Read the scenario below, and describe how you would mange your time to achieve the set task. Be sure to develop any paper-based systems required to manage your time / work.
It is after lunch and Vicki is stressed! She has so many things she needs to accomplish before the end of the day and she doesn’t know where to start. She needs to
- finish the minutes of yesterday’s meeting
- prepare the banking and reconcile the end of day taking
- prepare the mail for dispatch;
- respond to 8 customers enquiries
- arrange the staff break-up for next month
- finish the filling
- bind reports for the sales department
- order the weekly stationary supplies
- answer the incoming telephone calls and deal with walk-in customers
(i) What can Vicki do to relieve her stress?
(ii) Create a to-do list for Vicki to use for the rest of the day. Use the following template as a sample
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