The ageless saying, ‘time is money’ can be found true both in your professional and personal life. With so many demands throughout the day the line is often blurred between prioritizing what is actually worth YOUR time and what just needs to get done. CinLee Cleaning Services is not only here to help alleviate tasks that need to get done, but also to offer some tricks we’ve found to help save time at work, improve your efficiency and ultimately allow you to focus on tasks that really need your attention.
- Ask yourself the tough questions. Is it critical? Or important? Can this be delegated? If you have a lot on your plate at work, try dividing your task list into three categories: critical, important, and delegate. Strong leaders know when to delegate a task to someone else. Whether it is as simple as outsourcing your office cleanings to CinLee Cleaning Services, or having an intern make the first draft of a report, focus on tasks that only you can do. From there, only move on to “important” tasks after the “critical” ones are complete. Not only will prioritizing your task make the load more manageable, but playing to your strengths as much as possible will also increase your work performance.
- Don’t let email rule your day. Having your email open the entire workday can rob productivity. Schedule a dedicated chunk of time in the morning and in the afternoon to read new emails and send replies, and then close out your email. This will reduce distractions and allow you to focus on your work. End your day with a quick glance over emails, handle urgent ones but leave the rest for your designated email time the next morning.
- Prepare a game plan for tomorrow. One of the easiest ways to waste time at work is to jump into the day’s tasks blindly. Instead, end each workday by taking five minutes to plan out the next day. Developing a strategy for the day beforehand allows you to prioritize tasks, schedule meetings, and feel “okay” about leaving for the day with work yet to be completed. Also, make sure to put the most daunting task first, you will feel so much more accomplished when it is out of the way first.
- Set time limits. Challenge yourself to complete tasks within a certain time allotment. Trying to beat the clock will make the work more fun and also make you more effective with your time. Further, aim to leave by a certain time as well. When you have a set time you must leave by, your productivity throughout the day will rise.
Let us help! Call CinLee Cleaning Services today at (812) 350-8721 for a quote for your home or business or visit https://cinleecleaning.com to learn more. Time is money, focus on your strengths and allow us to help you by focusing on ours.
