{"id":213,"date":"2021-10-15T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kennysoftstudio.com\/blog\/?p=213"},"modified":"2021-10-08T22:41:26","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T22:41:26","slug":"6-poor-time-management-habits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennysoftstudio.com\/blog\/6-poor-time-management-habits\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Poor Time Management Habits You Need To Avoid At All Cost"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/kennysoftstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/poor-time-management-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"poor time management \" class=\"wp-image-227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kennysoftstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/poor-time-management-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kennysoftstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/poor-time-management-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kennysoftstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/poor-time-management-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kennysoftstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/poor-time-management-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kennysoftstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/poor-time-management-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/kennysoftstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/poor-time-management-446x297.jpg 446w, https:\/\/kennysoftstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/poor-time-management-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Poor time management<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Poor time management is something that is always seen with creatives and many small businesses especially here in Nigeria where everything is demanding for time from traffic jams to business meetings and a whole lot more.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/kennysoftstudio.com\/blog\/6-poor-time-management-habits\/#What_is_poor_time_management\" >What is poor time management?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/kennysoftstudio.com\/blog\/6-poor-time-management-habits\/#Ending_Thoughts_on_poor_time_management\" >Ending Thoughts on poor time management<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_poor_time_management\"><\/span>What is poor time management?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Poor Time management<\/strong>&nbsp;is the inability of planning and exercising conscious control of the time spent on specific activities to work smarter than harder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As creatives and small business owners if you don&#8217;t manage your time property it will result into poor time management and the implications of poor time management are enormous and they include.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Procrastination<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Procrastination is the most obvious result of poor time management. Creatives or small business owners who don\u2019t have control over their time end up letting tasks sit until the last minute \u2013 and then they feel a lot of stress when they try to play catch up. If you\u2019ve let too many tasks sit, you might miss deadlines entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Lack Of Priorities and Focus<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The biggest single time-management problem for most people is their lack of priorities and focus. It\u2019s even worse when there&nbsp;<strong>aren\u2019t clear goals to follow<\/strong>. If a creative or small business owner allows themselves to be distracted by numerous unimportant tasks, they can&nbsp;<strong>end up wasting a lot of time<\/strong>. For example, getting&nbsp;<strong>distracted by every new email<\/strong>&nbsp;or starting one task after another without finishing anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most creatives have more work to do than could be completed in one day or even one week. If you don\u2019t know how to effectively manage your time, you can rapidly start to feel overwhelmed. If that\u2019s happening to you, the best thing you can do is focus on the one most important task you have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, you can feel like you have achieved something and met a deadline. However, you\u2019ll most likely need to leap straight into the next crisis to meet another deadline, never having enough time to get ahead of the curve. Getting proactive about your work can greatly help you meet all your deadlines early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes the issue is that a lot of creatives and small business owners won\u2019t delegate other tasks that they really should they want to do everything their self. Small business owners, in particular, can be guilty of this. You must delegate when appropriate. Then you can focus on the tasks where you can add the most value. This results in higher quality work from everyone involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Missed Deadlines<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are currently exhibiting poor time management skills,&nbsp;<strong>you will likely miss deadlines<\/strong>. This can have drastic effects on your work performance. It will also affect many of your colleagues who may suffer from the fallout. Perhaps you are late for meetings, miss calls, or anything else that delays work getting done. This affects much more than just you and your role. Anyone who is always unprepared can cause issues for everyone else. It wastes the time of people who have prepared their own work. Make sure you do anything in your power to not miss deadlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Unprofessionalism<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Missed deadlines show that there is a serious lack of respect and professionalism. This will surely impact the career of the person in question. It can also act as a&nbsp;<strong>demotivator for the team<\/strong>&nbsp;because no one wants to put the work in only to fail because of someone else. This effect is worsened if the person with poor time management is their manager. More widely, unprofessionalism can lower the good reputation of the organization. Any client would be upset if you missed a deadline related to their project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Financial Implications<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Deadlines being missed can come at a huge cost for the company. Without proper time management training, deadlines may be missed time and time again. As an example, if you create products for a shipment leaving the next day, the shipment goes whether or not you\u2019ve filled it up.&nbsp;<strong>The cost of this can be massive<\/strong>. These conflicts can make your client relationships suffer as well as you having to lose out on profit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Damaged Customer Relationships<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the biggest time management problems is that when we produce low quality work at the last minute, our clients are sure to notice. They will no longer be happy with the service and may choose to go with another provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This loses the company money but also tarnishes its reputation. It\u2019s even worse when you have contracts with the client, but it includes a service level agreement. If you don\u2019t meet this, you may have to pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ending_Thoughts_on_poor_time_management\"><\/span><strong>Ending Thoughts on poor time management <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We spend countless hours over our lives doing things that are of little benefit to us. If you could add this time up and see how many hours of this you waste each month,&nbsp;<strong>you would be shocked<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Time management issues can create countless conflicts in business. Lost finances, negative relationships, and missing deadlines are a serious matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A creative or small business owner with poor time management may end up losing jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s not all bad news, however!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether we\u2019re talking about creatives or small business owners, time management can be helped by some fantastic software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally published on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/businesspost.ng\/featureoped\/implications-of-poor-time-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Post Nigeria<\/a>  Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepik.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">freepik<\/a>   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poor time management is something that is always seen with creatives and many small businesses especially here in Nigeria where everything is demanding for time from traffic jams to business meetings and a whole lot more.\u00a0 What is poor time management? 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