Business Tool: 5-Minute Productivity Plan

Become a master time manager in 2022

Time Management
Time Management
(Top Producer)

Become a master time manager in 2022

Is one of your goals for the new year to better invest your time? How many hours of the day do you spend doing things that don’t matter? It’s time to regain control.

“Most people are not as productive as they could be because they waste time, do jobs inefficiently or procrastinate on projects so they fall behind and feel overwhelmed,” says Mary Kelly, CEO of Productive Leaders. “Being productive in business means spending time doing what we value.”

She offers this template to increase your productivity.


Take Control

What are my top three outstanding projects right now?
My life would be better if these projects were finished:
1. ______________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________

  • Do I need help to get these done? • Yes • No
  • Do I want help to get these done? • Yes • No
  • If I had help, would they get done faster? • Yes • No
  • Who can I ask for help?_________________________

SDS = STOP DOING STUPID

To be more effective at the important things, stop doing the tasks that don’t matter.

What are three things I do on a daily basis that take up time and I do not need to do?
1. ______________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________


TIME VAMPIRES

We all have people, events and the unexpected crises that consume our time.

Identify who or what wastes our time:
1. ______________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________


DO WHAT WE DO BEST

Am I the best person to do this? I can outsource or trade:
1. ______________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________


5-MINUTE JOBS

Return a call, clear the desk, empty the trash, etc. Quick tasks that will decrease my stress and increase my productivity:
1. ______________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________

Learn more time management tips from Mary Kelly.


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