Time Management Aficionado Gifts

Too early to begin working on/Too late to do anything about.

"This just in... the country has adopted a 24 hr military clock... ...details at 23."

Building Deadlines

'What bothers me about these meetings is even though it's work, I have the nagging feeling I ought to leave and get back to work.'

"They say it takes 10,000 hours to perfect something- I guess I was a bit hasty throwing that together in 144."

'Yes, I know there's a deadline on this project.'

"I spent all day learning productivity hacks"

"Ok, do we agree the minutes of the last meeting?"

Work Parfait

"Day 4,261... I don’t know how much longer I can survive. Still no signs of civilization. Food is scarce and I fear the wound on my ankle is infected. Still, all this pales in comparison to the horror of having to be anywhere at any particular time."

Fact: The average person spends 4.3 hours per week looking for things that are misplaced, misfiled or mislabeled.

'He's finally done it - kicked breakfast TV!'

"Tell me, Frankie, what time is it?"

"The admin shouldn’t take more than 30 or 40 hours, then you’ll be free to get on with some work."

Two plans - one long-term and one short-term.

Non-Jet Lag.

"Planning, who's got time for planning... I don't even have time to get dressed in the morning."

'I'm sorry you had to wait. My Time Management Workshop started late.'

"Could you help me fit nine days work into five and still see my family?"

"How flexible are we on the issue of flex time?"

"Well, we can tackle this now when we're exhausted from the week or wait until Monday when we're exhausted from the weekend."

"I have called you to attend this meeting to tell you that the meeting I originally called you for is canceled!"

"You always arrive late at the office." "But I make up for it by leaving early."

Time Management

'This isn't the meeting. This is the pre-premeeting to talk about when to meet and plan the meeting.'

"You wouldn't believe how many patients he sees in a single day!"

'His next appointment is on the 17th when the clock's little hand is on the two and the big one's on the nine.'

'...please switch of all mobile phones, paging devices and alarm watches...'

'When would work for you?'

'Don't be a clock watcher. Just do what the clock does. Keep on going.'

Cost Time A = Edit your strategy Bored Tired

"You're late."

Business 101

"You should be grateful your hours are such that you're able to work 3 jobs."

Managers and staff have differing priorities.