One personal trait that Chet has that prevents him from managing his time successfully is his priority reign of tasks for other over tasks for himself. With so many things going wrong, he felt obligated to take care of those issues. Of course, a manager does hold responsibility for others, but managers also have the ability to assign tasks to inferiors. For instance, finding individuals to take the place of those who are ill can be a responsibility for a supervisor rather than the head of the department.
Another trait is the inability to set goals effectively. While Chet definitely filled his plate, he did not set specific goals to get these tasks completed. Using the SMART acronym, he would have had more success in getting each