About this report

Sometimes, what we should do is at odds with what we want to do.

This report examines six behaviours that relate to the ‘mechanics’ of Kim’s handling of time, and six more that relate to how they like to structure and spend their time. People experience conflict when they try to make productive, efficient and effective use of their time whilst simultaneously trying to satisfy their natural desire to use that time for personal satisfaction.

These insights can help to pinpoint why attempts to ‘manage’ time either succeed or fail.

Results for Kim Lee

Time Management Factors

The basic idea of time management is that we program and schedule our time to suit our purpose and commitments, then get things done by working our way through and around any obstacles. In doing so we work on tasks and with people, so we have to balance the two. We have to work at a pace that gets us to our objectives in the time we have allowed. When it is all over, we expect to find we have given and gained value for the time spent. Below, we report on Kim’s preferences for the six factors of time management

• Being somewhat motivated to Allocate time, Kim shows a moderate to strong preference for setting priorities, objectives and deadlines in advance, and plans how to use their time.

• In practice, Kim shows that they are quite motivated to Manage time. They keep time under resonable control, modifying programmes and schedules where they can in order to reach their objectives.

• Moving on to Kim’s inclination towards Task time, it can be seen that they put a lot of time and energy into task achievement - whether for themself or those they might be supervising, managing or directing (if appropriate). If supervision is a factor, Kim may be seen as a stickler for getting things done.

• Kim has a measurable willingness to rearrange their Process time to meet the needs of others. Being available when needed indicates that they put some effort into fostering cohesion and harmony.

• There’s a fairly strong indication that Kim enjoys setting the Pace. They may have a tendency to leave other people behind, thinking ahead quickly and perhap even acting before others understand what’s happening.

• Kim considers their time is used fairly well, with little wasted. They see themself and others getting Value from the way they use time.

Time Usage Factors

The six factors in this second group have been adapted from theories about Transactional Analysis (TA). The underlying premise here is that everyone wants personal satisfaction from the way they use time - something that means different things to different people. How we would like to use our time is often in conflict with the time management practices above.

• Kim gets a lot of satisfaction from their Activity time, and has no qualms about putting their time and energy into both work and recreational activity. They’d rather be busy than simply relaxing, and they can be quite critical of people who don’t get involved or ’pull their weight’.

• Moving on to Social time, we see that Kim gives little weight to such things as keeping in touch and ""social chitchat"". But, if the situation merits it, they may be motivated to do so as a way to get along with others or to establish relationships.

• While Kim is aware of some reliance on Habitual time (indicating that they largely prefer to take a fresh approach to situations), they do, where situtations call for it, follow set routines and use habitual activities.

• When it comes to the issue of Wasted time, the result indicates that Kim tends to avoid spending any time on activities, relationships or interactions that ’go nowhere’, or that result in feelings of frustration or failure. They have an awareness that Wasted time doesn’t pay off.

• Kim doesn’t report much of a preference for Withdrawal. They are largely outgoing; They take action and joins in with others. Occasionally, and if circumstances warrant, they might be inclined to keep their thoughts to themself, seeming - at times - harder to draw out.

• Our last time usage factor deals with Interaction. Kim’s choices indicate that while they sometimes choose how open and trusting to be in relationships, they might also (if the circumstances are right) look towards developing mutual trust and openness. On balance they are less likely to willingly disclose personal thoughts, opinions or intentions.