{"id":1625,"date":"2017-07-17T11:33:51","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T11:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/top-tips-for-effective-time-management\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T10:34:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T10:34:27","slug":"top-tips-for-effective-time-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/top-tips-for-effective-time-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Top tips for effective time management"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/category\/growth-customers\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Growth &amp; Customers<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTop tips for effective time management\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2017-07-17T11:33:51+01:00\">17 July, 2017<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"Top tips for effective time management\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/top-tips-for-effective-time-management\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/author\/ryangrundy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/Ryan-Grundy.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" alt=\"Ryan Grundy\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Ryan Grundy<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dark-grey h3\" id=\"news-article-subtitle\"><strong>Are you in the 91% of individuals who aren&#8217;t &#8216;very satisfied&#8217; with their time management at work?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In today&#8217;s fast-paced world, where a new email lands in your inbox every 10 seconds, the phone doesn&#8217;t stop ringing, and your day is filled with multiple meetings, effective time management can sometimes be difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Good time management strategies are the backbone of successful people and business. Ineffective management doesn&#8217;t just waste time; missed deadlines, financial losses and job loss are all potential outcomes of poor time-management skills, not to mention the impact of the stress it can cause on an individual&#8217;s physical and mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-improve-your-time-management-skills\">How to improve your time management skills<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Rob Yeung, organisational psychologist at leadership consulting firm Talentspace, says: <em>&#8220;There are dozens of different ways of clawing back time. The important thing is to do something rather than feel powerless. Even small efforts may help you to feel more in control.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Good time management isn&#8217;t that difficult, but it&#8217;s important to start by revisiting your goals and understanding how you currently spend your time. Once you&#8217;ve done this, there are several simple but effective time management techniques you can use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Time is precious, and you&#8217;re busy, so to get you off to a great start, we&#8217;ve brought you our top ten time management tips. They&#8217;re short enough to read while you drink your morning tea, but powerful enough to help you on your way to better time management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our free time management tips can help you start managing your time better today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"btn cta-btn reverse\" href=\"\/~\/media\/markets\/uk\/downloads\/guides\/time-management-tips-uk.pdf?la=en-gb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download your free guide<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">Subscribe to the Sage Advice newsletter<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Join more than 500,000 UK readers and get the best business admin strategies and tactics, as well as actionable advice to help your company thrive, in your inbox every month.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#gate-b1a63862-3fa0-4a5e-bb67-c76b88bbc6b8\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"single-cta__button button button--primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1073797282-1-1440x810.jpg\" class=\"single-cta__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1073797282-1-1440x810.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 48em) 33vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you in the 91% of individuals who aren&#8217;t &#8216;very satisfied&#8217; with their time management at work? 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