Can you master Time Management for Entrepreneurs?
Test your knowledge with our Entrepreneurial Excellence Exam Question #36
Chaos is a startup’s natural state.
To succeed, founders must manage their time expertly. But how?
This week’s Executive Prioritization module at the University of Entrepreneurial Excellence (UEE) has the answer.
We begin by reviewing scientifically proven, not-at-all contradictory time management frameworks from top executives and management gurus:
Morning prioritization: Apple’s Tim Cook wakes up at 4:30 a.m. to carefully answer emails.
Morning de-prioritization: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos avoids decisions until 10 a.m. and prefers one-character email replies.
Deep Work: Cal Newport prescribes 90-240 minute blocks of uninterrupted focus.
Pomodoro Technique: Francesco Cirillo says 25-minute sprints with short breaks are the key.
We follow this consistency with study of the 5-step UEE Time Management for Founders Framework™, a system developed by founders such as myself who have managed the CHAOS:
Clear your schedule of meetings.
Hack your calendar with the trendiest app you’ll surely abandon next week
Assign your work to your team; micromanage the hell out of them
Optimize micro-management with another trendy app
Schedule the inevitable meetings you cleared in Step 1; scold the team for ruining your time management techniques
To start testing your Time Management knowledge, we start with this week’s Entrepreneurial Excellence Exam question (see below; bring No. 2 pencils).
Let’s open the room to debate. How do you manage your time? Do you have any tips and tricks that would benefit entrepreneurs?
Post your comments. Top grades awarded for consistency.
