TIME MANAGMENT

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Definition Time management is the process of organizing and planning how to divide your time between specific activities. Good time management enables you to work smarter – not harder – so that you get more done in less time, even when time is tight and pressures are high. Failing to manage your time damages your effectiveness and causes stress.

Time Management in Different Cultures In this blog, we are going to take a look at some of these countries and how the notions of time management and punctuality differ. Lets say a business appointment has been arranged for tomorrow and a certain time has been agreed upon. The attendees include a guests from the following countries; Japan, Indonesia, Switzerland, Brazil and the U.S. Can you imagine who would arrive when?

The Swiss would probably arrive 5 minutes early, the Japanese promptly on time, the American a few minutes after, the Brazilian around 30 minutes late and the Indonesian might not attend (by agreeing on tomorrow, the Indonesian man interpreted it as in the near future and not the exact day of tomorrow).

As you can see, an important part of dealing with people from other cultures with regards to making appointments, whether it is a casual dinner or a formal business meeting, is taking into account their cultures view on time.

Venn Diagram Chinese The Chinese, like most Asians, walk around the pool in order to make well- considered decisions, but they also have a keen sense of the value of time. This can be noticed especially in their attitude toward taking up other peoples time, for which they frequently apologize. At the end of a meeting in China, it is customary to thank the participants for contributing their valuable time. Punctuality on arrival is also considered importantmore so than in many other Asian Japanese The Japanese are more concerned not with how long something takes to happen, but with how time is divided up in the interests of properness, courtesy and tradition. In Japans conformist and carefully regulated society, people like to know at all times where they stand and where they are at: this applies both to social and business situations.

Both Hard working Not late They spend a lot of time on self-development

Chronemics Chronemics is the study of the use of time, and the way that time is perceived and valued by individuals and cultures, particularly as regards non-verbal communication. These time perceptions include things like punctuality, willingness to wait, approaches to face-to-face interactions, and reactions to time pressure. Different cultures may be considered to be: Monochronic – where things are typically done one at a time, where time is segmented into precise, small units, and where time is scheduled, arranged and managed. In such a culture, time is viewed as a tangible commodity than can be spent, saved or wasted, and a paramount value is placed on regimented schedules, tasks and getting the job done. This perception of time is probably rooted in the Industrial Revolution of the 18 th and 19 th Century, and the archetypal examples are the United States, Germany and Switzerland, to which could be added Britain, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Turkey, and the Scandinavian countries. Polychronic – where several things can be done at once, and a more fluid approach is taken to scheduling time. Such cultures tend to be less focused on the precise accounting of each and every moment, and much more steeped in tradition and relationships rather than in tasks. Polychronic cultures have a much less formal perception of time, and are not ruled by precise calendars and schedules. The arbitrary divisions of clock time and calendars have less importance to them than the cycle of the seasons, the invariant pattern of rural and community life, and the calendar of religious festivities. Many Latin American, African, Asian and Arab cultures fall into this category, especially countries like Mexico, Pakistan, India, rural China, the Philippines, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

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