I was reading some posts on a Forum at the weekend relating to a person wanting some ideas for running a \u2018Time Management Course\u2019. I\u2019m sure that you will have seen such events advertised. You may even have attended one yourself. The one thing that you will not have learned on the course is how to manage time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do sailors and mariners attend Tide Management courses? I don\u2019t think so. I\u2019m aware that King Canute piloted such a course back in the eleventh Century, but it turned out to be a bit of a non starter. He quickly realised that he was struggling to achieve the stated objectives and delegate feedback wouldn\u2019t be good. There are certainly none that I can find on the internet. That\u2019s probably because everyone knows that it\u2019s not possible to manage the tide \u2013 you have to work within around High and Low tides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have been in cars many times when it has been getting dark and the driver \u2013 whether it has been me or someone else \u2013 has turned the lights on. As I turn the lights on, I don\u2019t think to myself, \u201cOh, I\u2019ll just manage the sunset\u201d, I think (something like), \u201cOh, it\u2019s getting dark\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a slight aside to that, who thought it would be a good idea to teach children about the sun rising and the sun setting? And then just when they understand that \u2013 or they think they understand it \u2013 teach them that actually the sun stays exactly where it is \u2013 it\u2019s us that moves \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anyway, back to time management \u2026 So why do we talk about time management?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not only is it an impossible task, it actually detracts from what anyone attending such a learning event is probably intending to address. If the event was called something like \u201cEffective Task Management\u201d, then this would more accurately summarise what the event is all about. And \u2013 more importantly \u2013 it would keep the learner focused on what they should really be seeking to achieve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The clearer we are with communication, the more we can achieve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paul<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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