Right Activity In The Workplace

Concentrating on the right thing, or the right goal is a very important way of saving time. Many people can often end up wasting time by working on the wrong activity in the business. You need to be efficient in the workplace and make sure you are working towards your objectives, this means working on the right things. You need to focus on the purpose of your activities. Focus on effectiveness, then concentrate on efficiency. You need to monitor your time and effectiveness, this might mean getting rid of time wasters or devising a new plan to better work on not wasting time and increasing performance in the workplace. You can always have a list of activities that are in order of priorities so that the important jobs get done first and so employees …show more content…
Having a visual checklist is helpful for organising and prioritising work. Some work may be more important than other work, and your staff need to know what needs to be done and a visual checklist will be most helpful. It will help with time management as well. You can also use chart, such as gnant charts to help make a list and record progress on jobs. It is also helpful for making sure that one job gets done and checked off the list before another job is started. Finishing one job before starting the next is important in any job, it avoids confusion as well as time wasting. Having a checklist to cross jobs off also shows employees the progress of their …show more content…
Saying no in the workplace is acceptable and sometimes needed. If someone dumps work on you and you do not have time to do it (you may have other priorities), then you need to say no to taking on that work. You may also get work assigned to you that you are not properly trained to do, it is important you do not take on work you are not able to do properly. In the long run, this will affect the business and also put a lot of unneeded stress on yourself. You need to be open and honest in the workplace. It is ok to say no, and then explain why you cannot take on something. You can ask for help or assistance in taking on the work, but there is no use taking on a job out of fear of upsetting people and then stressing yourself