compliments of
FutureVisionsSM
creating sustainable results in growth and performance
In
one of the best time management books ever written, entitled The Time
Trap,
Alec Mackenzie identified the twenty biggest time wasters as follows:
1.
Management by Crisis
2.
Telephone Interruptions
3.
Inadequate Planning
4.
Attempting Too Much
5.
Drop-in Visitors
6.
Ineffective Delegation
7.
Personal Disorganization
8.
Lack of Self Discipline
9.
Inability to Say "No"
10.
Procrastination
11.
Meetings
12.
Paper Work
13.
Unfinished Tasks
14.
Inadequate Staff
15.
Socializing
16.
Confused Authority
17.
Poor Communication
18.
Inadequate Controls
19.
Incomplete Information
20. Travel
