e8体育网 Anna Hughes Video Review – The Importance of Clear Goals
“Did you put your lunch box away, is a common question I ask my 15-year-old son Michael. Nope, I didn’t have time, is most often the reply.
这段对话对我来说似乎每天都是似曾相识的时刻。 Didn’t I ask this yesterday? And didn’t he answer exactly the same? Yes, and yes.
While I am getting upset with my teenaged son, I realize that I often find myself in this very spot – I have lots of tasks, commitments, and promises I made.然而,当被问到他们是否完成(还!)时,我的回答重复了我儿子的回答……那就是,“不,我没有时间!”
那么,这些时间都去哪儿了?
In a search of the answer to the question, I watched a very good Lynda.com video titled “The Importance of Clear Goals” by Chris Croft.
在这段视频中,克里斯透露,时间管理的关键是在重要的事情上花更多的时间,在不重要的事情上花更少的时间。
等一下! ——我想。我所做的一切都很重要。
克里斯就好像听到我这么说一样,就我们如何确定哪些事情重要、哪些事情不重要发表了自己的看法。
他只是指出,如果一项活动能够推动我们实现目标,那么它就是一项重要活动。如果没有,那就不是。
还能简单多少?我一听到这个消息,就开始根据这个标准来衡量自己的日常任务。
I asked myself, “What is the goal of our work at Enrolment Services?”
我自己的答案是:“最终目标是确保我们的学生取得成功!我们不仅需要确保他们进入 RRC,还需要确保他们成功毕业,获得证书、文凭和学位”。
“所以”,我想。我的哪些任务有助于实现上述目标?
“全部”, – 我立即回答自己。但真的是这样吗?我确信 RRC 的所有人都认为我们执行的所有任务的最终目标都是为学生服务。虽然我确信大多数人都有这个最终目标,但我也认为有些任务比其他任务更直接地与服务学生相关。
我们该如何应对? Chris suggests two approaches to dealing with tasks that are of a lesser priority:
- 对客户说“不”
- 协商完成任务的时间
这两个选项都涉及向您的客户(本例中的学生)解释我们希望提供优质的服务/产品,但我们可能无法在短时间内完成任务。 The key here is, we don’t want to make promises we cannot keep. Either to our customers or to our bosses. As someone who was raised in such a way that a person should always keep the promises s/he made, I related to this statement. My take away from this is that it is better to under promise and over deliver, rather than the other way around.
So, let us find the tasks that really matter and spend more of our time on them!
总的来说,对于那些在日常生活(工作内外)寻求效率的人以及那些对减少日常运营中不重要活动的实用解决方案感兴趣的人来说,克里斯的视频非常值得观看。
I recommend watching the video!
Do you have a tip or idea that has helped you set clear goals? I welcome your suggestions, email me directly atanhughes@rrc.ca
