Time Stealers How To?

Telephone l Keep an eye on the call timer (if there is one on your telephone) or use another timing device. Time disappears very quickly on the telephone.

l Separate chat from information.

l If others take calls for you, train them to be selective with your calls.

l Schedule private time by using voice mail or call divert (with the permission of the recipient(s) of your calls

l For outbound calls plan the call in advance by listing items you want to discuss.

l Control the call. Yes I can talk for... minutes , before we finish , I ve got to go now .

l If you suddenly remember you need to make a call, STOP. Make a note of it and get back to work. Make calls in batches at appropriate times in your schedule, some calls might even prove unnecessary. what about?

what else ?

how to ?

Here are suggestions to handle some of the other Time Stealers identified in our What About section.

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