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time-management tips for salon owners
We asked beauty business expert, LIZ MCKEON, to provide guidelines on how owners and managers can make the most of their time.
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ime management is the act or process of planning and exercising conscious control over the amount of time spent on activities, especially to increase effectiveness, efficiency or productivity. Managers often have the heaviest workload in the salon, especially if they are also running their own column of clients. Because the demands of being a manager can ebb and flow, it’s especially important for managers to be aware of how they manage their time. In particular, those who have recently been promoted to management may find themselves struggling with their new responsibilities. Here are some great ways to help manage your day, ensuring you remain on top of the important things whilst planning for the unexpected.
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Add time to your diary – every day, every week and every month – for yourself. Plan – take time to make time Time spent planning is not time wasted. A little time spent in understanding what needs to be done, and planning how to achieve it, will have a massive return on investment. Training and coaching staff can seem like an interruption to other work, but will pay off in the long run. Don’t plan for every moment of your day – leave time for dealing with unexpected tasks and for adapting to interruptions and changing priorities.
Make lists Making lists is a vital part of planning your day, based on workload and priorities. These may be ‘to do’ lists, or on-going lists that are constantly revisited and updated. Preparing daily ‘to do’ lists can increase your productivity by 20%, can help to clear your mind, and save you both energy and stress.
Communicate Effective communication is often one of the first things to go when a manager is struggling to manage their own time. Rather than taking the time to listen, understand and explain, their minds are on their workload and misunderstandings can occur. Management relies so heavily on communication that you absolutely must check regularly that you are taking the time to communicate effectively with your team.
