Yes Planning in life is very important and essential.

Especially for those who are busy and even very difficult at times.

Each person should have his/her own planning according to his/her own problems.

But what must first be considered and common in all people:

is Prioritization.

First, each person is based on his / her own personal and social interests

must identify priorities in own private life

And then manage time on that basis

And give each option a specific time.

Now have to answer this question:

What is your top priority in life?

Teaching ,Researching, training, consultancy,...........

Time management principle should be followed to attain all these objectives.

For me, it varies from year to year depending on circumstances. Time management and efficiency are critical component of academic work. My suggestion is to aim for a balance between teaching, scholarship and service. One approach is to never handle a piece of mail more than once, act on easy matters immediately, respond to requests without delay, don't invest time talking about people and focus on ideas.

A Prof is regarded as a small god. Of course, more responsibility in term of consultancy work and as a resource person though with less academic teaching and research. However, there will be a need for effective time management. In any method they considered adopting, consideration should be given to 1. Still need to be a good mentor 2. A reliable consultant that can be consulted with ease 3. Give more time to family that had been there for them 4. Age factor too.

Yes Planning in life is very important and essential.

Especially for those who are busy and even very difficult at times.

Each person should have his/her own planning according to his/her own problems.

But what must first be considered and common in all people:

is Prioritization.

First, each person is based on his / her own personal and social interests

must identify priorities in own private life

And then manage time on that basis

And give each option a specific time.

Now have to answer this question:

What is your top priority in life?

Teaching ,Researching, training, consultancy,...........

In order to be effective and efficient in broad variety of activities, professor should apply some time-management method.

I do recommend the following related research question.

https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_to_balance_the_professional_career_the_academic_career_and_as_a_researcher

Salam,

Thank you Dr Ashok,

Time is controled and organized by the academic researcher to try to be effective in all aspects mentioned and there are factors may give time to one aspect more than the other and according to importance and responsibility one of them to the other.

Good luck

Salam,

Thank you Dr Ashok,

Time is controled and organized by the academic researcher to try to be effective in all aspects mentioned and there are factors may give time to one aspect more than the other and according to importance and responsibility one of them to the other.

Good luck

Dear Dr Mahesh,

Thank you for suggesting to follow management principles.

Regards

Ashok Pundir

Dear Dr Pardis ,

Thank you very much for emphasizing on prioritisation of these activities.

Regards

Ashok Pundir

Dear Dr Amir ,

Thank you very much for suggesting to aim for balance in these activities.

Regards

Ashok Pundir

Dear Dr Segun,

Thank you very much for suggesting for effective time management by researchers to balance these activities. Regards Ashok Pundir

Dear Dr Ljubomir,

Thank you very much for suggesting for time management for these activities.

Thanks also for sharing an article for the same.

Regards

Ashok Pundir

Based on our policy of public universities and colleges in the Philippines, a professor must devote more time in research and followed by extension and production. LESS time in teaching.

Dear Dr Khulood,

Thank you very much for suggesting that time to be controlled and organised by academic researcher for these activities.

Regards

Ashok Pundir

The art of time management is what we practice as researchers and teachers in addition to the role of family duties, civil society services in time of peace and time of war, except to spend some time to practice sports hobbies, enjoy nature and others, sometimes breakthroughs occur at the expense of rest and family hours for research, writing and supervision. On postgraduate studies

Dear Dr Craig ,

Thank you very much for sharing important information that in public universities in Philippines, more time to be devoted for research work. This is really very good and motivating.

Regards

Ashok Pundir

Dear Dr Houda Kawas ,

Thank you very much for highlighting that Professors practice the art of time management.

Regards

Ashok Pundir

Dear powerful and respected Pundir,

A professor should design a scale of preference for his activities (research, teaching, outreach (training & consultancy), and administrative work) for a given plan period of time which can be changed over time base on interest. This would help him in decision making. He should disengage in unnecessary activities. He should have proper planning for his activities and plan ahead. This would prevent one activity to affect another.

Best regards..

Kifilideen..

Dear Kifilideen ,

Thank you very much for suggesting that a Professor need to design scale of preference as well as modify plan of time allocation based on change in requirement.

Regards

Ashok Pundir

Experience makes it easy to manage your time.

Dear Dr Paul ,

Thank you very much for emphasising on planning.

Regards

Ashok Pundir

Dear Dr Emad ,

Thank you very much for laying emphasis on experience for managing time.

Regards

Ashok Pundir

Agree with Amir W. Al-Khafaji

regards

Dear Dr., it is an interesting issue. I think planning is very critical. It is known that there is no enough time to any one. This is supported by the following quote.

“Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.” ― H. Jackson Brown Jr.

A very good thing is to plan their time properly and act accordingly.

I have also found an interesting guide on how to work smarter from the following link.

http://www.creativitypost.com/create/work_smarter_not_harder_21_time_management_tips_to_hack_productivity

• Commit to your plan to do something
• Complete most important tasks first
• Get an early start
• Eliminate the non-essential.
• Create organizing systems
• Do something during waiting time
• Exercise and eat healthily
• Devote your entire focus to the task at hand
• Don’t allow unimportant details to drag you down
• urn key tasks into habits
• Be conscientious of amount of TV/Internet/gaming time
• Delineate a time limit in which to complete task
• Leave a buffer-time between tasks
• Don’t think of the totality of your to-do list
• Utilize weekends, just a little bit
• Lock yourself in
• Try to manage batch related tasks together.

http://www.creativitypost.com/create/work_smarter_not_harder_21_time_management_tips_to_hack_productivity

Dear Dr Arben,

Thank you very much for emphasising on planning of the time by Professors.

Regards

Ashok Pundir

Dear Dr Beemnet,

Thank you very much for highlighting importance of planning and act accordingly to aim for balance in these activities. Thank you for sharing a very relevant article.

Regards

Ashok Pundir

Do not jump more than you need, finally you have to fall in the same ground: secret of happiness. Have a great day friends !

Excellent Hom.

Dear Dr Hom Nath,

Thank you very much for sharing secret of happiness.

Regards

Ashok Pundir

Hello,

Although controling your time is important factor, but using your time on the sutiable programs is better than it.

To control your time and use it on the best cases= To get more success in your life.

Thanks,

Dear Sina ,

Thank you for emphasising on suitable use of time alongwith controlling of time.

Regards

Ashok Pundir

Hello,

this is very interesting question, and maybe it could be good starting point for future research: to make comparison among countries on working load of university professors: type of work (e.g. teaching, mentoring, consultation ours, various committees, reports, councils, research, reviewing, extra presentations at conferences/ round tables, specialization, proper education,...), hours spent (per week/ month), reimbursement for the same job among countries, reimbursement in comparison with several jobs in the country, social recognition...

I believe that time management, focus and good organization are crucial, but also that we should have some management tool to keep records on the work load.

Best regards,

Sanja

Dear Dr Sanja ,

Thank you very much for suggesting time management, focus and good organisation and also for suggesting comparison of workload of Professors among various countries.

Regards

Ashok Pundir

Isn't there overlap in all four areas cited?

Dennis

Dennis Mazur

Good planning is the key.

As is explicit in the question, Planning

Without planning, the multiple activities of a professor (teaching, research and scientific dissemination) would be practically impossible to develop harmoniously.

The challenge is to find the balance and the weighting of each of these activities within the working day as a teacher (and sometimes much longer than stipulated in your contract). Also do it with limits not so broad or too narrow, depending on the circumstances, vary the weight of each, as the case may be

Dear Dr Jose ,

Thank you very much for your views laying emphasis on planning.

Regards

Ashok Pundir

Good question and useful answers.

planning, balances, weighting... very good explanation

Dear Dr Lina,

Thank you for suggesting planning, balancing and weightage.

Regards

Ashok Pundir

To be efficient and effective in any circumstance, we have prioritize the work.

Dear Dr Kundu,

Thank you for suggesting prioritization of the work.

Regards

Ashok Pundir

Dear Dr Dhiaa,

Thank you for suggesting good planning.

Regards

Ashok Pundir

I read very intresting articles. They were recommended earlier.

https://www.smartsciencecareer.com/family-career-research/

http://theprofessorisin.com/2016/01/30/worklifebalance/

I recommend below article. I haven't found this above.

https://www.smartsciencecareer.com/how-to-become-a-professor/

Dear Aleksandra ,

Thanks a lot for sharing the articles on the topic.

Regards

Ashok Pundir

Great contributions so far.

In my opinion, a professor needs to leverage his/her time to increase productivity. This is the best time management skills I have discovered.

Simply put, they need to use other people's time to be efficient and effective.

All the very best.

Dear Dr Adebayo,

Thank you for suggesting time management skills.

Regards

Ashok Pundir

In my point of opinion. “Professor” Meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary “a teacher of the highest rank in a department of a British university, or a teacher of high rank in an American university or college”. The other synonyms like academician, associate professor,, board of education, dean , docent, handler, head teacher, housemaster, housemistress, instructor, lecturer, mentor, professorial, professorship , rector, residence, schoolie ,scribe, substitute, tutor all are indicative of a learned person, and not involve in the administrative work. He must have his own working strategy and conscious of time management.

Regards

Dr. Kamath Madhusudhana



Dear Dr Kamath,

Thank you for suggesting that Professor need strategy and time management .

Regards

Ashok Pundir

Why planning:

• Ensure effective utilization of the common asset- Time

• Predict problems and prepare solutions

• Achievement of goals

• Accomplishment of shared vision ...

“Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now” - Alan Lakein

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/presentation/aede/f4249add8039f35ebf6ca66bf47b4589c06b.pdf

Dear Dr Ljubomir,

Thank you for your views laying emphasis on planning.

Regards

Ashok Pundir

Some of the answers are here

https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_should_be_the_work-load_of_a_university_professor

Dear Dr Nafees ,

Thank you for sharing your valuable thoughts.

Regards

Ashok Pundir

Dear Dr Ashok,

Every things you have mentioned here is important. A good manager can do all the things at one time.

• teaching,
• research,
• outreach (training, consultancy) &
• administrative work

Dear Dr Hom Nath,

Thank you for sharing your views about good management to manage all these activities.

Regards

Ashok Pundir

A professor is a busy person who should know better to prioritize in the following order

1. take care of self

2. take care of family

3. take care of the world. The world means his work and his understudies

Dear Dr Borden ,

Thank you for sharing your views that Professor need to prioritise work.

Regards

Ashok Pundir

Hi Ashok,

I believe it varies with respect to the expectations of the employing institution and job description. I've seen some job postings that estimate the amount of time anticipated by the employer with respect to the responsibilities of the position. However, another curiosity -- how would you define effectiveness and efficiency? From what contexts and perspectives? Again, I would say that varies by institutional employer expectations...

Have a great day!

--Adrian

These are some wonderful resources related to the topic in question:

Nelson, I. (2012). Time management for teachers. Routledge.

Zafarullah, S., Mumtaz, K., Murad, P. U., Abida, S., & Humera, S. (2016). Teachers' Time Management and the Performance of Students: A Comparison of Government and Private Schools of Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan.

Dear Abdullah,

Thank you for your response and sharing the articles .

Regards

Ashok Pundir

I agree with Amir W. Al-Khafaji. Planning is a crucial matter but it differs from year to year since our duties and responsibilities are differ.

Liqaa

Dear Dr Liqaa,

Thank you very much for sharing your views about importance of planning which may differ from year to year .

Regards

Ashok Pundir

To be efficient and effective, how should Professors plan their time for teaching, research, outreach (training, consultancy) & administrative work?

Since different professors have different KPIs & priorities in handling their daily works & these KPIs / priorities might change throughout their career, perhaps using the Eisenhower's Urgent/Important Principle or Eisenhower's Box can be helpful - see link below & diagrams attached. Basically each professor based on their own KPIs & priorities can put all their work activities into the appropriate quadrants of the box & execute them according to the priority given.

https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newHTE_91.htm

Professors should allocate time for every thing based on planned time table

Dear Dr Han ,

Thank you very much for sharing your views and an article on work planning by Professors .

Regards

Ashok Pundir

How Hard Do Professors Actually Work?

"Despite broad consensus among professors that their job isn’t for slackers, they tend to disagree, primarily among themselves, about exactly how hard they work. While some scholars say they maintain a traditional 40-hour workweek, others contend they have a superhuman workload. Take Philip Guo, an assistant cognitive-science professor at University of California, San Diego, who on his blog estimated that in 2014 he spent 15 hours per week teaching, between 18 hours and 25 hours on research, four hours at meetings with students, between three hours and six hours doing service work, and between 5 hours and 10 hours at “random-ass meetings (RAM).” That amounts to as many as 60 hours per week—which, he noted, pales in comparison to the 70 hours he worked on average weekly as an undergraduate student at MIT...

The research could also help paint a clearer picture of how academics divvy up their time—how many hours are spent teaching students, doing research, attending conferences, frittering away in meetings. That information could prove especially useful at universities that are rethinking the demands they place on professors and striving to enable faculty to spend more time in the classroom..."

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/02/how-hard-do-professors-actually-work/552698/

Dear Dr Ljubomir,

Thank you for sharing interesting information.

Regards

Ashok Pundir

This is probably part of the planning of the work, but the chronology and scheduling of tasks do not do everything. It is also a question of constructing meaning between the different dimensions/areas of teacher-researcher work and their articulation in daily activity. It is also a question of stories of conflict or harmony between what we teach and what we do as researchers ; of individual, collective and institutional available and mobilizable resources ; of networks built or to be built, etc.

M. Callon, P. Laredo, V. Rabeharisoa, T. Gonard, & T. Leray. (1992). The management and evaluation of technological programs and the dynamics of techno-economic networks: The case of the AFME. Research Policy, 21(3), 215-236.

Laredo, P. (2007). Revisiting the Third Mission of Universities: Toward a Renewed Categorization of University Activities. Higher Education Policy, 20(4), 441–456.

In my opinion, should make the correct management of the time, leaving room for unforeseen. However, we often need to say no to situations that are made last minute and can negatively interfere with the planned.

Dear Dr Catherine ,

Thank you very much for sharing your valuable response alongwith research articles.

Regards

Ashok Pundir

Dear Dr Osmar ,

Thhank you very much for emphasising upon time management alongwith provision for unforeseen work.

Regards

Ashok Pundir

Dear Dr Qais ,

Thank you for your response suggesting balanced time management for Professors .

Regards

Ashok Pundir

Service and administrative duties are exceedingly important for intellectual progress. From my observation, the senior men (Professors) do more of administrative work. Time management is very crucial for professors because they have attained the highest rank in the university and a lot is expected from them. I suggest a balance between service and administrative work, they can achieve this by adopting effective time management techniques and algorithms. Handling and solving task requiring lesser time or handling easy task before complex ones is a good way out. Also, Professors who are in the business of mentorship should have younger ones who can assist in driving research and getting some job done. Finally, they should do more of administrative work in school and research at much more convenient time.

Regards,

Modestus

Dear Dr Modestus,

Thank you very much for suggesting effective time management for Professors.

Regards

Ashok Pundir

Interesting question from Prof. Pundir.

Dear Dr. Ashok Pundir..

I see myself in agreement with Dr. Beemnet answer. It s very suitable answer.

Good luck.

Following...

This is fine story how academics thinks about research while his career advances. :)

Dear Dr Ljubomir,

Thank you very much for sharing evolution of intellectual freedom.

Regards

Ashok

Being engaged in teaching and administrative work it is very important to make a balance between outreach activities and teaching. the best way is to prioritize the activities according to availability of concerned team mates. For example during teaching hours focus more on teaching and interaction with students for research and learning activities. And during holidays or time when classes are not going on focus more on administartive work and consultancy. Holidays like summer session or sem break are the most suitable days for planning and executing of workshops, conferences, administrative work and consultancy.

And during class days, some classes can be cancelled and can be postponed but with some purpose like assigment in form of presentation and discussion by students on those topics that were scheduled to cover on those days when there were urgency of administrative work. Involvement of students in covering some theory tpic will result in generation of new ideas and help in personal development that can help in involving skilled students for planning and executing reserach activities and reduction of time interval for scheduled lectures.

Dear Dr. Ashok Pundir..

Thank you for sharing such a stimulating and challenging question that provoked an excellent discussions, interactions, opinions, informations, remarks and views from Dear RG colleagues.

I think Dr Beemnet Mengesha Kassahun comments covers almost all.

regards

Dear Dr Lamia,

Thank you very much for your valuable response.

Regards

Ashok Pundir

Dear Kirti,

Thank you for your response suggesting to prioritise the activities.

All the best

Ashok Pundir

Good planning of work schedule is very important without compromising on their healthy habits (Having enough sleep, exercise, recreation and social relations.

It is equally important that professors always balance their responsibilities for their experiential knowledge to be felt in various areas of life in general.

Thanks a lot Dr Dickson for sharing your valuable response.

Please refer to the following article: Time Management for Teachers

http://www.timemanagementforteachers.com.au/Time_Management_For_Teachers_files/Time%20Management%20for%20Teachers%20PREVIEW%20Pages.pdf

That is very good resource dear Abdullah Noori . Thanks for bringing it to the followers.

Thanks a lot Dr Abdullah for sharing useful link.

According to me, professors should lead a disciplined and well planned life for the same.

Thanks Dr Nagendra for sharing your useful answer.

Teachers should Use technology for effective teaching.

It ll reduce burden Nd teachers can effectively plan their research plans too.

Thanks Prabhjot for sharing your nice response.

Thanks a lot Dr Nagendra for sharing your views.