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Time management tips for professionals

LIST OF ADVERTISERS NAME.....................................................PAGE Trustwell Living at Rock Run Place Memory Care................................................... 2 Airgas USA, LLC................................................ 2 Silver Cross Hospital ......................................... 3 Grundy Bank...................................................... 4 Village of Channahon ....................................... 4 Emediate Cure .................................................. 5 LyondellBasell MIO Complex.......................... 6 City of Crest Hill ................................................ 6 K9 Tailshakers .................................................... 7 Alden Estates of Shorewood........................... 8 Cornerstone Services...................................... 10 Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers.......... 11 Channahon School District 17....................... 12 St. Mary Immaculate Catholic School........... 12 St. Mary Immaculate Parish ........................... 12 Hometown National Bank ............................. 13 Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care ....................................... 14 Comfort First Heating & Cooling, Inc........... 15 Trinity Services, Inc. ........................................ 15 ExxonMobil ..................................................... 16

Time management involves figuring out how much time to spend on specific tasks and controlling one’s schedule to be as productive as possible. Managing time effectively can improve professionals’ quality of work, and a boost in productivity can make them more valuable to an organization.

This is not the only benefit of managing time better. Establishing and following a schedule of tasks can reduce stress. Gallup’s 2021 State of the Global Workplace report found workers in the United States ranked highest for daily stress levels of all groups surveyed. Some 57 percent reported feeling stress on a daily basis. Learning time management skills can help alleviate that anxiety.

These tips for time management can get professionals on the road to being more efficient.

• Make lists. Rather than keeping ideas or tasks in your head, jot down notes that you can organize into a schedule later. You can write them down on paper or in a digital notes application.

• Prepare a task plan. Each evening before you leave work or first thing in the morning the next day, map out all the tasks you have and when they will be done. High priority tasks should be done first, followed by medium- and low-priority jobs.

• Avoid multi-tasking. Studies have shown that doing two or more things simultaneously tends to lead to none being done at full capacity. The more you multi-task, the more the end results will suffer.

Clifford Nass, a cognitive scientist at Stanford University, found that when putting his students through a series of tests, high multi-taskers were bad at filtering irrelevant information from the relevant, something that multi-taskers should seemingly be especially good at. Nass also found that high multi-taskers had diminished powers of mental organization and extra difficulty switching between tasks.

• Manage distractions. Distractions can put you on the path to procrastination. That is why you have to try hard to minimize distractions, whether

it’s coworkers who interrupt or digital devices.

Set “notification-free” times during the day when phone or computer notifications are turned off. You also may want to block incoming emails. This way you will have a window of distraction-free time to devote to a particular task.

• Time your focus. According to a study from researchers at the Department of Informatics, University of California, Irvine, it takes an average of 23 minutes to refocus when you’ve been distracted. Remaining in a focused state is essential.

Set a timer so that you stay focused on a task for a particular period of time, such as 25 minutes. You’ll get more done before you take a break. Similarly, Parkinson’s law states that work will expand to fill the time that’s available for completion. Set time constraints for certain tasks so you will work more efficiently.

Time management is a useful skill for anyone.

There are many different resources available to help individuals strengthen their time management skills.

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BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS COMPANY Top Plainfield Shorewood Area Chamber of Commerce

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One of the Top Automated Forms & Graphics Inc Ragusa’s Promo Advertising

One of the Top Emediate Cure K9 Tailshakers

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COMPANY THAT GIVES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY Top Bliss Hair Studio, Inc.

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION/SERVICE Top Hometown National Bank

One of the Top Emediate Cure CITGO Petroleum Corporation

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HEALTHCARE COMPANY/FACILITY Top Emediate Cure

LARGE EMPLOYER (100+ EMPLOYEES) Top Silver Cross Hospital

One of the Top Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care Alden Estates of Shorewood

One of the Top Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care

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MANUFACTURING/PRODUCTION COMPANY Top CITGO Petroleum Corporation

One of the Top Airgas USA, LLC Caterpillar, Inc.

One of the Top LyondellBasell MIO Complex Lion Electric Joliet

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Salary is just one component of the package that businesses may offer their employees. Though salary is important, an honest comparison of companies can benefit from a look at the larger picture — and that includes an analysis of what companies offer in addition to financial compensation.

Some people feel that certain perks outrank salary on their professional priority list. The Society of Human Resource Management indicates 92 percent of employees feel employment benefits are important for overall job satisfaction. They’re also a driving factor when candidates read job postings.

Certain benefits are standard offerings, while others take perks a step further. The following are some of the benefits job seekers may encounter in job listings and during the interview process.

• Health insurance. Offering health insurance is mandatory in certain areas, while in others it is up to the employer. Insurance costs may be taken care of by an employer, while in most cases employees have a portion of those costs deducted from their

paychecks. Health benefits also may be extended to employees’ family members. Large organizations may allow employees to choose their health insurance provider, while small firms may only contract with one company.

• Flexible health spending account. A health care spending account, sometimes called a health savings account, enables employees to set aside a portion of their incomes before taxes are deducted. That money can be used for qualified health purchases.

Employees submit receipts for these health needs, which can include copayments, over-the-counter medications or first aid equipment, and then get reimbursed up to the amount they had deducted for the year. HSAs are one way to reduce tax burden.

• Paid time off. Often referred to as “PTO,” this is a benefit that enables employees to schedule personal days off from work. Typically, PTO accrues each pay period by a set number of hours. PTO may occur in place of or in conjunction with separate vacation time. PTO can be a negotiating point with

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Common workplace benefits prospective employers who do not have wiggle room on salary offerings.

• Retirement savings. Employers may offer pensions or other retirement savings plans such as 401(k) and 403(b) accounts. Employees contribute a percentage of their salaries and employers may make matching or discretionary contributions.

• Flex scheduling/remote work. Many employers recognize the advantage of allowing employees to work from home all or a portion of the week.

An alternate work schedule also may be offered to help employees. With an alternate work schedule, employees may eschew the traditional 9 to 5 schedule for an 8 to 4 or even 11 to 7 schedule.

Flexibility is something employees covet, as it can help them achieve a work/life balance.

These are just some of the benefits professionals can consider as they search for a new job. Additional benefits include bonuses, stock options and tuition reimbursement.

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MUNICIPALITY Top Village of Channahon

RETAIL COMPANY Top K9 Tailshakers

One of the Top City of Crest Hill Village of Plainfield

One of the Top True North J. Joho Boutique

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NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION Top Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care

SCHOOL/SCHOOL DISTRICT Top Channahon School District 17

One of the Top St. Mary Immaculate Parish Cornerstone Services

One of the Top St. Mary Immaculate Catholic School Joliet Catholic Academy

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WORKPLACE FOR PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS Top Cornerstone Services

One of the Top K9 Tailshakers Bliss Hair Studio, Inc.

One of the Top Easterseals Trinity Services, Inc.

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SMALL EMPLOYER (UNDER 100 EMPLOYEES) Top K9 Tailshakers

WORKPLACE FOR SENIORS Top Cornerstone Services Trustwell Living at Rock Run Place Memory Care Walmart Supercenter

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SERVICE INDUSTRY COMPANY Top Comfort First Heating & Cooling, Inc.

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WORKPLACE FOR VETERANS Top Cornerstone Services One of the Top Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care Honest Abe’s Tap & Grill • • • • • • • • • •

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For voting Trinity Services one of the Top Workplaces for 2023 – Work Place for Employees with Special Needs

Trinity Services offers the highest quality services and supports for persons with developmental disabilities and mental health needs.

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Help people with disabilities and mental health needs flourish every day! Trinity Services offers full-time positions starting at $20.25 per hour, along with paid training and benefits. Offering part-time and less than part-time (less than 20 hours) starting at $21.50. Apply today at trinityservices.org/careers.

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