Time Management Skill Development Plan

This assignment focuses on developing time management skills over a 10-week period. It outlines learning objectives, strategies such as setting SMART goals, prioritizing tasks, and avoiding procrastination, along with a weekly plan for implementing these techniques. The assignment also includes a reflection on the challenges faced, skills gained, and areas for improvement in future skill development.

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Name:
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Learning Objective: Time Management Skill
What am going
to
learn( Objective
s)
How am going
to learn it?
( Resources and
Strategies)
Target date for
completion
How am going
to know that I
have learned
it(evidence)
How am going
to prove that I
have learned it
To complete task
within the
deadline. This
objective will
involves ability
to complete
assigned tasks on
time by avoiding
distractions and
general time
wastage.
Setting goals:
This strategy will
involve
predetermining
what has to be
achieved before
starting. Goal
setting will act as
a measure of
how successful
time has been
managed while
undertaking a
certain task.
Week 2 Setting of
SMART goals:
This outcome
will be evident
on the goals that
I will be setting
by the end of
second week.
They will have to
be specific,
realistic,
attainable,
measurable, and
time bound
(Bridgstock,
2009). Therefore,
the
predetermined
outcome will be
Reasonable goals
in the workplace.
To plan what to
do and follow it
within the
assigned time.
This involves
setting goals for
a task and
following a plan
to achieve the

goals. a well thought
results that will
enable good
planning.
Making a list:
This will involve
setting the
activities that
have to be
completed. The
list to do will
contain all
achievable
activities that I
plan to undertake
in a week.
Week 4 A list of what to
do: This list will
be an evidence of
the activities
outlined to be
done and will act
as a checklist.
A set of
reminders
Setting
Deadlines: This
strategy will
involve setting
my own deadline
different from
tasks deadline so
that I can
complete
assigned task
before deadline.
Week 5 Completing
tasks/ activities
before task
deadline: This
will involve
recording time
that I have taken
to complete the
task.
Improvement
will be
completing tasks
before deadlines.
Number of days
or hours left to
deadline after
task completion
Prioritizing Week 6 Ability to Number of

activities: This
strategy will
involve
prioritizing tasks
and handling
activities that are
urgent and
important in
order to avoid
missing
deadlines.
accomplish
urgent and
important task in
time: This will
be evident by the
number of
complaints
received on
deadlines
assigned. This
will show ability
to prioritize and
do the most
urgent and
important task
first.
complains. Either
from the
supervisor or a
client.
Creating
effective
environment:
This strategy
involves
enabling my
surrounding to be
effective for time
management.
This
Strategy will
require being
organized,
protecting time,
Week 9 No distractions
in the workplace:
This will be
evident on the
time wastage
reductions.
Minimal
distractions will
show
improvement in
creating an
effective
Tidiness of the
workplace.

avoiding bad
habit in time
management, and
achieving a task
through goal
management and
goal focus
(Grissom, Loeb,
and Mitani,
2015).
Avoiding
procrastination:
this strategy will
overcome
procrastination to
avoid thinking
too much about a
task before
starting or
starting too late.
Week 6 Pressure in
handling and
completing task:
This will involve
the pressure that
I will have to
deal with when
completing a
task. Pressure
will also be
evident on the
effectiveness of
the task that I
will undertake in
the workplace.
Anxiety in the
workplace.
Refection
The following reflection contains my assessment on the challenges, skills,
and knowledge that I gained in a ten weeks practice on time management. It
also outlines areas that I need to improve in learning new skills.
In the processing of learning time management skills, I faced the following

issues; first I had to adapt to new habits. I was not used to writing down what
I was about to do, set goals, or analyze task before doing it. The process of
learning time management introduced these habits to me. I started analyzing
tasks in terms of results required, urgency and importance and the
environment that am working on. Secondly, I started concentrating more on
the tasks assigned. I planned for activities that I was to do in a day and
closely followed the list. I also created conductive environment for effective
working condition by reducing distractions in the workplace. This enabled
me to concentrate on the task to deliver predetermined/ expected results
efficiently and effectively. Thirdly, I found freedom from the deadlines.
Completing tasks before the deadline gave me freedom to relax. This
reduced anxiety and pressure as a result of good time management. Fourth, I
was able to learn new methods of managing time. I learnt about Eisenhower
matrix of making decision on which tasks to handled first that improved my
ability to give priority of tasks based on a principle. Lastly, there was general
change in behavior. I changed my perspective and attitude on time
management. I became neat, organized, and time conscious in the workplace.
I also became more efficient and productive.
From this process of learning time management skills, I feel I can do the
following things better next time am learning a new skill; first, I will stop
being anxious to the process. Anxiety caused uneasiness and distress while
working on the new skills. I was unease figuring what my personality would
change to be as a result of learning a new skill. Secondly, is having a positive
attitude when learning a new skill. It was not easy for me to change by old
habits that led to bad time management. I continued with bad habits for
instance, over spending time on social media till the second week. Lastly, is
being patient for the result. At one point, I felt it was taking longer than
expected since I expected immediate outcomes of the learning process.
In conclusion, my time management skills improved that enhanced my
efficiency and effectiveness in the workplace. I was able to produce more,

procrastinate less, and have more time to relax.
References
Bridgstock, R., 2009. The graduate attributes we’ve overlooked: Enhancing graduate
employability through career management skills. Higher Education Research & Development,
28(1), pp.31-44.
Grissom, J.A., Loeb, S. and Mitani, H., 2015. Principal time management skills: Explaining
patterns in principals’ time use, job stress, and perceived effectiveness. Journal of Educational
Administration, 53(6), pp.773-793.