Planning and Organizing

What does it mean to be reactive?

• To take action before something becomes a problem

• To wait until a problem happens to react to it

What does asking questions have to do with planning ahead?

• It helps you know what to expect.

• It helps in choosing the organizational tools you will use.

• It helps you take action before something becomes a problem

Time management is:

• organizing what you need to complete a task

• giving authority over and responsibility for a task to another member of a team

• organizing and using your time in a way that allows you to meet your daily needs

What does it mean to make and meet deadlines?

• To choose the most important tasks to reach your goal.

• To take action before something becomes a problem

• To set a time for things to be finished and have them completed at that time

What does this statement mean? "It is one thing to schedule your tasks, but it is another thing to actually stick to the schedule."

• Asking questions helps you know what to expect.

• Routines/schedules can get interrupted.

• Make an educated guess about cost.

What is productivity?

• making a set of steps or routines to carry out common tasks

• the amount of work you can get done during a set amount of time

• putting off a task until a later time

What are resources?

• Things you need to accomplish a goal

• Choosing the organizational tools you will use

• A plan for expenses

What does scheduling your time have to do with time management?

• It helps you organize your time.

• It helps you choose the most important tasks to reach your goal.

• It helps you take action before something becomes a problem

What is delegating?

• making a set of steps or routines to carry out common tasks

• thinking about and designing future activities or tasks

• giving authority over and responsibility for a task to another member of a team

"Put together your toolkit." What does this mean/refer to?

• To take action before something becomes a problem

• Choosing the organizational tools you will use

• Asking questions helps you know what to expect