{"id":3684,"date":"2025-04-02T20:56:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T20:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aomtodayprod.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=3684"},"modified":"2025-07-09T15:15:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T15:15:26","slug":"seven-steps-to-improve-staffs-time-management-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/seven-steps-to-improve-staffs-time-management-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven Steps to Improve Staff\u2019s Time-Management Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/author\/daniel-butcher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Butcher<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Academy of Management Scholar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/herman-aguinis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Herman Aguinis<\/a> of the George Washington University School of Business, one of the most influential management researchers, said that performance management\u2014when organizations\u2019 managers and leaders do it properly\u2014is critical for organizations because it drives decisions about who gets a bonus, who gets promoted, who gets demoted, and who gets transferred or cut. He offered the following tips for business leaders to help build \u201ctime management-friendly\u201d organizational cultures:<\/p>\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3685\" class=\"elementor elementor-3685\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc90556 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc90556\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6037037\" data-id=\"6037037\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e2282f elementor-widget elementor-widget-owl-carousel-elementor\" data-id=\"9e2282f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"owl-carousel-elementor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='js-owce-carousel-container owce-carousel-container  owce-carousel-no-nav-tablet owce-carousel-no-nav-mobile owce-carousel-9e2282f'><div id=\"owce-carousel-9e2282f\" class=\"owl-carousel owl-theme js-owce-carousel owce-carousel owce-carousel-basic owce-carousel-basic-one\" data-options=\"{&quot;field_prefix&quot;:&quot;carousel_&quot;,&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;basic&quot;,&quot;rtl&quot;:false,&quot;items_count&quot;:1,&quot;items_count_tablet&quot;:null,&quot;items_count_mobile&quot;:null,&quot;items_slideby&quot;:1,&quot;items_slideby_tablet&quot;:null,&quot;items_slideby_mobile&quot;:null,&quot;margin&quot;:20,&quot;margin_tablet&quot;:0,&quot;margin_mobile&quot;:0,&quot;nav&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;nav_tablet&quot;:null,&quot;nav_mobile&quot;:null,&quot;dots&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;dots_tablet&quot;:null,&quot;dots_mobile&quot;:null,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_timeout&quot;:10000,&quot;autoplay_hover_pause&quot;:false,&quot;animate_in&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;animate_out&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;rewind&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop_tablet&quot;:null,&quot;loop_mobile&quot;:null,&quot;smart_speed&quot;:500,&quot;lazyLoad&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;auto_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;mouse_drag&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;touch_drag&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">            \t\t\t<div class=\"item carousel-item-4e0867e \">\n                <div class=\"owl-thumb\">\n    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/trio-talks-at-work.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3694\" alt=\"Colleagues confer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/trio-talks-at-work.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/trio-talks-at-work-300x167.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/trio-talks-at-work-768x426.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/trio-talks-at-work-600x333.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"owl-content\" data-setting=\"item_content\"><p style=\"font-size:14px\">Source: Shutterstock<\/p>\n<h3>1. Follow through on lessons learned during employee training programs:<\/h3>\u201cUnderstand that training programs aimed at building time management skills, such as to-do lists, quiet time, and so forth, are only the first step. Employees need a role and work environment conducive to using these skills. If employees face structures and norms that make them waste time, the skills they learned will be useless and lost if they are not put to use,\u201d Aguinis said.<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            \t\t\t<div class=\"item carousel-item-5925751 \">\n                <div class=\"owl-thumb\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/professor-uses-laptop.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3695\" alt=\"Man uses laptop in library\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/professor-uses-laptop.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/professor-uses-laptop-300x167.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/professor-uses-laptop-768x426.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/professor-uses-laptop-600x333.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"owl-content\" data-setting=\"item_content\"><p style=\"font-size:14px\">Source: Shutterstock<\/p>\n<h3>2. Set a good example for rank-and-file employees and put them in a position to succeed: <\/h3>\u201cLeadership is critical in creating time structures and norms conducive to good time management. First, leaders need to manage their own time well. For example, running meetings efficiently and not letting people waste time at meetings. Also, leaders need to implement performance management and reward systems that discourage wasting time based on how well people manage their time and the results they obtain. Measure the time management performance of middle management. How many performance and rewards systems measure time management? Not many.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            \t\t\t<div class=\"item carousel-item-2b63dc7 \">\n                <div class=\"owl-thumb\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/man-works-outside-by-water.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3697\" alt=\"Man on phone uses computer outside\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/man-works-outside-by-water.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/man-works-outside-by-water-300x167.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/man-works-outside-by-water-768x426.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/man-works-outside-by-water-600x333.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"owl-content\" data-setting=\"item_content\"><p style=\"font-size:14px\">Source: Shutterstock<\/p>\n<h3>3. Embrace flexibility and hybrid work schedules<\/h3>\u201cUse technology to minimize commuting time, allow flexible hours and telecommuting.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            \t\t\t<div class=\"item carousel-item-72d7860 \">\n                <div class=\"owl-thumb\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/frustrated-businessman-with-laptop.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3698\" alt=\"Disappointed man looks at computer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/frustrated-businessman-with-laptop.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/frustrated-businessman-with-laptop-300x167.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/frustrated-businessman-with-laptop-768x426.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/frustrated-businessman-with-laptop-600x333.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"owl-content\" data-setting=\"item_content\"><p style=\"font-size:14px\">Source: Shutterstock<\/p>\n<h3>4. Avoid and eliminate recurring meetings that aren\u2019t likely to move the needle: <\/h3>\u201cDon\u2019t create committees and task forces that study issues endlessly without taking action.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            \t\t\t<div class=\"item carousel-item-3aea14c \">\n                <div class=\"owl-thumb\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/woman-shares-resume-at-interview.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3699\" alt=\"job applicant interviewed\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/woman-shares-resume-at-interview.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/woman-shares-resume-at-interview-300x167.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/woman-shares-resume-at-interview-768x426.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/woman-shares-resume-at-interview-600x333.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"owl-content\" data-setting=\"item_content\"><p style=\"font-size:14px\">Source: Shutterstock<\/p>\n<h3>5. Recruit candidates with strong time-management skills: <\/h3>Use situational interviews to screen out candidates whose attitudes about time do not match those of the organization. For example, job applicants can be asked to choose an alternative among several available choices. Or, job applicants can beasked, \u2018tell me about the last time when,\u2019 and they are presented with a situation when they need to make decisions about how to manage their time.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            \t\t\t<div class=\"item carousel-item-6547c30 \">\n                <div class=\"owl-thumb\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/time-is-money-franklin.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3700\" alt=\"Watch on money\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/time-is-money-franklin.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/time-is-money-franklin-300x167.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/time-is-money-franklin-768x426.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/time-is-money-franklin-600x333.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"owl-content\" data-setting=\"item_content\"><p style=\"font-size:14px\">Source: Shutterstock<\/p>\n<h3>6. Analyze the implications of the clich\u00e9 \u201ctime is money\u201d: <\/h3>\u201cBenjamin Franklin wrote that \u2018time is money.\u2019 But time is more than money. It is the most fundamental resource that allows people and organizations to get other resources, such as financial, social, physical, and human resources. Without sufficient time, we cannot get any of these other resources that allow a firm to get ahead of the competition,\u201d Aguinis said. \u201cBut time itself is often under the radar because \u2018what is not measured does not exist.\u2019 It is critical to raise awareness of time as a resource, measure it, and reward units and individuals who manage time well. Also, business leaders should identify and remove systems and norms that prevent people from managing their time well, such as bad bosses who force people in their departments to engage in time-wasting activities.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            \t\t\t<div class=\"item carousel-item-e0bed52 \">\n                <div class=\"owl-thumb\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/smiling-woman-looks-at-watch.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3701\" alt=\"Woman uses a smart watch\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/smiling-woman-looks-at-watch.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/smiling-woman-looks-at-watch-300x167.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/smiling-woman-looks-at-watch-768x426.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.aom.org\/today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/smiling-woman-looks-at-watch-600x333.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"owl-content\" data-setting=\"item_content\"><p style=\"font-size:14px\">Source: Shutterstock<\/p>\n<h3>7. Reimagine formal systems that can affect employees\u2019 time-management effectiveness, including: <\/h3>\n\u2022 Time structures: \u201cSystems used to manage time, such as performance appraisal and reward systems that reward individuals for working long hours. For example, using punch- or time clocks or including a question on a performance appraisal form about how many hours a week employeesare at their desk.\u201d Other time structures include project timelines, cleaning schedules, and holidays.<br>\n\u2022 Time norms: \u201cInformal rules about how to do things right and wrong about time at work. They are based on values and are often implicit, but everyone knows them. For example, arriving at meetings late is not a big deal in many organizations or cultures.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Daniel Butcher Academy of Management Scholar Herman Aguinis of the George Washington University School of Business, one of the most influential management researchers, said that performance management\u2014when organizations\u2019 managers and leaders do it properly\u2014is critical for organizations because it drives decisions about who gets a bonus, who gets promoted, who gets demoted, and who [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3687,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,74,77,76],"tags":[],"sp_smart_badges":[],"ppma_author":[70],"class_list":["post-3684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-careers","category-hr","category-pay","category-performance"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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