how to minimise time stealers

Question 1

taking on too much

Answer 1

employees may need to discuss this with their line manager.
Delegation is useful to avoid having too much to do.

Question 2

desk stress

Answer 2

employees could introduce a good file management system.
Organisations could bring in a ‘clear desk policy’

Question 3

Procrastination

Answer 3

Employees could have to-do and priorities lists to help complete tasks that need done.

Question 4

duplicate journeys

Answer 4

Employees should group the jobs together so visits to other departments only need to be once a day.

Question 5

disorganised

Answer 5

employees should use to-do list and ask for help from their line manager where needed.

Question 6

meetings taking too long

Answer 6

Managers should ensure agendas for meetings are realistic in length, with time limits to avoid discussions taking too long.