time management strategies: trash your TV and block the video games

I’ve said all along that improved time management for Silicon Valley engineers begins at home. My personal belief is that TV’s have little value other than showing movies (and broadcasting LA Dodgers baseball games). I know Americans love to tune in every week and find out whose “Friends” are whose and what happened at “Melrose [...]

time management training: shifting gears

my e-book
The first draft of my e-book, An Engineer’s Guide to Managing Time for Professional and Personal Growth is complete. The text contains about 18,000 words or sixty-five pages divided into thirty powerful chapters guaranteed to get the engineer on the right track to personal and professional growth.
I tried to put myself in the engineer’s [...]

simple ways to improve time management

Today is July 4th, Independence Day, a good day to reflect on how my website embodies the simple ways to improve time management. I goggled “time management” and looked at several sites dedicated to the subject, and, as it turned out, other things. They included topics such as corporate relocation, real estate sales, pilot licensing—great [...]

how lists can start you on your way to better organization

Much has been said about “to do” or task lists, daily journals, and organizers in reference to improved time management. They all peer into the uncertain future and remind engineers of the tasks that need to be completed. Unless they are well thought out, prioritized, and adhered to they can waste time rather than save [...]

What is time management? Is it for me?

“What is time management? Is it for me?” These questions are often asked during time management seminars given at corporations. In a typical time management training scenario Silicon Valley engineers might be asked to write down their immediate, short-term, and long-term time management goals. Let’s take a group of engineers who probably don’t have a [...]

time management training: declutter your mind

Let’s face it, the Silicon Valley engineer’s world is constantly evolving and it’s difficult just to stay abreast of new technologies that pop up regularly and manage stress, much less worry about what to do to improve time management. Corporate training always lags the invention of technology and a “team” atmosphere embracing good communication is [...]

time management training

For Silicon Valley engineers time management training, like CPR and Human Resources Development training, often conflicts with their busy workload. It can last several days and may take away valuable time needed on crucial projects. Traditionally, time management training encompasses the following:

Seminars given by recognized industry experts geared for corporate groups.

Analyses of the habits of [...]