From Memoirs of a Retired CEO

How I Managed to Be Productive at Every Level During My Employment

Time management by company level and why your time management strategy is failing

Lisa Bage
Curated Newsletters
12 min readFeb 23, 2024

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Typical time management strategies are taught with no recognition of position or responsibilities, which leaves most people needing help to make it all fit. In this story, I will give you an informed perspective based on my experience at all levels.

Image by Author: Core Functions by Level

I started answering the phones in a customer service team and retired as a CEO. Every level I passed through brought its own set of challenges and opportunities. With every move, I had to revamp my time management strategies. Sometimes, it was because I was in a different life season.

My children had gotten older, so there were fewer daycare emergencies and more after-school activities. I graduated or returned to school, so I had to squeeze in class projects and homework. Every role and season came with a different set of time management challenges.

While the personal seasons always added more to do, they didn’t change the method as much as the work level changes.

I will start with the generic time management strategies. Then, I’ll look at how those strategies need to be…

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Lisa Bage
Curated Newsletters

Former CEO helping managers build better teams and stronger workplaces. Get personal help at https://www.copperleafsolutions.com/contact.