Our Productivity in 2010

I admit, doing time sheets as a single person business may seem foolish. Isn’t being busy a sign of success? or at least that my time is being spent where it matters?

By Tobin Lehman January 2011

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I admit, doing time sheets as a single person business may seem foolish. Isn’t being busy a sign of success? Isn’t it at least a sign that my time is being spent where it matters?

I think the real benefit comes from the long view. I’ve posted below the percentages of my time allotments for the past year. These figures may mean nothing to you, as they are my numbers, but imagine what you could pull from having this insight into your time at the office? Maybe you will see that you are not doing enough of one thing, or maybe way too much of something you should not be doing at all. Either way, you’ll know – and that could be enough to push you into something new in the way you work.

For clarification, “real” work simply means all project work. Teaching is my time teaching at Shepherd and FCC, including travel. AAF/AIGA is my time volunteering for both boards. Yes, I spent more time doing that than new business, but in someways they overlap. (Click here to join now). Administration is simply the act of running the business. Remaining percentage is various other tasks.

UPDATE: Here is a link to the timesheet I use. Timesheet (PDF)