Days and weeks in the office race by as there is always more work than there is time these days.

There are so many distractions that slow you down during the day, whether they are around your office desk or distractions in the guise of a string of internal meetings. Saving time at work has become the key to successfully handling our workload in the time we have available to us.

Organisation is the key to time management success and this means sectioning parts of your day to allocated time so you ensure that you do everything that you need to do before the end of the day. One important factor is keeping your office desk tidy; as long as you have a clear worktop you should have a clear mind when you are working.

You need to make your office equipment work for you.

Any office tools you have available to your task at hand should be utilised; after all they are there to help you get your job done to the best of your ability.

Delegate the necessary work to administration staff.

Try and take control of your own work deadlines where possible.

Learn to ignore office distractions caused by other people and organise people’s time with you into allocated time slots that suit you during the day.

Hold important meetings in a meeting room and not from your office desk.