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P.O.W.E.R. at Work: Time Management

Bill Mecca is an Associate Athletic Director at Quinnipiac University. On a daily basis, he oversees the intercollegiate athletic program at the Quinnipiac University. He attended Niagara College in New York where he received his bachelors degree in business and attended Quinnipiac University where he received his masters degree in business administration. Below he speaks about his time management techniques.

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  1. What preparatory steps did you take to get where you are in your career today? For instance, while in college, did you set long-term priorities to meet your career objective?
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  2. Describe your personal style of time management within a business day. Do you use a daily, weekly, or even perhaps, monthly planner to gain some control over your daily tasks?
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  3. What do you do when distractions such as, phone calls, e-mailing, and spontaneous meetings interrupt your daily schedule? How do you manage your time around these distractions in order to complete your daily tasks?
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  4. When working on an assigned task, explain the process of managing your time to achieve its completion. Where do you start? What do you do first?
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