Time management skills are critical to success in most positions, but the stakes are higher for business leaders. They can’t effectively direct and mentor their teams if they fail to manage their own responsibilities well. Delegation becomes haphazard or goes out the window, leaving the team to wonder who is really in charge.
But it’s also true that managers sometimes wonder the same thing. You can walk into your office in the morning with an outline of your priorities for the day. Within 30 minutes, all those priorities are no longer on your to-do list. A key employee is out sick or there’s an emergency with a client. Your boss also scheduled an impromptu meeting, and some of your direct reports need your immediate attention.
