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Electronic Newsletter Issue 2008-05

May 2008

In this issue: Striking Statistic, Timely Tip, Group Gathering, Computer Clue, and Quick Quote

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Striking Statistic

Reducing staff members wasted time by just 5 minutes every hour would increase productivity 8.3%.

Timely Tip

5 Time Management Tips for Planning Your Day

Managing time is not that hard. 5 simple tips and ideas in article are presented for planning a day in order to achieve better time management and get important items done.

Write down everything you need to do in the same tool.
Review your tasks and prioritize the items at the same time each day.
Look at your list of appointments for the day and determine which are important to do on this day.
Schedule blocks of time in your day to work on your to do list.
Allow for flexibility in your schedule.

See full article with how to ideas at http://ezinearticles.com/?id=1041694.

Group Gathering

Lately, I've been asked a lot of questions about both time and meeting management. So I've put together several articles that address these issues. This issue is devoted primarily to individual time management, but you can find an article on action items which relates to meeting and project management for groups at

http://ezinearticles.com/?id=1058230.

Computer Clue

5 Time Saving Tips using the Computer

for Information Management

Computer spreadsheets, word processing applications, databases, and email tools can be used effectively to save time. Article gives 5 tips for using the computer to reduce repetitive tasks and information searches.

Use spreadsheets to make lists, build budgets, and track multiple items.
Use standardized forms and checklists for work and planning that is repetitive.
Use email instead of the phone to save time and increase accuracy.
Use a contact management database for quick lookup of key information on people.
Use form letters in a word processing application to reduce time spent in developing similar communications.

See full article with reasons why at http://ezinearticles.com/?id=1053756

Quick Quote

"Time flies. It's up to you to be the navigator.”

- Robert Orben

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