Time is a constant. There are twenty-four hours in a day, no more, no less. The challenge is to maximize their use—and it’s possible, provided you approach the issue methodically. All accomplishment in life, other than that which results by accident, passes through three stages—the goal, the plan, and the action. By maintaining this sequence, you can better organize yourself to squeeze more out of those twenty-four hours. Our eight-page e-Topic: How to get yourself organized – and save time elaborates upon the following strategies to help you do just that.

1. Identify what is strategic – to you.
2. Plan your year, month, week, and day.
3. Set goals and detail actions.
4. Practice key management techniques.
5. Use time-saving devices.
6. Be prepared when traveling – and waiting.
7. Organize your work space.
8. Try doing two things at once.
9. Don’t worry.

The e-Topic concludes with a wealth of useful hints, advice, anecdotes and inspiration to help the reader better understand and implement the core material presented.

Do you want a brief fragment from the wealth of practical advice in this e-Topic?
“If you get up one hour earlier each workday, that adds an extra five hours to your week. That’s the equivalent of about 250 extra hours per year - or the equivalent of one full month of eight-hour workdays. Once you get used to getting up an hour earlier (and get used to all the extra work you can get done in that time), you’ll find it hard to believe that you slept so late before.”

Simple, step-by-step solutions to your management problems and issues – that’s the aim of our e-Topics series. For busy managers, it’s literally management2go!