Excerpt: The supervisor’s job is to manage people and the job, andnot let the job or your people manage you. The goal of this program is to helpshow you how you can better manage your time, people, and of course, the job.

Good management should improve the following areas: Your daily operations, as well as productivity. You’ll need to cut down on your duties and control timewasted. You make the choice to use your time effectively. There are fourdifferent ways a supervisor can track their time.

• The first is with their routine work.
• Regular jobs duties.
• Special assignments.
• Creative work.

The first thing you should do is found out where your timeis going, how it is spent, as opposed to trying to plan. Here are some tipsthat can help you improve your time management skills. First of all, make upyour mind quickly. Many problems or questions can be solved with a simple yesor no. People like to work with others who can make quick, positive decisions.Be specific about dates and times. Know deadlines, and prepare to meet themwith planning and action. Write down specific dates and stick to them. Keep toyour work schedule so you’ll know what has to be done and when. Control thetelephone. Keep calls to a minimum, and use the phone to save time whenever itcan. Write reminders to yourself, and keep a pocket notebook or day timer totrack and schedule your time.