How do you rate in time management?

• I limit the duration of my telephone calls.
• I close my office door when I want some quiet time to devote to planning or other important tasks.
• I cross my name off the circulation list for magazines, newsletters, and reports I don’t need to see.
• The meetings I run finish on time.
• I delegate tasks to employees rather than do the work myself.
• I encourage staff to write reports of no more than one page.
• I make a list of things I will do each day.
• I follow up on work I have delegated.
• I clear my desk of all paperwork..
• I discourage unnecessary interruptions.

If you are good at time management, you would have said yes to each of these statements. If not, the statements suggest areas for improvement.