JJ Resnick - How to use your time effectively

JJ Resnick | Business Management | How to Use Your Time Effectively

In business, time is money, therefore, executives need to use their time efficiently. How an executive manages their time will have a huge influence on how successful they will be. A successful executive has the skill and the ability to understand the importance of time and how to leverage it to their advantage. As a CEO, JJ Resnick says they can achieve this by using systems and using the skills and time of other people.

A successful manager knows how to prioritize their time effectively. They understand the difference between a task that is urgent and a task that is important. A task that is urgent needs to be done immediately however, a task is important because it has a major impact on the organizational goals and objectives. An effective manager will be able to identify between the two and make the decision which task is worthy of their time and skill. For example, urgent tasks can be delegated to competent staff freeing up the manager to focus on the important tasks.

The skilled executive can limit or cut down the number of urgent tasks on their to-do list. They use their team more effectively by skilfully delegating urgent tasks out to trusted team members. Whereas a manager who is less well organized will be constantly fire fighting to get all the urgent actions done because they think they are the important ones.

An effective also ensures that urgent tasks are kept to a minimum by preventing them from becoming urgent in the first place. They achieve this by being highly organized and planning. They can do this by being able to predict and prevent problems happening.

JJ Resnick says, to be a successful manager you need to be ruthless with your time to be effective. That means you also have to be selfish with your time to a certain degree.

There will be many demands made upon your time and you need to have the ability to prioritize it effectively. If you are under pressure to finish a task that is not a high priority then explain to that person that you have your own set of priorities to deal with.

JJ Resnick - This situation can become more difficult especially if the person putting pressure on you is your supervisor. If it becomes a regular occurrence then you may need to explain that these low priority tasks are impacting on your performance. There is no point suffering in silence as it is better to be open and honest.