Supervisors Guide to

Module 2 | Time management

Module 2 Objectives
After completing this module you will be able to:
1	Review how you use your time at present
2	Organize your use of time more effectively
3	Identify ways in which you can avoid wasting time
4	Achieve your time plans.

Synopsis: The right task at the right time

The time we have available for work is limited. It should therefore be one of our top priorities to plan how much time to invest in any one job or task.

We don't expect to be simply given extra cash, staff or premises every time we need more of them to do our jobs. We expect to put energy, time and planning into acquiring them. Yet we are often slipshod with our time - we don't plan it with care, and when we have it we don't always use it well.

There is no simple answer to the question 'how can we use time efficiently?' to plan every minute of every day we would have to be machines. On the other hand, it is possible to budget time just as we budget other resources.

In this module, we identify three distinct stages in this process:

• Looking at the way you use your time at present
• Planning your time
• Using the planned time effectively