Time Management Tactician Gifts

Don't leave revision until the last minute!

"I told them I was sick of working all hours...and that I intended to stick to my hours and get home to give my son a bath and bedtime book....unfortunately he'd turned into a 26 year old commodities broker while I was in meetings!"

Daytrader.

"You won't achieve a thing if you keep on procrastinating."

'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.'

Whats ticking away in YOUR filing system?

At the end of each day, Gary had approximately 7 minutes of free time – which left him feeling very vulnerable.

Brian wanted to call the presentation "Synergy". Paula wanted to call it "Cooperation". They could never agree.

"Give a sh*t" "Don't give a sh*t"

"I spent all day learning productivity hacks"

"She's done it! The formula for work-life balance!"

"I believe we've found the weakest link."

Colour Version: Living by the Clock

Doug had trouble getting home at a decent hour.

Work/Life Balance

Storm in the out tray

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

'Today is the tomorrow I feared yesterday. . .'

Please sit down. I can give you five minutes.

Time Is Money

Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tick, tock-tock, tickety-tick tock ….

"How do you do it, hon? Marriage, kids, civic responsibilities, managing a multi-million dollar business and still finding time to do an 18-month stretch for securities fraud?"

"The meeting will last until lunch, or hell freezes over, whichever is longer."

"Three weeks until the pitch, LOADS of time!"

'Ok, here's the meeting agenda ... it's gonna be a long one.'

"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."

'You're not confident at the water hole are you?'

"Sorry I'm late. I overslept." "Is that even a real word?"

"Don't worry about missing the meeting, Henshaw. We assigned all the actions to you."

Clients who show up early for an appointment are really annoying ??" especially when you work from home.

Danger Slow Sand.

"I'm swamped but I can squeeze you in for a few moments yesterday."

Stressed over time management

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

‘I've cleared the morning, but you've got bandits at twelve o'clock ...'