Tools and Tips for Today's Project Manager

TELEPHONE TAG

You’re off to meetings. You may be walking about the shop floor. You may be attending a seminar. Meanwhile, people are trying to contact you, but you’re unavailable. Upon returning to the office, you try to call these people back, and they are not in! This is called telephone tag.

Combating telephone tag provides several obvious benefits. It saves time and, consequently, money. It also increases productivity, and it creates more time and energy for focusing on priorities. Finally, it reduces the annoyance and frustration that comes with telephone tag.

for Overcoming Telephone Tag

• Restrict your availability for receiving calls ...