Time Management Survey

Time Management Survey

Place a circle on the scale to indicate the

Very Rarely

Sometimes
extent to which you:

Usually

Always
Never
Have clearly defined, written work goals or
1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
objectives?
Have clearly defined, written personal goals
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or objectives?
Have written plans for achieving goals or
3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
objectives?
Do something each day which moves you
4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
closer to your work goals?
Do something each day which moves you
5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
closer to your personal goals?
6 Feel completely in control of your time? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Spend time dealing with important long term

7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
issues?
Experience a real sense of purpose in what
8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
you are doing?
Experience a real sense of achievement in
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what you have done?
10 Allocate time to thinking? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 Allocate time to relaxing? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Question the current relevance of tried and

12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
trusted work procedures?
Change well established processes or
13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
habits?
14 Create daily, prioritised task or activity lists? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Help other people to identify their goals and

15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
plan their time?
Spend time revising and up-dating your own
16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
goals and plans?
Feel powerless to change anything of real
17 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
significance?
Feel intimidated or inhibited by senior
18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
management?
Feel unable to take more control of your time
19 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
or circumstances?
20 Feel overwhelmed by paper? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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Time Management Survey

Place a circle on the scale to indicate the

extent to which you:

Very Rarely

Sometimes

Usually

Always
Never
Feel concerned that you are not keeping up
21 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
to date with your reading?
22 Work more than 45 hours a week? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Feel that work consists of an endless stream

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of urgent demands?
Become distracted from long term goals
24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
because of immediate pressures?
Find it difficult to focus on important issues
25 for any length of time because of frequent 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
interruptions?
Find yourself pulled in different directions by
26 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
the conflicting priorities of other people?
27 Wish you had more time to plan? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Do most things yourself because it’s usually

28 quicker and more likely that they will be done 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
well?
Feel you would like to delegate more but
29 don’t want to risk being blamed if your staff 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
make mistakes?
Feel you would like to delegate more but
30 would feel guilty about overloading staff who 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
are already busy?
Like to keep your hand in with tasks you’ve
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always been good at?
Attend frequent, regular meetings with the
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same group of people each time?
Attend meetings which do not require your
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presence?
34 Attend meetings which are not necessary? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

35 Attend meetings with no agenda? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

36 Attend meetings which issue no minutes? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Postpone making important decisions until

37 you can be absolutely certain about the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
outcome?
Put off dealing with tasks which appear
38 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
unpleasant, difficult, boring or too big?
Find yourself distracted from finishing tasks
39 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
that you have started?
40 Feel uncertain about the future? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

tel: 01733 345006 Your Business Matters Limited

web: www.your-business-matters.com 7 Swan Court, Cygnet Park
email: inspiration@your-business-matters.com Peterborough, Cambs, PE7 8FD