The ART of Time Management

The ART program will lead you through a 60-item survey that will help you Analyze your time management skills and habits on twelve different Time Management topics:

  • Objectives
  • Projects
  • Activities
  • Priorities
  • Crisis
  • Analysis
  • Paperwork
  • Interruptions
  • Meetings
  • Delegation
  • Team Time
  • Personal Time

After completing the survey, you will print out a Report that helps you understand the results of your Analysis. Your Report describes your current time habits and skills that are serving you well. You will also learn about opportunities to improve how you use your time and how to perform better.

After reading your Report, you will know which of the forty-three Tool modules contained in the ART of Time Management program you want and need to study. The Tool modules help you discover the time and performance skills you need to reinforce and those needed to fulfill your time and performance improvement opportunities.

How can you lose? All of this is built into one assessment program.

The ART of Time Management does not load onto your hard drive. It is a totally automated, easy to use, online assessment learning program. The ART of Time Management program computes your Analysis scores - creates your Report - provides you the forty-three Tool modules and all of the forms you need to improve your time management skills.

Why not take the first step to making significant improvements in mastering your time and improving your performance? Add the ART of Time Management to your educational experiences.

Instructions

This profile will take approximately 8-10 minutes to complete. 
It consists of 60 statements. Read each of the statements.
Then choose the statement (from Never to Always)
that best describes your time management skills and habits.

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    1. I am happy with the balance of priorities between my work and personal lives.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    2. I use project mapping techniques to help organize all project work.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    3. I consider how doing my share of the team’s work affects the team.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    4. When in crises, I identify and analyze both their causes and their symptoms.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    5. Advance meeting agendas are distributed to all meetings’ participants.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    6. I use time logs and other methods to analyze and eliminate timewasters.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    7. I have written work objectives that are clear, achievable and measurable.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    8. I schedule the time to open and complete paperwork and E-mail on time.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    9. I know the priority value for each of my individual work activities.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    10. Delegation of responsibility, authority and accountability is planned well.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    11. I am disappointed with the amount and quality of time I devote to my family.
    Always - Routinely    Frequently    Occasionally    Rarely - Never   
    12. I try to arrange mutually convenient times for phone calls and visits.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    13. I sort my paperwork and E-mail into categories for further processing.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    14. Expected meeting attendees arrive late or are absent without giving notice.
    Always - Routinely    Frequently    Occasionally    Rarely - Never   
    15. I use importance and urgency, not importance vs. urgency, to rank priorities.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    16. Work interferes with my time for spiritual, religious and moral development.
    Always - Routinely    Frequently    Occasionally    Rarely - Never   
    17. I analyze how my time is allocated to my priorities.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    18. I try to gain agreement on my projects’ priorities among those interested.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    19. I screen the purpose of phone calls and drop-in visits.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    20. I struggle when organizing work on complex and/or long-term objectives.
    Always - Routinely    Frequently    Occasionally    Rarely - Never   
    21. Delegated work is matched to subordinates’ knowledge, skills and interests.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    22. Preventable team crises are minimized by cooperative team planning.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    23. I determine early if crises have uncontrollable causes or controllable causes.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    24. I estimate time requirements for my work activities and check their accuracy.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    25. I assign an "A", "B", or "C" importance code to each of my projects.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    26. I use well planned and effectively implemented resolutions to crises.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    27. All meeting attendees have the knowledge and abilities to be contributors.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    28. I assess how doing my team paperwork and E-mail affects team performance.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    29. I use leading indicators (such as progress on goals and projects, customer buying trends, changing technologies, etc.)to signal when my priorities need to be up-dated.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    30. I analyze interruptions -- who interrupts, when, about what, and how long.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    31. Those interested agree on the priorities of my work objectives.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    32. I sequence related work activities to ensure their orderly, timely completion.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    33. I file paperwork and E-documents in folders and easily can find what is filed.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    34. I eat right, exercise and have routine physical exams.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    35. Before calling or visiting someone, I plan and sequence my discussion topics.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    36. A directive, not participative, approach is used to delegate and clarify tasks.
    Always - Routinely    Frequently    Occasionally    Rarely - Never   
    37. I follow up on implemented solutions to crises until they are fully resolved.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    38. I am up-to-date in reading for my daily work, profession and industry.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    39. I socialize with callers and visitors, rather than focusing on topics related to work.
    Always - Routinely    Frequently    Occasionally    Rarely - Never   
    40. I monitor changing conditions at work that require re-writing my objectives.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    41. I analyze paperwork and E-mail to process them more effectively and efficiently.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    42. I consider how my interrupting team members affects their performance.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    43. I anticipate work responsibilities to change and alter my activities accordingly.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    44. Bosses meddle in work they have delegated to their subordinates.
    Always - Routinely    Frequently    Occasionally    Rarely - Never   
    45. Before even starting projects, I have scheduled all of their required activities.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    46. Attendee participation at our meetings is out of balance and uncontrolled.
    Always - Routinely    Frequently    Occasionally    Rarely - Never   
    47. I let my priorities become urgent with deadlines that frustrate me.
    Always - Routinely    Frequently    Occasionally    Rarely - Never   
    48. I set aside time for both short-term and long-term personal financial planning.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    49. I complete work activities at the last minute or after their due dates.
    Always - Routinely    Frequently    Occasionally    Rarely - Never   
    50. I procrastinate difficult and unpleasant tasks until they become crises.
    Always - Routinely    Frequently    Occasionally    Rarely - Never   
    51. I have performance reviews of the progress on my work objectives.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    52. I consider how my procrastinating affects the performance of team members.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    53. I use word processing or dictation software, rather than longhand.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    54. I procrastinate priorities, if difficult, long-term or unpleasant.
    Always - Routinely    Frequently    Occasionally    Rarely - Never   
    55. Meeting participants’ assignments and follow-up responsibilities are clarified.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    56. I analyze the value of my work time on a dollar and cent per-minute basis.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    57. I spend the time needed for personal and professional development.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   
    58. Team projects are unorganized because of little team member participation.
    Always - Routinely    Frequently    Occasionally    Rarely - Never   
    59. I wait for the person who has called or dropped-in to end the call or visit.
    Always - Routinely    Frequently    Occasionally    Rarely - Never   
    60. There is timely follow-up on delegated assignments to detect problems.
    Never - Rarely    Occasionally    Frequently    Routinely - Always   

    Price for this assessment $29.95


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