your projects, play your day as well.
Procrastination
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today
Wikipedia says procrastination is the action of delaying or postponing something. When you procrastinate, you waste time that you could be accomplishing something meaningful. Remember the 2-minute rule: if it takes less than 2 minutes, do it now!
Interruptions
First let me finish – then interrupt
Interruptions cause us to lose focus. It tears our attention away from our current task and causes us to focus on something else. Close your door, let your phone go to voice mail, and minimize Outlook.
Failure to Delegate
If you want something done properly, do it yourself
Failing to delegate tasks to others means you have less time to do your own work, but it is also a signal to others that you do not trust them. Make delegation a coaching opportunity and chance to develop skills in others.
Meetings
A meeting is an event where minutes are taken and hours wasted. – James T. Kirk, Captain of the USS Enterprise
Meetings are inevitable, you will not avoid them in our current business environments. But you can insist on shorter, focused meetings with published agendas.