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How do you manage large workloads?

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Question added by Mohd Asif Ansari , HR Administrator , Al Nasseej Al Arabi Factory Co. Ltd.
Date Posted: 2014/09/02
VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN
by VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN , Project Execution Manager & Accounts Manager , ALI INTERNATIONAL TRADING EST.

Personal work: Dedicate--sit--work and complete--For Urgency resort to no timing or holidays.

Generally I would like to follow the systems explained by Mr. Vinod Jetley and Mr. Saiful Islam Hiron.

Ismi Puji Hastuti
by Ismi Puji Hastuti , English Teacher , SMK Widya Taruna

Organizing the duties, put them on diagram based on the priority and urgency and manage the duties which can be aligned on same nature and same time, etc. Finally, executing the planning step by step. Thank you.

Ibrahim Hussein Mayaleh
by Ibrahim Hussein Mayaleh , Sales & Business Consultant and Trainer , Self-employed

- Planning

- Time Management

- Priority Management

- Tasks delegation

Mohd Mustaqeem
by Mohd Mustaqeem , Executive Secretary , SAUDI PAN KINGDOM CO

First make plan for how to reduce work then start acording important and distributes with colleagues. 

hossam azzam
by hossam azzam , Fast food restaurant,s manager. , alexandria-egypt

Thanks for the invitation

Good question

Agreed with both answers given by

Mr.:Jetley & Mr.: Vrindavan as well too

padmakumar pathiyil
by padmakumar pathiyil , Marketing Consultant , Management Consultancy

I split the work into small assignments and prioritize the work one by one so that sometimes i don't even know how simple it was to complete the work within the deadline. 

Vinod Jetley
by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India

1. Trust to the list: We are big fans of the humble list here at Office Angels Towers. Why? Because the best way to get yourself organised and raring to go is by mapping out what you need to do, and when you need to do it by. If you have a pile of projects to work through, write a list of everything you need to achieve in stages, ready to be ticked off.

2. Be realistic: when you agree a deadline, people expect you to stick to it. The moral of the story? Don’t give yourself (or your colleagues) unrealistic estimates. You know your job, so if something will take three days and you’ve been asked to finish the job in two, manage expectations.

3. Expect the unexpected: making lists and agreeing deadlines is a great start, but you need to allow for interruptions (phone calls, emails, urgent meetings) and last minute curve balls. Plans can usually be relied on to change, so be prepared for any alterations that may come your way by factoring in a little response time.

4. Share the burden: the great thing about being part of a team is having other people to help out when things get particularly tough. Even if you’re not a manager with people to delegate to, you might have a colleague with a much lighter workload (or skills in a particular area) who can lend a helping hand.

5. Tick off one task at a time: dipping in and out of different projects can make things that bit more enjoyable (and altogether more bearable when you’re tackling something particularly laborious). However, if you’re contending with a heavy workload, ticking off one job at a time will be much better for your peace of mind.

6. Keep your focus: ok, so we’ve already talked about expecting the unexpected, but while you need to allow a bit of time to respond to important emails, it’s important not to get too distracted. Try allocating five minutes at the end of every hour to check your mail, and turn the notifications off so you don’t see them popping up every few minutes.

7. Get a grip on your week: if someone asked you how many hours you spend checking your emails or attending meetings, would you know? It can be hard to get a grip on how long tasks take you — or what your most common interruptions are — so try keeping a record of your week to better understand how it’s structured and if anything needs to give.

8. Take a break: taking a lunch break when your workload is soaring off the scale can seem like a huge professional no-no, but if you don’t give yourself a break when tensions are mounting, the quality of your work is likely to suffer. Giving yourself some time out (even if it’s just20 minutes to eat lunch) can really help you to refocus.

9. Keep everyone in the loop: if you’re working with different people on different projects, and all of those projects have conflicting deadlines, arrange a quick meeting to discuss the challenges and find out which task needs to be prioritised. That way, you get to push back a little and involve other people in the decision making process.

10. Admit defeat: we know you’re not a quitter, but there are bound to be times that your workload is simply unmanageable. It happens to the best of us. If you’ve followed all of our advice and you’re still drowning in deadlines, don’t suffer in silence. Ask your manager for help on prioritising your workload (they may not have even realised how busy you are).

Saiful Islam Hiron
by Saiful Islam Hiron , Site HR Manager , Handicap International

According priority of work and action plan.

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