Great Time Management Techniques
The Six Keys to Success

Key #5: Help, Part 3/3

The philosophy of Great Time Management techniques is, “Training or learning without follow-up coaching is wasted time and effort.” We recommend that you participate in fewer learning activities each year and follow each one up with coaching to integrate the new into day to day practice.

Brent Peterson, author of “Fake Work”, reports that 50% or more of new learning comes during the execution or application of the new. Without disciplined use of the new we often revert back to the old way of doing things.

In the previous time management techniques article, Help, Part 2, we discussed using an associate as an accountability partner to help us develop a new default response that includes the new learning or skill.

We have gotten good results using this method but the use of a leadership or personal coach following a new learning activity is more powerful and produces better results.

So, how does a time management techniques coach produce better results?

• First of all the coach will not necessarily be an expert in the new skill or technique but they are expert in helping others take ownership of their own destiny.


• The coach helps the individual think creatively about how, when and where to apply the new skill, markers that will remind them to use the new skill, barriers to the use of the new skill, and etc.


• The coach will help the person develop actions that are time based, measurable and directly linked to the use of the new skill. These actions will be linked together in a chain that ultimately leads to new and better results.


• The coach provides a nonthreatening resource to freely discuss issues with the learning or application of the new skill. The individual usually learns a great deal about themselves in more aspects of life than just the new skill.


• The coach has learned how to ask open ended questions to help the individual think more deeply about the issues. The coach will challenge the individual appropriately and help them achieve at significantly higher levels of competency.


• The coach provides a nonthreatening authority figure that will be checking in on a regular basis to see how the individual is doing. This routinely prevents procrastination and helps the individual become more disciplined and timely with their integration of the new skill set.


• The coach validates the individual’s performance and helps them gain confidence in their ability much faster. This leads to higher output and better results faster than other methods.

Great Time Management techniques highly recommends the use of an experienced leadership or personal coach in the learning process.

Our last article awaits as we learn how to celebrate our success in Reward of Great Time Management Techniques.

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