The daily work schedule of Mr. Prabhakar, Senior Executive – Marketing, at Crystal Co. Ltd., is as follows:
Time | Activity
6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. | Morning activities (including bath, breakfast, watching TV news, newspaper reading, and yoga).
9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. | Traveling.
10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. | Reviewing inward letters, dictating letters and papers, glancing at the day's targets, and discussing with office staff.
11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. | Meeting with visitors (including customers, agents, dealers, advertisers, etc.).
12:45 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. | Lunch break.
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. | Dictation of routine papers and letters.
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Meeting with junior executives and other staff members (mainly for routine matters).
3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Meeting with his boss, i.e., General Manager – Marketing.
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Meeting with visitors (same as above).
5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Dictation for urgent letters and reviewing the day's achievements.
5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. | Traveling.
6:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Refreshment, chitchat with wife, reading the evening newspaper and family letters, etc.
7:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. | Reviewing urgent or pending office papers, updating the diary, and preparing for the next day.
8:00 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. | Discussion and chitchat with children (on their studies and other activities).
8:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. | Dinner with TV programs.
9:45 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. | Evening walk with wife.
10:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. | Meditation, sundry reading, noting prayers, etc.
Now, Mr. Prabhakar, who is 40 years old, wants to pursue an evening, part-time, one-year diploma in systems management to equip himself with better skills and knowledge. This diploma requires 3 hours of attendance on 2 working days apart from Saturday (2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.) every week.
Mr. Prabhakar's company observes a five-day week. He spends Saturday on domestic activities and takes full rest on Sunday.
QUESTION:
Advise Mr. Prabhakar on effective time management to enable him to pursue his studies.
Time | Activity
6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. | Morning activities (including bath, breakfast, watching TV news, newspaper reading, and yoga).
9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. | Traveling.
10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. | Reviewing inward letters, dictating letters and papers, glancing at the day's targets, and discussing with office staff.
11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. | Meeting with visitors (including customers, agents, dealers, advertisers, etc.).
12:45 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. | Lunch break.
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. | Dictation of routine papers and letters.
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Meeting with junior executives and other staff members (mainly for routine matters).
3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Meeting with his boss, i.e., General Manager – Marketing.
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Meeting with visitors (same as above).
5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Dictation for urgent letters and reviewing the day's achievements.
5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. | Traveling.
6:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Refreshment, chitchat with wife, reading the evening newspaper and family letters, etc.
7:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. | Reviewing urgent or pending office papers, updating the diary, and preparing for the next day.
8:00 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. | Discussion and chitchat with children (on their studies and other activities).
8:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. | Dinner with TV programs.
9:45 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. | Evening walk with wife.
10:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. | Meditation, sundry reading, noting prayers, etc.
Now, Mr. Prabhakar, who is 40 years old, wants to pursue an evening, part-time, one-year diploma in systems management to equip himself with better skills and knowledge. This diploma requires 3 hours of attendance on 2 working days apart from Saturday (2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.) every week.
Mr. Prabhakar's company observes a five-day week. He spends Saturday on domestic activities and takes full rest on Sunday.
QUESTION:
Advise Mr. Prabhakar on effective time management to enable him to pursue his studies.