Home Work

Although there are times when taking work home with you will be necessary in order to get the job done, it is generally not a good practice. Do not make a habit of bringing work home with you. It is a sign of either poor time management at work or being a workaholic. This is inconsistent with leading a successful, well balanced life. If you find that you are consistently taking work home with you, something’s wrong. Try to delegate the work to someone else, or organize your time more efficiently so that you can get your work done during normal working hours. You need to get away from work at the end of the day, both physically and mentally. Doing office work at home tends to be counter-productive, draining you of energies and alienating your loved ones.

It is also a dangerous habit because if you can’t get something done during the day, you’ll start to believe that “there’s always tonight”… It isn’t worth it.
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Management By Objectives

“Management By Objectives” means keeping your focus on achieving results [the end in mind], rather than the means or policies and procedures required to accomplish them. It is important not to confuse hard work with accomplishment. Working super hard in the wrong direction is self defeating. It is too easy to become preoccupied with policies and procedures. Policies and procedures should be used as a guide with the end result in mind. If you can reach your objectives without the bureaucracy, effort, or red tape, then do it. Follow up by making suggestions to upper management on how the organization can be more effective with less effort.
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Too Much Information

There has been a proliferation of information greater than mankind has ever had before. The problem is that we have not yet found an efficient way to expand our minds to assimilate all this information. The key to success then, is not the information, but the knowledge of how to use the information. To understand your job and your industry, you need the knowledge to help you to process the large volume of information you will inevitably be dealing with. How quickly and efficiently you handle the information is the key.

Try to strike a balance with the amount of information you are exposed to. When you delegate, delegate completely. This means giving authority with responsibility. Otherwise, the people that work for you will not feel that they can handle problems without your final input. Be clear with your staff that you expect to be kept informed about the progress of important objectives, but be equally clear that you do not want to be bothered with trivial information that will distract you from focusing on the bigger issues.
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