Dear Colleague,

Highly effective managers work more efficiently than others. 

To their less effective counterparts, they seem to achieve more. Much more. 

They deliver the big tasks and projects they are assigned. 

The teams they lead are focused on delivery.

Collectively, they seem to get more done in the time available. 

But how do they do that? 

We show how in this issue of The Quietly Good Newsletter. 

Time is the one commodity that most managers and business owners feel they don’t have enough of.  

It’s always being sucked up by meetings, firefighting and learning how to use new technology and processes. 

“I can’t work on priorities because I’m inundated with requests for input,” or 

“I don’t have time to coach my team even though I want to”

Comments like those above are common among business owners and managers.  

If those and other similar statements resonate with you, you’ve come to the right place because, 

This issue will show you how to make the very best of  your time. 

That’s a skill that has never been more critical to management success. 

Here’s a brief overview of what’s covered. 

• Why you need to devote your time to what are you really being paid to achieve:
  It’s about working smarter, and not longer than you have to so that you can achieve the most critical tasks in your remit.
   
• Why constant “busyness” isn’t time-effective:
  Being overwhelmingly busy all the time is something to be avoided, not lauded. We show how get away professionally from things you should not be doing.
     
• Do you know the value of your hourly rate?
  Linked to the point above. Here’s a different way to think about it that helps you prioritise your work.

• Do you want to increase the value of that hourly rate?
  Who doesn’t? That’s covered too.

• Where is your time going now?:
  If you don’t feel in control of your days, you need to examine why. Recording how you spend your time can be enlightening, and not always in a good way!

• What’s not getting done?
  Here’s a process for ensuring critical things don’t slip through the cracks. Missed tasks can cause headaches and stress weeks or months later.
   
• How to create a time-effective To-Do List:
  Clue: It’s about more than just making lists.
   
• Control Mechanisms
  Methods to help you get things done and avoid time-wasting people and activities.
   
• How to prioritise each day:
  This will help you to start each workday strongly.
   
• Effective delegation:
  We all know we need to do it. Here, we show you how to do it well and avoid becoming a micromanager.

• Tools that help you be more effective:
  Time management tools abound, but which ones will be most helpful? Here’s how to decide.
   
• How top executives improve their decision-making:
  We share a simple but effective method used by high performers.
   
• Meetings:
  If meetings are the Bane of your life, you’ll love the method described in Part 4 on how to keep your attendance at meetings to the bare minimum.
   
• How to deal with new assignment requests when you’re already fully loaded:
  Being saddled with even more work when you’re already flat out is a huge cause of stress and resentment. Use this ultra-professional approach to handle those requests.
   
• Three ways to get more of your work completed:
  We share three methods for carving out deep work periods every week. Use one or more to complete more projects in less time.

• Develop excellent time management habits:
  In Part 5, we list nineteen additional ways to boost productivity and creativity.

Every suggestion and every tip in this newsletter is based on you seeing and valuing yourself as a highly effective manager. 

In fact, that’s the whole Quietly Good philosophy in a nutshell. 

You may feel that way already, and if so, that’s great. 

And to learn and apply the skills of high achievers. 

That’s how you deliver results, build confidence and get noticed. 

Every Quietly Good newsletter is devoted to a particular management skill. Time Management is what’s covered here. 

Use it as a training course for yourself, or as a refresher. 

Alternatively, buy a copy for a member of your team who needs help with managing their time and priorities.   

I’m happy to answer questions about any part of what’s covered, and my email address is supplied within the newsletter. 

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We look forward to working with you.

Very best, 

David O’Beirne