Positive time management skills include:
a. maintaining an open-door policy.
b. retaining all paperwork.
c. returning all phone calls immediately.
d. scheduling daily activities.
ANS: D
Correct: Planning is the most important step in time management. Planning allows people to better use their time and can lead to closure in relation to those goals that will produce the greatest internal satisfaction.
Incorrect:
a. Having an open-door policy lends to multiple distractions, which may hamper goal completion.
b. If you retain all paperwork, your desk or files become cluttered, and this may have a negative effect on work completion.
c. Returning all calls immediately disrupts completion of work.
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