Time is a precious commodity, and it should be treated with great respect irrespective whether it is our time or other people's time. However, a recent survey shows that over 20% of a manager's working week is wasted. This works out at an average of 1 in 5 working days being wasted. In addition, it was found that over 90 % of managers desks and office areas were totally disorganized and around 30% of a manager's time was spent on routine paperwork.

Sorting out paperwork

Supervisors are increasingly being involved in paperwork. There are two very interesting methods of self discipline for getting things done. One is the do it now rule and the other is often called the Premack principle or simply Grandma's Law.

Do it now rule

Procrastination is a wonderful word