Punctuality and planning
According to the official LinkedIn blog, you must make being on time a priority. This concerns not only important items and meetings but also smaller tasks. Work systematically. Before starting a task, always specify beforehand the maximum time you are willing to spend on it.
Save e-mails for later
The first thing most people do after arriving at work is go through their e-mails. There is evidence, however, that this is not exactly the most efficient method of work: e-mails are a task you should save for when you have less energy rather than more. So in the morning you should take advantage of your energy levels and use them on more important things, such as planning a business strategy.
Call instead of writing
Much time is lost due to e-mail ping-ponging, which we usually do with our business partners, clients, and often with colleagues too. Instead of an endless series of questions and answers, it is much more efficient to pick up the phone and call the given person.
Evaluate the efficiency of work
Many people think they work hard but in fact they are merely doing "maintenance" tasks which do not help them develop in any way. The frequent claim is that such work has to be done, leaving no time for important things.
In reality people spend much time doing ineffective work. Often, if you devoted more time to "important" strategic issues, the volume of everyday administration and maintenance tasks should in the long term decrease.
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