Workplace Habits: Poor Use of Time Tops The List

Workplace Habits: Poor Use of Time Tops The List
By Bob Moore, CMC, MCC, The Effectiveness Coach®

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According to a MetLife Survey conducted in April 2010, 40% of employees said their workload had increased in the past 12 months. Respondents to a TNS Research survey conducted in March 2010 said the economic downturn is putting pressure on American workers with 48% of respondents required to do more work with fewer resources, 39% doing the work of two people because of recession, and 47% having difficulty taking time off from work.

A workplace survey conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs for staffing company Randstad revealed 43% of respondents consider poor time management skills the top workplace pet peeve. The survey revealed that 22 percent of respondents listed people who take excessive breaks – long lunches, smoking breaks, online surfing – as their chief aggravation. Other bothersome workplace habits reported by approximately 10% of respondents included:

people who . . .

abuse use of sick days,
are distracted on their Blackberry or those who text during a meeting,
consistently miss deadlines.

and meetings . . .

without agendas or structure,
that start late or run over,
that cut into personal time, including starting before or ending after traditional work hours.

Eileen Habelow, Randstad senior vice president of organizational development said, “Employees are looking for ways to increase their value at work, so it would only make sense they would be a bit bothered by coworkers who they believe are having an impact on their time, and, possibly company productivity.”

Question: are you the cause or the effect? Are you contributing to or interfering with optimal results? When is the last time you examined your time use habit patterns? A complimentary time management diagnostic form is available by sending an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

You could find a way to accomplish more with less effort; a win-win for everyone.

Enthusiastically,

Bob

Bob Moore, CMC®, President
Effectiveness, Inc/The Effectiveness Coach®
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