Time management and life balance

Upravljanje vremenom definiramo kao radnu i životna tehnika vođenja samoga sebe kako bi imali uspjeha, dakle od velikog je značenja za svaku osobu koja teži ostvarenju poslovnih ili privatnih ciljeva. Cilj i ideja ove teme je osvijestiti da je osim za posao potrebno odvojiti dovoljno vrijeme za obitelj, zdravlje i hobije, odnosno privatan život. Razlog tome je što privatan život, tj. obiteljski, ljubavni ili zdravstveni problemi, uvelike utječu na poslovnu učinkovitost. Vremenski menadžment temelji se na određivanju onoga što nam je važno i smještanju u raspored onih aktivnosti koje su povezane s potrebama za ostvarenje naših ciljeva Kako bismo započeli upravljati vlastitim vremenom potrebno je napraviti analizu trenutnog stanja u kojem se nalazimo te voditi vremenski dnevnik. Postoje razne metode koje pomažu pri upravljanja vremenom, a neke od njih su Paretov princip, ABC pravilo, Parkinsov zakon i Eisenhowerov princip delegiranja. Kradljivci vremena su sve aktivnosti koje kontinuirano i sustavno troše naše vrijeme, a ne dovode nas do željenih ciljeva. To se odnosi na neučinkovite sastanke, nedovoljno delegiranja zadataka, neumješnost u odbijanju, telefonski pozivi, društvene mreže, pretrpanost papirologijom i nered, loše radne navike, perfekcionizam, ne postavljanje prioriteta i nepostojanje jasno definiranih ciljeva. Zbog neplaniranja se mogu pojaviti i teže posljedice po čovjekovo zdravlje (mentalno i fizičko), uslijed dugotrajnog izlaganja stresu, prekovremenom radu i preopterećenosti na poslu. Stvaranje životnog balansa predstavlja metodu održavanja ravnoteže između poslovnog i privatnog života. Potrebno je shvatiti da opis posla ne predstavlja uvijek i opis čovjeka, odnosno potrebno je dovesti u pitanje način razmišljanja da je ono što radimo u životu ono što jesmo. Svatko u konačnici mora pronaći svoj način da izađe na kraj sa stresom i današnjim načinom života.Time management is a work and life technique of guiding ourselves in order to achieve success, therefore it is of a great importance for every person who attends to achieve some business or private goals. The aim and idea of this topic is to raise awareness that besides work assignments, it is necessary to make time for family, health and hobbies. Because, private life, which includes family, love or health problems, has an affect on business efficiency. Time management is based on determining what is important to us and making way to put that in the schedule of activities that we need to do for achieving our goals. To start to manage our time, we should make analysis of our habits and ways how we spend our time. There are various methods that can help with time management, some of them are Pareto principle, ABC rule, Parkinson’s law and Eisenhower delegation matrix. Time thieves are all activities that continuously and systematically waste our time and do not lead us to our goals. Some of most common time thieves are ineffective meetings, insufficient delegation of tasks, ineptitude in rejection, phone calls, social networks, paperwork, poor work habits, perfectionism, failure in setting priorities, and lack of defined goals. Lack of Time management can lead to several consequences for a person's health (mental and physical), especially after a long-term of stressing and overworking at work. Creating a life balance is a method of maintaining balance between work and private needs. It is important to understand that our jobs do not always present and describe us as persons we really are or what we want to be. Ultimately, everyone has to find their own way to cope with the stress and present-day lifestyle