This is How You Can Still Have a Life When You Get More Responsibilities at Work. Tip#3: Reduce Commitments
Once you’ve gotten clear on what to do with your time, you need to intentionally decide what not to do. It’s generally a good life choice to do this before you’re sitting in the office at 10 p.m. crying as a result of feeling overwhelmed or embarrassed because you’re missing meetings and dropping balls.
Step away from as many “nice but not necessary” meetings as possible. This could include committee meetings, meetings where the information is interesting but not directly connected to your key goals, or meetings where you could get the information in a faster format, such as by looking at the meeting notes or getting an update from another staff member.
Also, you must delegate more to others. It’s best to completely give away projects. But if that’s not possible, see if you can delegate even part of an assignment to someone else. This can save you time and give projects momentum. If there’s no one internally to delegate work to, see if hiring contract help is a possibility.
