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Managing Your Time Like A CEO

  • Jun 6, 2022
  • 2 min read

Written by: Marques Ogden, Executive Contributor

Executive Contributors at Brainz Magazine are handpicked and invited to contribute because of their knowledge and valuable insight within their area of expertise.

Everyone, but particularly CEOs, has a limited amount of time, and one thing that sets them apart is their ability to prioritize their tasks.

The following are some of how CEOs manage their time differently than ordinary employees do: If you master these qualities, you will be able to use your time better while working.

Feel free to say "no" without remorse.

  • Spend time working on things that are high on the priority list rather than helping everyone who comes to you with anything they need.

Delegate time-wasting tasks

  • Operations in an office, organizing and doing routine activities is known as "clerical job."

  • Tasks you aren't passionate about or aren't "good" at

  • ·Any tasks that do not help your business grow

Attend meetings with intentions.

  • Set up meetings where the managers of each department can inform you about important issues.

Create an "Open Door" policy

  • Make a place where you and other people can learn from colleagues, talk to colleagues, and be inspired by colleagues.

Prioritize your Emails

  • Sort your emails by importance and respond to them, not the order you got them.

Create an action plan

  • Set time limits per task

  • Prioritize your tasks by importance and efficiency

  • Set aside time each day to prepare for tomorrow

Organize social gatherings.

  • Incorporate networking and relationship-building into your weekly calendar.

Take some time to recharge.

  • To avoid burnout, schedule time away from your company to do activities you like.

Always keep an eye on how you're spending your time, and search for methods to improve it.


Time management skills are crucial to becoming a highly productive and results-oriented individual. You'll be more effective if you start applying just a couple of these ideas today.


Remember that your habits can rob you of your success or drive your success...


Marques Ogden,

Keynote Speaker


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Marques Ogden, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine

Marques Ogden is a leader in leadership, marketing and sales, diversity and inclusion, mindset enhancement and overcoming adversity. After losing everything he owned in a bad business deal in 2013, he filed a chapter 7 bankruptcy, lost his home, his car, all of his money and ended up taking a job as a janitor for $8.25 an hour working in the graveyard shift. After his "spoiled milk" moment, Marques decided to take accountability and responsibility for his life and he decided to turn his pain into his purpose to become an inspirational keynote speaker. Since April 2016, he has spoken for over 35 fortune 500 companies and he is a coach, a consultant, a best selling author, a podcast co-host and more.

 
 

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