Working Smart

Tick says the clock, tick tick. What you have to do, do quick.

My first month as an entrepreneur has been quite interesting.
From dealing with diverse kinds of customers to attending top level meetings business, conducting recruitment exercises and so much more.

A lot of the skills I had acquired over the years not only saved me from blunders but helped in making my work, more productive.
My greatest challenge was staffing.
In fact, I had no personnel to work with or to delegate tasks to.

I had to relay on my internet connection, laptop, smart phone and my note pad.
Try using the below tips, it just might help improve your work efficiency.

(1) Take notes:
Every single meeting, idea, pending tasks etc was written down,
This helped me to be more organized. I was really overwhelmed with work at some point and putting down tasks helped me sort out things in an hierarchical order of importance.
As I resolved each task, I ticked it off and moved to the next till my daily task was completed.

(2) Be Mobile:
40% of my work was done on the move.
I had to attend meetings, got stuck in traffic and so much more.
The implication of this was that I had to rely on my mobile phone to send emails, follow-up on pendings, transfer funds and so much more.
This typified the term, "working smart".

(3) Time Management:
Trust me, the concept of multi-tasking is not an efficient way of getting things done.
The best way of accomplishing work is through "crunching".
This time management skill is such that you allocate a period of time to accomplishing certain tasks in you busy schedule or notepad..
For instance, devoting 1hr to finish on yesterdays pending, reading up an agreement or organizing a list of meetings in a particular location so you can attend to most (if  not all).

These applied skills not only rewarded me financially, but they made me more efficient.
I currently recruited some passionate staff and I look forward to an even rewarding future.

Till we meet again, keep winning.

Twitter: @MrChiaka