Help! I Need More Time!

Do you know where your time is going? This exercise describes activities that waste time.

Just like everyone else, supervisors wonder where the time goes. They find that there are certain activities and behaviors that most often lead them to waste time. Research has identified the most common time wasters. Frequently supervisors have to engage in activities that can become time wasters; however, knowledge, experience, and planning can help reduce their overall effects on the work day. Supervisors can manage their time wisely by knowing how to deal with the time wasters.

Read the descriptions of the various individuals and match them to the time waster that best describes them.

$1$

Perfectionism

Unscheduled Visitors

$2$

Telephone Calls, Texts, and Email

Inability to Say No

$3$

Paperwork and Reading Material

Procrastination

$4$

Meetings

$8$

Failure to Delegate

Match each of the options above to the items below.