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 We are all project managers. If you are a recruiter, a sales rep, an administrative assistant, or a purchasing agent, all of our productivity relies on our being expert time and project managers.How we plan for, manage and organize our resources will determine if we actually meet the goals and objectives.
There are a number of tools and rules that can help you get the most out of your day and closer to your goals. My favorite is the 80/20 Rule or Pareto’s Principle. You can take the meaning to be that in anything, a few (20 percent) are vital and many (80 percent) are trivial. In Pareto's case it meant 20 percent of the people owned 80 percent of the wealth. Project Managers know that 20 percent of the work (the first 10 percent and the last 10 percent) consume 80 percent of your time and resources. You can apply the 80/20 Rule to almost anything, from the science of management to the physical world.
Pareto's Principle, the 80/20 Rule, should serve as a daily reminder to focus 80 percent of your time and energy on the 20 percent of you work that is really important. Don't just "work smart", work smart on the right things.
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