TIME MANAGEMENT
What soft skill involves using your available time wisely?
Time Management
What does it mean to prioritize a task?
Decide how important or urgent it is compared with other tasks.
Name one tool that can help you manage your time.
Planner, calendar, checklist, schedule , or phone reminder.
What does arriving to work on time demonstrate?
Punctuality and reliability.
You are runniung five minutes late for work. What should you do?
Notify the appropriate person and arrive as soon as possible.
What doees it mean to be punctual?
Arriving or completing something on time.
Your supervisor gives you three tasks to complete. What should you determione first?
Which task is most important or has the closest deadline.
Why is making a to do list useful?
It helps you remember tasks and organize what needs to be done.
What should you do if you realize you won't meet a deadline?
Communicate with your supervisor as soon as possible.
Your phone keeps distracting you whle you're working. What could you do?
Put it on silence, put it away, or turn it off.
Why is meeting deadlines important at work?
It shows reliability and helps the workplace operate effectvely.
Which should usually come first an urgent task due today or a task due next week?
The urgent task due today.
What should you do when you recieve a new assignement with a deadline?
Record the deadline and plan when you will complete it.
Why is being reliable important to an employer?
Employers need emplayees who can be trusted to complete responsibilities.
Your supervisor gives you a task while you're already working on something else. What should you do.
Ask about the priority and deadline so you know which task to complete first.
Name two habits of someone with good time-management skills.
Panning ahead, meeting deadlines, priorizing. avoinding distractions, or arriving on time.
Why shouldn't you always do the easiest task first?
The easiest task may not be the most important or urgent.
Why is keeping your workspace organized a time-management skill?
It makes it easier to find what you need and reduces wasted time.
How does time management affect teamwork?
Completing your work on time helps prevent delays for other team members.
You have a project due Friday but can't start until Thursday. What could you have done differently?
Started earlier, break project down into smaller parts and schedule time to work on it.
How can poor time management affect your job performance?
Missed deadlines, incomplete work, stress, mistakes, and loss of trust.
You have five tasks and only two hours. What should you do?
Prioritize the tasks, estimate the time needed, and complete the most important or urgent first.
How can breaking a large project into smaller tasks help you?
It makes the project easier to manage and helps you make steady progress.
An employee regularly arrives late and misses deadlines. What soft skill needs improvement?
Time Management, punctuality, responsibility, organization, and reliability.
You finsh work early and have 30 minutes left. What is a good use of your time?
Review the work that you have completed, prepare for upcoming tasks, organize your materials, or ask for additional work to complete.