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Effectively, time management in the opinion of Imundo (1993) boils down to activity management. For this reason, the better an individual is able to manage his or her own activities, the more effective the said individual is likely to be when it comes to time management. Managers must therefore ensure that monkeys do not keep being transferred to their backs. In the words of Oncken and Wass, "managers should try to increase the discretionary component of their self-imposed time by minimizing or doing away with the subordinate component." This way, they can get all the time they require to better manage their other more pressing duties.
It is important to note that in most cases, managers as Lussier and Achua (2009) note believe that they can accomplish tasks more effectively than their subordinates and for this reason, they refuse to delegate. Indeed, effective delegation of tasks has always been a challenge for most managers. In their article, Oncken and Wass provide managers with...
It is through the effective delegation of tasks that a manager finds the time to attend to other more urgent (and in most cases more important) undertakings (Lussier and Achua, 2009).
Oncken and Wass have a unique ability to present an otherwise serious issue in an easy to understand way. Their gift of storytelling ensures that in addition to following, the audience also relates with what is being presented. The information contained in this article would be useful to corporate executives and many other individuals in positions of leadership.
References
Imundo, L.V. (1993). The Effective Supervisor's Handbook (2nd ed.). New York, NY: AMACOM.
Lussier, R.N. & Achua, C.F. (2009). Leadership: Theory, Application, and Skill Development (4th ed.). Mason, OH: Cengage Learning.
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