Nick Anthony & Associates, Inc.

One of the biggest problems for young programmers is getting everything done. Time Management becomes very important and sadly enough it is one of the things that they don’t teach in school. Additionally, we want to begin a dialogue with each of our client station programmers as to particular problems with managing their time. Hopefully, 2009 will be a year... Read more

Part Two: The Telephone The telephone can be the biggest time waster. For some reason whenever we get going on a project, the telephone will ring, and before you realize it several hours have passed and you are no further ahead on the project. If we let it, the telephone will control our jobs! Here’s a... Read more

Part III: Successful Meetings Week three in our series on time management. This week some tips for successful meetings. 1. Ask the question “Is this meeting really necessary?” By the way MOST aren’t! 2. Choose a good time for the meeting Pick odd times that will not interfere with the regular flow of business. Early morning, late afternoon, and during... Read more

Part Four: Visitory and Deligation of Authority Part four in our series on time management deals with two important issues, visitors and delegation of authority. These are two problems that young managers have a tough time with, although they are easily solved once you have organized. First, on the topic of visitors: 1. You must control your territory. Your office must be... Read more

Part Five: Decision Making and Planning Part five of our six part series on time management deals with decision making and planning. First decision making: 1. The biggest problem young programmers have is they can’t make decisions. The usual reason is a concern about making the “wrong” decision. They often times ignore the problem hoping that it will “go away” on it’s... Read more

Part six, and the final installment on time management deals with procrastination and habits. Procrastination is usually caused by one of these five reasons: 1. The urgency factor. Just like back in school, we never seem to be able to start a project until the night before it is due. The lack of urgency causes us to put things off until... Read more