Making the most of your first hour at work.

 Any business would flourish if the manager or owner has a clear sense of time management.  Time management ensures the accomplishment of many tasks, especially the ones clearly prioritized.  This process can begin with a better consideration of what one can do during the first hour at work. 

Aside from there being less interruptions during that first hour at the office, your mind is unburdened by many other stimuli from the day’s progress.  That first hour may just be the ideal time or “golden hour” to really focus on getting things done. 

Because what usually happens is that a lot of people begin at a snail’s pace, opening their email and checking the tasks that await them.  This can be a huge waste of time, as one could actually plan the night before the lineup of the day’s work.  The worker can jot down the most urgent tasks to be done as soon as he or she steps into the office.  This mindset alone can be immensely beneficial to the business. 

Committing to this “golden hour” perspective can lead not only to task reduction and efficiency, but also to the improvement of the overall attitude toward work.  The worker then constantly feels that he or she has accomplished something great.

Michael Giuffrida is a managing partner at Titan Strategic Partners.  Before joining the company, Michael had worked with companies such as Aetna Life & Casualty, Connecticut Surety Group, Foresite Technologies, IGX Global Infrastructure Services, IGX Global, and Kelser Corporation.  Read more on his current job here.