Introduction
         Employers are striving to increase productivity: 
          increasing competition 
          rising health care costs 
          labor shortages 
         Best ways to increase productivity: 
          make sure that employees are effectively managing their time.  
          Training all employees in the principles & techniques of effective time 
           management is essential. 
         This presentation provides that training and will help you make the most of 
         that most precious commodity – your time.
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         Agenda
        1. The Importance of Managing Time Effectively
        2. The Ways We Waste Time
        3. Tips for Effective Time Management
        4. In Just Two Minutes
        5. Final Message
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           The Importance of Managing Time 
           Effectively 
           “By labor we can find food and water, but all of our labor will not find for 
            us another hour.”             Kenneth Patton, Author
           In other words, time is finite – there’s only so much of it. 
           By effectively managing our time, we can avoid a stressed and less 
            productive workplace and avoid cramming work and family and other 
            personal needs into finite hours. 
           Just as we spend so much effort managing money, we need to spend 
            equivalent effort managing time.  
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         Did You Know…
         The average person gets one interruption every eight 
          minutes, or approximately seven an hour, or 50-60 per 
          day. 
         The average interruption takes five minutes, totaling 
          about four hours, or 50% of the average workday. 
         80% of those interruptions are typically rated as "little 
          value" or "no value" creating approximately three (3) 
          hours of wasted time per day.
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         Prioritize
          The first step is to list all the activities and projects 
         you feel you have to do. 
          Assign importance to each of the activities 
          Once you have assigned importance to each 
         activity, evaluate the urgency of each activity. 
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