Time and Office Management Survey

1. What, from an administration point of view do you spend most time doing during your working day, ie. recording business cards, updating your database, looking for misplaced files, perhaps because its fiddly, boring or not your strong point?

What, from an administration point of view do you spend most time doing during your working day, ie. recording business cards, updating your database, looking for misplaced files, perhaps because its fiddly, boring or not your strong point?

2. Roughly how much time would you say you spent on these tasks?

Roughly how much time would you say you spent on these tasks? Up to 1 hour	Between 1 and 5 hours	More than 5 hours
Other (please specify)

3. What would you rather be doing with this time?

What would you rather be doing with this time? Spending more time on my business	Spending more time on myself
Other (please specify)

4. Which key areas stop you from managing your time effectively? Please rate on a scale 1 - 5 how much of this is a problem for you (5 being a BIG problem)

	1	2	3	4	5
Distractions:	Which key areas stop you from managing your time effectively? Please rate on a scale 1 - 5 how much of this is a problem for you (5 being a BIG problem) Distractions: 1	2	3	4	5
Telephone	Telephone 1	2	3	4	5
Incoming Emails	Incoming Emails 1	2	3	4	5
Colleagues	Colleagues 1	2	3	4	5
The internet	The internet 1	2	3	4	5
Working from home	Working from home 1	2	3	4	5
Other - please list	Other - please list 1	2	3	4	5
Poor delegation skills	Poor delegation skills 1	2	3	4	5
Procrastination	Procrastination 1	2	3	4	5
Perfectionism	Perfectionism 1	2	3	4	5
Poor office organisation	Poor office organisation 1	2	3	4	5
Rectifying mistakes	Rectifying mistakes 1	2	3	4	5
Managing emails	Managing emails 1	2	3	4	5
Computer problems	Computer problems 1	2	3	4	5
Disorganised PC	Disorganised PC 1	2	3	4	5
Lond telephone calls	Lond telephone calls 1	2	3	4	5
Unnecessary or long meetings	Unnecessary or long meetings 1	2	3	4	5
Indecision	Indecision 1	2	3	4	5
Unexpected visitors	Unexpected visitors 1	2	3	4	5
Staffing issues	Staffing issues 1	2	3	4	5
Can't say No	Can't say No 1	2	3	4	5
Lack of planning	Lack of planning 1	2	3	4	5
Lack of focus	Lack of focus 1	2	3	4	5
Other (please list)	Other (please list) 1	2	3	4	5

5. If you could resolve the issue or area that is most time consuming, how much time would this save you each day, week, month, year?

If you could resolve the issue or area that is most time consuming, how much time would this save you each day, week, month, year?

6. In financial terms, how much would this saved time save you?

In financial terms, how much would this saved time save you?

7. If a workshop was available to help you to address these issues, would you be interested in attending?

If a workshop was available to help you to address these issues, would you be interested in attending? Absolutely, yes

Probably, if I had nothing else better to do

No, I would not be interested