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Analysis: The Benefits of Time Management Training in the Workplace Corey Johnson Southern New Hampshire University ENG 130: Foundations of Written Communication JulieAnne Quinn December 10, 2023

2 Part One: Analysis of a Written Work for a First Audience COVID-19 dominated 2020. Many if not most of society was forced to adapt to a new way of interacting. With mandatory mask mandates, social distancing, and quarantines, these factors drastically changed the landscape around traditional in-office work expectations. In corporate America, the standard Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm work schedule has been the standard and engrained in workplace culture. Due to a new dynamic created by the pandemic, the culture of remote work, has since become the “new normal” and highly coveted. People came to realize they could in fact be effective doing their jobs outside of the office and enjoy more time with their families and pursuing their hobbies. The conundrum business leaders must consider now is how to keep employees happy, yet accountable to continue enjoying the benefits of remote work while ensuring productivity and performance remain consistent and improved. In her article “Beat the Clock,” Kathryn Tyler attempts to address these challenges by putting focus on time management training being a tool employers can implement to improve productivity in their workforce. Tyler utilizes the opinions of industry leading subject matter experts conducted in her study to promote this idea throughout her article. These experts provide their insight and offer guidance to educate the reader about the features and benefits of implementing time management training accompanied by useful data. As a former human resources generalist and trainer, Tyler addresses the stress and pressure employees can feel when work-life balance is lacking, and the high price employers can potentially pay for that stress, especially when their key employees leave the company to search for something better. She also notes that when employees stay in a work environment where they feel stressed and overworked, becoming unmotivated is highly likely and productivity and performance suffer as result. Time management training can increase employee morale, increase

3 productivity, and decrease turnover. “It’s not how long you work, it’s how you work,” as referenced by Laura Stack, president of The Productivity Pro, a time management and employee productivity consulting firm in Highlands Ranch, Colo, (Tyler, 2003, p. 2). When seeking out vendors and firms to implement and conduct time management training, employers should consider those who are willing to customize and tailor the training to their individual needs based on what they want to achieve. Once decided, the best way the employer should market the training to their employees is to pitch the benefits and how they will be positively impacted by the training personally. The idea is to get buy in. There are many effective forms of training employers can consider ranging from videoconferences and seminars to web-based online training. Some consultants and employers say in-person seminars seem to have the greatest impact, (Tyler, 2003, p. 4). Comparable to many articles focused on workplace culture, this one creates emphasis on how employers can adapt training initiatives, specifically around time management, which can benefit their objectives of fostering and retaining a productive and profitable workforce now that employee’s expectations around when and where they work are changing. They must be willing to champion this change by understanding that employees expect to be accommodated with a healthy work-life balanced environment and given the tools to help them achieve that balance. When this is the case, it becomes a win/win for both parties. Tyler examines all these factors and uses her relevant experience as a former human resource professional to educate the reader on how such initiatives can help employers maintain a healthy and engaged workforce. Time management training helps teach employees how to manage their time being effective throughout their day so they can spend less time in the office and leave early to pursue their hobbies, and spend time with their families, (Tyler 2003, p. 6).

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