Subject name

Professional thinking

Degree Name
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Systems Engineering

Student's name
Israel Eliud Soto Marquez

Tuition
010265139

Name of the homework

Topic: Use of time

Unit #
2

Teacher's name
Vianey Maldonado Perez
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Date
16/03/22

Development of management skills.

Introduction.

What is the importance of time management on a personal and professional level?

I believe that time is limited, since no matter how we use it and how we divide ourselves to do
our tasks, there are only 24 hours in a day, and it is vitally important to know how we are
going to manage them and even more so if we want to be efficient and productive enough in
our personal and work lives, in addition to being able to feel happy, full of spirit, joy and
fulfilled, in our daily lives I think it is something that increases our quality of life.

Spending more hours than usual at work does not mean that we are more efficient or
productive. Therefore, proper time management at work and in our personal lives must be
essential. Since its importance lies mainly in the fact that it helps us:

Be happier.
Reach all goals.
Be more productive and efficient.
Achieve goals in less time.
Suffer less stress and enjoy better health.
Improve the ability to make decisions.
Increase self-confidence.
Self-discipline.
Improve Life Quality.
Spend more time with the family.
Be calmer and more relaxed.
Give priority to what needs it most.

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Development.

Case: Mexican jewelry and time management (page 306).

Questions to reflect on the case:

1.- How is time management involved in this case?

Even though mr. Fernández was the best salesman, from the beginning it was known that he
had a lot of friction with his co-workers, which was perhaps misinterpreted as attracting a
certain level of envy, however, when the managers knew that customers were complaining
about Mr. Fernández, and one specifically was lost due to Fernández's attitude, since he could
have had poor or no importance on time management, since even if he has the disposition,
but if he cannot achieve his objectives and be productive, it can be because he is constantly in
a stressful situation that prevents him from organizing his time to give priorities and be able to
work as a team, since he only takes care of the day-to-day work that normally turns into
problems that must be attended to, and not in managing, overcoming and make continuous
improvement in the process.

2.- What would you suggest to solve this problem?

I think i would have a conversation with mr. Fernández to try to discover the root of the
problem, since he has proven to be a good salesman, the talk would be focused on time
management, his responsibilities and what the company expects from him, in addition to
making clear the objectives, which are tangible and, above all, achievable measurables and
deal with teamwork.

In addition to putting together a work plan that would be followed up with him for a few
months in which an improvement would have to be seen in addition to making it very clear to
Mr. Fernández that he is a key piece and a very important part in the process so that
everything goes well.

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Development, check what you have to attend to in each of the following categories:

Home Profession Amusement Social activity

(X) Spouse (X) School/Classes (X) Sports (X) Church
(X) Parents ( ) Work at home ( ) Aerobics ( ) Charity
(X) Child(ren) ( ) Own business (X) Dance (X) Professional
(X) Pet (X) Work for others ( ) Walking tours organization
( ) House cleaning ( ) Personnel ( ) Television ( ) Community
( ) Laundry management ( ) Internet ( ) Teenage group
( ) Cleaning the patio (X) Time limits (X) Sports shows (X) School
( ) Debt payment ( ) Transfer to the (X) Theater (X) Sports club
( ) Shopping office (X) Cinema ( ) Political group
( ) Prepare food ( ) Accounting ( ) Hobbies ( ) Group of friends
( ) Car care ( ) Budgets (X) Field trips ( ) Others
(X) Fun ( ) Demanding boss (X) Music
( ) Others (X) Pressure ( ) Others
( ) Change
( ) Others
Total:5 Total:4 Total:7 Total:4

Personally, I think that at the moment I do have a little imbalance due to the number of
activities that I have to attend to, since for now I have neglected many important things in my
life due to the time that school and my work consume, but I have to give priority to those
where I have a larger area of opportunity, than to those I already master.

Objective: Establish goals or objectives in different areas of life and at different deadlines.

My PROFESSIONAL goal.

For one year it is: Finish my degree, achieve a level of productivity and efficiency in my
department of 100%.

For three years: Apply for the management of the Marketing department.

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For five years: Bring the Marketing department to 100% efficiency in the company's sales and
become socially responsible with a minimum margin of error.

My most important goal at HOME.

For one year it is: Finish my degree in marketing and learn English.

For three years: Be able to travel to Canada.

For five years: Try to pay off my house.

My most important goal regarding FREE TIME.

For one year it is: Enjoy life a lot.

For three years: Save to travel the world.

For five years: Learn English and French.

Objective: locate your motivators at work, at home and in your free time.

Development: Determine, in order of importance, the reasons why you work, consider a range
from 1 to 14. 1 represents the most important reason, 14 the least important.

(1) Personal satisfaction

(8) Freedom and independence
(11) How exciting it is
(7) Money
(13) Recognition
(6) Experience
(2) Benefit and health care
(12) The opportunity to meet people
(3) Realization
(5) The challenge involved
(4) Maintain a title or level
(9) Security

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(10) Self-esteem
(14) Other reasons:

Determine, in order of importance, the activities you do in your free time. Rate these activities
from 1 to 14. 1 represents your favorite activity and 14 represents your least favorite way to
spend your free time.

(1) Sports
(2) Entertainment
(11) Hobbies (painting, writing, gardening)
(13) Purchases
(12) Theater, concerts or ballet
(5) Camps
(7) Reading
(3) Travel
(10) Church or charities
(6) Watch TV
(9) Social or political commitments
(4) Family excursions
(8) Dance
(14) Others:

Objective: analyze what you invest in each hour of the week.

a) Work 48 hours
b) Transfer 18 hours
c) Food 7 hours
d) Rest and sleep for 30 hours

Using your time record as a basis, draw your conclusions and record your answers to the
following questions.

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1. How could you improve your time management?

Writing down in a notebook or agenda everything that is done during the day, what pending
tasks remain and what pending tasks I have, prioritizing each one.

2. What part of the day is most productive for you? Which part of the day is least
productive? Why?

In the morning it is the most productive, at night it is the least productive because I end up
very exhausted.

3. What are the repetitive patterns of inefficiency? (for example, waiting for something,
looking for a lost object, interruptions, etc.).

Being on social media on my cell phone and watching videos that only distract me and I don't
do something productive, I simply postpone what I have to do, finishing later or not
completing it.

4. Is there anything you do that is unnecessary? (feel free to express yourself; this list is
simply for you to review later).

Social networks, playing on the cell phone and watching television.

5. Are there any activities that are not relevant? (Again, consider these are just
prospectuses to review later.)

I don't believe it.

6. In what aspects can you find opportunities to improve your efficiency?

To spend more time with my family.

7. On what occasions do you allow yourself distractions to put aside a priority task?

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When there is a soccer World Cup, there is a party, an emergency and/or important family
event arises.

8. What activities do not contribute to achieving your objectives? How can this change?

Talking at work, since it delays and does not lead to meeting objectives.

9. On average, what percentage of your work hours are you productive? What is your
reaction to these figures?

8 hours I am productive, since half is for food.

EXERCISE

Effective management of meetings and work meetings.

1. Mention the most common reasons why meetings or work meetings are called.
To publicize new products, projects or goals.
To publicize the company's objectives and results.
To request support from the areas involved.
To analyze the mistakes that have been made and avoid them in the future.
To publicize work plans.

2. . Describe your participation before, during and after a business meeting.

a) Analyze the objective of the meeting, if I call it I have it clear and defined, if someone
else calls it, know which part I can support.
b) Listen, discuss the key points and reach agreements.
c) Make a work plan to be able to comply with the established agreements.

3. 3. Are meeting objectives normally achieved and agreements followed up?

At least where I work if it is done constantly
Meeting evaluation
The time you spend in meetings seems to you: Excessive ( ) Normal ( X ) Scarce ( )
Reasons are added that sufficiently justify the periodic meetings attended.
Define objectives (X) Receive information (X) Discuss results (X) Solve problems (X) Make
decisions (X)
How many attendees come with the appropriate information?

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Almost all (X) Quite a few () Some () Almost no one ()

The periodicity should be: Weekly ( ) Biweekly ( ) Monthly ( ) Bimonthly ( X ) Quarterly ( )
Semiannual ( ) Annual ( )
What percentage of your time do meetings take up? (8%)

Meeting evaluation
Y NO
E
A
H
Among those summoned, is there any unnecessary assistance? x
Is the agenda appropriate? x
Is the agenda usually respected? x
Does each attendee know what is expected of them? x
Does the meeting start on time? x
Are outside interruptions tolerated? x
Do you ramble or chat too much? x
Is it common for an attendee to leave when their participation ends? x
Does the meeting last an hour or less? x
Is it stated in writing who is responsible for what and within what period? x
Is there subsequent monitoring of these responsibilities? x
Are adequate minutes of the meeting kept? x
Is the report released within 48 hours? x

Conclusion.

Today I can say that time management is quite important on a professional and personal level,
since, by not having a balance, we suffer mostly from stress and therefore cause other
problems or irreparable damage in both senses of our lives. But if we manage our time

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properly, we can choose which priorities to attend to and what is truly valuable and important
in our lives, as well as give our best in every aspect of our lives so that the people we love are
well.

Bibliographic references

https://aula03.utel.edu.mx/lib/ebook_pearson.php?id_ebook_pearson=1523
https://youtu.be/qZszlTtubf8
https://youtu.be/6bePWiiJYzEUnidad

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