Help me…I need a life!!

Presented by: Jeannette Rudy Fitzwater, RCC

Today’s Objectives

Gain a level of work/life balance

1. Prioritize your activities2. Identify and eliminate your most non-

productive habits3. Establish new habits

Determine Your Ideal Balance

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Benefits of Working Productively

• Get more done in less time

• Less stress• Create balance• Develop positive habits• Increase professional

skills and reputation

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Productivity Self-Assessment

• Label paper from 1 to 12.

• I’ll read a numbered statement.

• Respond with:

1—Seldom 2—Sometimes 3--Frequently

Productivity Self Assessment

1. Add up all the odd numbered statements.

2. Add up all the even numbered statements.

Any opportunity for improvement??

Examples of Key Results

• Ensure adherence to production schedules

• Analyze costs and monitor deviations

• Train staff on current safety procedures

Note: These all begin with an active verb.

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• Commit to an action, not an idea

• Example: Commit to spending 10 minutes filing every day, not to “getting organized”

Translating Results into Daily Activities

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Watch out for bad habits!

Procrastination

• List benefits• Commit 10 minutes• Begin with the one thing

you must get done• Aim for progress• Find an “accountability

partner”• Reward yourself• Create an appealing

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Negative vs. Positive

• “Your presentation was boring.”

• “Your presentation had some good information, but it went on a bit too long. Next time, try limiting yourself to 10 minutes.”

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Being Habitually Late

• Calculate time realistically• Pad calculations• Use one organizer• Don’t overcommit• Stop when time is up• Be early

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Establish new habits for success!

Forget Multi-Tasking

The evidence against it is growing.

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Take Mini-Breaks• Schedule it.• Get up and stretch.• Get a drink of water.• Chat with a coworker

(schedule it)• Make a quick phone

call.

• Read something non-work related.

• Find something that makes you laugh.

• Take a walk—outside is even better.

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“Work expands as to fill the time available for its completion.”

Cyril Northcote Parkinson, published in The Economist in 1955

Parkinson’s Law

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Automate Whenever Possible

Scheduling

Emails

Financial transactions

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Get into the Flow

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• Focus on what you enjoy• Set clear goals• Create an appealing

environment• Adopt a beginner’s

perspective

For Additional Information…

Jeannette Rudy Fitzwater, RCC

JR Fitzwater and Associates, LLC

1947 Maryland Highway

Oakland, Maryland 21550

Phone: 301-616-8583

Fax: 301-334-6080

Email: jeannette@jrfitzwater.com

Website: www.jrfitzwater.com