Episode 15: Time Management - Balancing Service and Operations
Smoke Break - Episode 15: Time Management - Balancing Service and Operations
Episode Duration: 8 minutes
Join host Mike Hernandez as he shares practical strategies for managing the competing demands on your time as an assistant manager. Learn how to balance excellent customer service with operational responsibilities while maintaining your sanity.
Episode Overview
Master essential time management elements:
- Peak hour planning techniques
- Flexible routine development
- Delegation strategies
- Task batching methods
- Priority management systems
Peak Period Management
Learn to implement:
- Rush hour task planning
- Quiet period optimization
- Customer flow anticipation
- Service-focused scheduling
- Operational timing adjustment
Routine Development
Develop approaches for:
- Creating daily frameworks
- Building in flexibility
- Strategic task placement
- Workload distribution
- Schedule adaptation
Delegation Excellence
Master techniques for:
- Team capability building
- Responsibility distribution
- Independent operation training
- Task handoff procedures
- Oversight balance
Task Organization
Create systems for:
- Similar task batching
- Activity categorization
- Efficiency maximization
- Workflow optimization
- Transition minimization
Assistant Manager Action Item
This week's time management task:
- Document all shift activities
- Identify combination opportunities
- Determine delegation possibilities
- Assess timing optimization
- Implement one routine change
Resources Mentioned
- Visit cstorethrive.com for additional management resources
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