This is not the first time my thoughts have been captivated by Time Management. Time Management seems to be something I have pondered at length, usually when I have less than enough time to get something done. It seems that when faced with recurring time pressure we turn to the concepts of Time Management believing that it holds the answer for an escape from our dilemma. This in fact constitutes a two part fallacy. Lets get serious, there is no management of time in Time Management.
Time simply is.
It's really a question of what one does within that time that makes the difference. What is to follow is a anasynthis, i.e. analysis and synthesis, of one's activity within time in an organizational context. The intent is to provide a foundation for a deeper level of understanding regarding the dilemma faced, and provide some more meaningful approaches that can be taken to resolve the Time Management dilemma. If this is your first encounter with the systems thinking diagrams which follow there are rather lengthy descriptions of how to read the diagrams in both Melting the Tip of the Iceberg and Victims of the System or Systems of the Victim . I suppose the best place to start is with the situation as it's perceived, experiencing Time Pressure .