Work Smart, Not Hard

So, many of us work hard, and not smart. We will give some tips how to manage your job, and work smart.

• Set your own limits--work a set number of hours, but accomplice your daily goals. Be organized, use these tips;

• Put a timer on your voice-force people to leave short messages.

• Check your E-Mail at set times, usually twice a day.

• Set clear goals for each, and each meeting.

• Take home in file of routine correspondence to read on bus, train or while watching TV.

• Consider using personal information management software, such as ECCO, Lotus Organizer, or ACT!.

• Prioritize-rank tasks that need to be performed at the beginning, and end of each day.

• Delegate-review tasks with your team, remember, you need all the skills, one just needs to when to use them.

• Negotiate-unrealistic deadlines have killed many a good career, be careful, step away from the desire to please your boss, and do not allow them to set deadlines those heart attacks looking your address.

Finally, always flaunt your ability to manage your tasks within normal work hours. Let's get real, companies do not really reward workaholics, they call them bad time managers.