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Top 5 Time Management Strategies every Manager Should Know

Feeling overwhelmed by tasks, distractions, and endless to-do lists? In this video, I’ve pulled together my top 5 time management techniques to help you work smarter—not harder.

These short, high-impact videos cover:

⏱ Urgent vs Important – Learn how to prioritize what truly matters
💡 The 80/20 Rule – Use the Pareto Principle to focus on high-impact tasks
🐒 Monkey Management – A clever way to stop taking on everyone else’s problems
📈 Handling Overload – Strategies to regain control when work piles up
🧹 Clearing Your Backlog – A step-by-step approach to reduce clutter and start fresh

Whether you’re a manager, team leader, or just trying to improve your productivity, these tips will help you take back your time and reduce daily stress.

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🧭 This video is a compilation of videos from course module number 1.6.2
🏢 Program 1: Managing Yourself
🏘️ Course 6: Personal Productivity
🏠 Section 2: Time Management

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🔖 CHAPTER MARKERS
00:00 – Prioritization: Urgent versus Important
06:29 – Prioritization: The Pareto Principle – The 80-20 Rule
12:18 – William Oncken’s Monkey Management
19:36 – How to Handle Overload
26:50 – How to Clear a Backlog

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Work Smarter, Not Harder: 5 Personal Productivity Tips to Get More Done
How to Manage Your Time Better: 5 Essential Tips
How to Manage Your Time Efficiently: Management Primer
Strategic Time Management: What and How
How to Use the Kanban Method for Time Management
How Does the Chain Method of Time Management Work?
How Does the Autofocus Time Management Method Work?
How Does the Getting Things Done Time Management Method Work?
What is the Pomodoro Technique? Working in Sprints
Eating Frogs: A Solution to Procrastination
How to Handle Interruptions and Distractions
How to Say NO: Noble Objection – the Ultimate in Time Management
How to Handle Overload: When Time Management is Not Enough
How to Clear a Backlog – The 4 Rs Method
Prioritization with the Pareto Principle – the 80-20 Rule
Prioritization: Understand Urgent and Important
To Do List and 7 Other Time Management Lists You Should Use Instead
Time Management with The OATS Principle
Goal Setting: The Start of Your Time Management
Activity Log: Logging Your Time and Activities
Email Wrangling: How to Manage Your Email for Greater Productivity
Monkey Management: How to Deal with a Monkey on Your Back
The Flow State… and How Flow Can Help You Work Effectively
Special Time: and How to Use it to Work Effectively
Overcome Overwhelm: Dealing with the Feeling of Being Overwhelmed
Conquer Procrastination: How to Avoid Putting Things Off
Three Types of Procrastination… and Why 2 are Good
Failure of Multitasking: The Multitasking Myth
Milestones and Deadlines for Self-Motivation and Greater Productivity
Wellbeing: What to do to Increase Your Productivity
Use your Energy Cycles for More Effective Working and Greater Productivity
Planning, Preparation, and Follow-up: Effective Working for Better Productivity
Organization: How to Enhance Your Productivity by Being Organized
The Power of Habits: Productivity through Effective Working

Mike Clayton

About Mike Clayton 

Dr Mike Clayton is a (former) Project Manager and now a management educator. Having trained thousands of people at live workshops, seminars, and conferences, he now delivers training mainly via video. He has 14 books with international publishers and runs two successful YouTube channels. He is also the founder of OnlinePMCourses.com

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