Managing workload is an essential skill but one we were never taught in school. As a former nursery manager, I know what it is like to feel like you are on the hamster wheel that never stops.
In my job as an early years consultant, it is all too clear that the management team feel like they are drowning, and burying their heads in the sand is often the position taken. But the key to getting off that hamster wheel is working smarter, not harder. So where to start?
Priorities
The first thing to do is think about what needs achieving immediately, what can wait and what is a luxury. I call these ABC lists. A is ‘Absolutely needs achieving’, B is ‘this would be Beneficial’, and C is ‘Can wait’.
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