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Multi Tasking Tips
1. Multi-tasking Tips
(from a girl)
A Guide to Workplace Productivity
Lisa Phillips
2. Why Do I Qualify?
Previous life as a Developer
Worked in London as a Graphic Designer
Spent last 5 years in various stages of Management
Each role requires a
very different level
of focus.
5. Multitasking
With all the disruptions, and volume of work –
without proper workflow and time management,
people can quickly get overwhelmed with their
workload.
This produces poor work, can cause feelings of
anxiousness, job dissatisfaction and can compound
the issues until it feels as it is all too much to
handle.
6. Lisa’s Pick & Mix™
There are a lot of Multitasking Practices and Time
Management Methodologies out there.
Not all approaches work for everyone.
Pick what works for you, & Mix it up a little.
7. Lisa’s Pick & Mix™
Priorities
Lists
KNOW what you’re doing
Plan
Revise!
9. Lisa’s Pick & Mix™
The Essentials
Lists - a hand written checklist
Post-It Notes strategically placed
10. Lisa’s Pick & Mix™
You should always leave work in the evening
knowing what you will be doing in the office
tomorrow morning.
Planning and Revising
Immediate
This Morning
This Afternoon
Tomorrow
This Week
Next Week
12. Work Efficiency
The are other techniques to ensure that you get work
done efficiently:
Only check your emails at certain times of the day.
Turn off your distractions (including your mobile).
No responding to email that you are CC’d in on.
Only work between 8.30 – 5.30, NO other work outside
of these hours – this helps you to focus.
Quarantine yourself
Headphones
13. Time Management
Time Management is a booming business
Getting Things Done
The Pomodoro Technique
Inbox Zero
Remember The Milk
14. Getting Things Done
Essentially: Know what you need to do
If an item requires action:
Do it
Delegate it
Defer it
If an item does not require
action:
File it for reference
Throw it away
Incubate it
Can be overly complex
www.davidco.com
15. The Pomodoro
Technique
The basic unit of work in the Pomodoro Technique™
can be split in five simple steps:
Choose a task to be accomplished
Set the Pomodoro timer to 25 minutes
Work on the task until the Pomodoro rings, then put a
check on your sheet of paper
Take a short break (5 minutes is OK)
Every 4 Pomodoros take a longer break
www.pomodorotechnique.com
16. Inbox Zero
It’s about how to reclaim your email, your
attention, and your life.
“Clearly, the problem of email overload is
taking a toll on all our time, productivity, and
sanity, mainly because most of us lack a
cohesive system for processing our messages and
converting them into appropriate actions as quickly
as possible.”
- Merlin Mann - 43Folders
www.inboxzero.com
17. Remember The Milk
Focuses on Task Management
Reminds you of your tasks via:
Email
Mobile Phone Applications (iPhone, Android, Blackberry)
Google (Gmail, iGoogle Gadgets, Gears)
NetVibes module
Third Party Apps and Services
Dashboard Widgets
Quicksilver Plugin
And many more…
18. Websites and Apps
Google: Time Management
Google: Multitasking
iPhone App store has an entire category
dedicated to: Productivity
19. In Summary
Figure out what works for you
Try different methodologies
Know what you’re going to do and when
If you’re not sure of what to do next – Ask
Revise your task lists often
Don’t overdo the multitasking
Don’t be put off –
I do know guys who are
great at multitasking.
20. Thanks
Google Search and the Internet – for the research
help
Flickr, iStockPhotos, Google Image Search – for
lending me images
People I have spoken with - friends, colleagues…
and girls – for their input
Past workplaces – that gave me so much work I
HAD to learn the Art of Multitasking
Web Meetup – for its awesomeness