BEC历年阅读真题详解(19)
1 In order to complete a task well, it may not be necessaryto deal with every detail.
2 If you have too much to do, you may need toturn downwork in the future.
3 Any planning activity needs to take place on a regularbasis.
4 You should avoid giving additional time to a particulartask.
5 It is possible that some routine tasks do not need to be carried out.
6 If you are overloaded with work, it is important to identify the cause.
7 People at all levels perform time-wasting activities.
Successful Time Management
A
The secret of avoiding work pressure is thinking ahead. Every day you need to review yourprogress towards objectives and decide how you can best use the time available to make furtherprogress. You may find this is best done at the start of your working day but some people preferto have a planning session just before they finish. Whichever you select - and you may need toexperiment to find what suits you best-find some way of fitting the activity into your schedule.Never say, 'I don't have time to plan today'.
B
Managers at all levels occasionally find they have taken on more than they can cope with. Thisis not a crime, but you must examine the reasons for such a situation and then plan a course ofaction. Until the problem is resolved, most of your time and energy will go into worrying about thesituation and you will feel unmotivated. Think too about how to prevent it happening again. Thismay require you to be firm and avoid agreeing to more than is realistic.
C
If a review of your working practices shows that you are too much of a perfectionist, dosomething about this. Modern definitions of quality refer to Witness for purpose'. If you bear this inmind, you may find it easier to persuade yourself to settle for an acceptable level of quality ratherthan perfection. When thinking about objectives and planning how to achieve them, consider howthoroughly you need to do something in order to meet your requirements. Unless you have sparetime, do not spend extra hours on an activity in an effort to cover absolutely everything.
D
If your review of a period of time shows that you are spending time on things that are notreally necessary or important, then think hard about whether you can afford this time. Manypeople file unnecessary papers and attend endless, unproductive meetings. Even top managerscan be guilty of misdirecting their efforts by supervising subordinates too closely or failing todelegate. If you question the necessity of certain work, you may find it easier to avoid thesemisdirected efforts and this will better inform your planning in the future.
