Effective Time Management Action Plan Report

The program that I attend is Effective Time Management which was organized by Department of Soft Skills Competency on 31 October 2015, Saturday from 9am until 5pm at KB 322, UTAR Sungai Long Campus. The name of the Speaker of this training is Kim Chow. She has immense experience in the areas of image development, communication, training, insurance, negotiation and event management. Presently, she is a soft skills trainer and leads training in Image Development, Business Etiquette, Interpersonal Skills, Communication Skills and Emcee Skills. She runs an insurance line that continuously sharpens her skills in communication, customer relations, negotiation, public speech production, presentation and teamwork dynamics.
First and foremost, time
One of the tool kit for effective time management is identifying helpful resources. A friend or tutor who can motivate you and propel you. Using the internet or library to get relevant information. The other tool kit is weekly reviews. For example, checking the progress and achievements and also update the deadlines for the examination. I think that everyone is hoping that can balance their life. Work–life balance is about how we combine work with the other areas of our life, such as children, family, friends and outside interests. Life outside work that build strong relationships with your family and build meaningful relationships in the university. Work-life balance also involves look after your health. We can find time for exercise or sports and practices Yoga, Taichi and
One of the ways is avoiding distractions. Learn to say “no” to play online games for 2 hours and just play for 1 hour. Secondly, be organized. Learn to create and organize files and folders. Finally, do not procrastinate. Determine to execute tasks by today. As a saying goes, never leave today’s work for tomorrow. Time is gold so use it widely. Monitoring daily work activities in order to develop self-discipline. Effective time management will improve your focus and develops discipline. One of the ways to develop self-discipline is prioritizing your tasks. Create a “To Do” list and identify tasks that are most urgent or important. The idea of color coded to-do lists and it works for me too. Update the task every day and write down deadlines. Each person must own the daily planner books to write down the activities that need to implement. We can use colorful sticky notes to write down activities. Furthermore, learn to say “NO”. This mean that postpone unnecessary activities until task is done and resist temptation to do something enjoyable. For example, soft skills course, assignment and club report is a must whereas birthday dinner and karaoke need reject until the necessary tasks are done first. Take the time to list all the things that you need to get done. Sort this list from most important to least