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Free Time Management AuditYou're Busy. But Are You Effective?
Most leaders are working hard. Very hard. The problem isn't effort — it's where the effort is going.Because there's a significant difference between being busy and being effective. Between filling every hour and spending those hours on the things that actually matter. Between a diary full of commitments and a week that genuinely moves things forward. This free Time Management Audit is designed to help you see that difference — clearly, honestly and without flinching. |
What This Audit Actually Measures
This isn't a generic productivity quiz. It's a structured self-assessment built specifically for leaders and managers, across 23 time management competencies organised into five domains:
Planning & Prioritisation Do you start each week with a clear plan? Are your daily actions genuinely connected to your bigger goals — or are you reactive by default, driven by other people's urgencies more than your own intentions?
Focus & Deep Work Do you have protected, uninterrupted time for your most important work? Or do notifications, emails and an overcrowded meeting schedule mean your best thinking never quite happens?
Delegation & Letting Go Are you spending time on work that others could and should be doing? Do you trust your team enough to hand things over — or does everything quietly end up back with you?
Boundaries & Saying No Can you say no — to requests, meetings and extra commitments — without guilt or lengthy justification? Do you manage upward expectations effectively, or just absorb whatever comes your way?
Energy & Sustainable Performance Do you manage your energy as deliberately as your diary? Do you know your warning signs of overload — and act on them before they become a problem?
What You'll ReceiveThis audit takes around 10 minutes to complete. Your results include:
Why Time Management Matters More Than Ever for Leaders
The volume of demands on leaders has never been higher — more meetings, more messages, more competing priorities, more expectation to be always available and always across everything.
And most time management advice was written for a different era. Block your calendar. Use a to-do list. Stop procrastinating.
That advice isn't wrong — it's just incomplete. Because the time management challenges leaders face today aren't really about calendars. They're about:
This Is for You If...
Want to go further?
This assessment is a starting point - and a powerful one. But the real growth happens when you take your results into a coaching conversation, a development programme or a team workshop where you can explore them properly.
We offer:
Management & Leadership Coaching - private 1-2-1 coaching built around your specific development areas. Whether you're navigating a team challenge, stepping into a new leadership role or working on a particular skill that isn't coming naturally, coaching gives you the thinking space, honest challenge and practical strategies to make real progress.
Management Skills Workshops - group learning programmes for managers at all levels. Practical, engaging and immediately applicable - covering the core skills every manager needs, in a way that works for real people in real organisations.
This isn't a generic productivity quiz. It's a structured self-assessment built specifically for leaders and managers, across 23 time management competencies organised into five domains:
Planning & Prioritisation Do you start each week with a clear plan? Are your daily actions genuinely connected to your bigger goals — or are you reactive by default, driven by other people's urgencies more than your own intentions?
Focus & Deep Work Do you have protected, uninterrupted time for your most important work? Or do notifications, emails and an overcrowded meeting schedule mean your best thinking never quite happens?
Delegation & Letting Go Are you spending time on work that others could and should be doing? Do you trust your team enough to hand things over — or does everything quietly end up back with you?
Boundaries & Saying No Can you say no — to requests, meetings and extra commitments — without guilt or lengthy justification? Do you manage upward expectations effectively, or just absorb whatever comes your way?
Energy & Sustainable Performance Do you manage your energy as deliberately as your diary? Do you know your warning signs of overload — and act on them before they become a problem?
What You'll ReceiveThis audit takes around 10 minutes to complete. Your results include:
- ✅ An overall time management score with a personalised profile description
- ✅ Your top three strengths — with guidance on how to build on them further
- ✅ Your three priority development areas — with specific, practical next steps you can take immediately
- ✅ A full breakdown of all 23 competencies across the five domains, displayed as skill bars
- ✅ A personalised insight based on your overall score level
- ✅ The option to print or email your results to keep
Why Time Management Matters More Than Ever for Leaders
The volume of demands on leaders has never been higher — more meetings, more messages, more competing priorities, more expectation to be always available and always across everything.
And most time management advice was written for a different era. Block your calendar. Use a to-do list. Stop procrastinating.
That advice isn't wrong — it's just incomplete. Because the time management challenges leaders face today aren't really about calendars. They're about:
- Knowing what to prioritise when everything feels urgent
- Protecting thinking time in a culture that rewards responsiveness
- Delegating confidently when it feels faster to do it yourself
- Saying no in an environment that rewards saying yes
- Managing your own energy alongside everyone else's demands
This Is for You If...
- You feel busy constantly but aren't sure your time is going on the right things
- You struggle to protect time for important work because urgent things keep taking over
- You're holding on to more than you should and you know it
- You find it hard to say no — to stakeholders, to your team or to yourself
- You're starting to wonder whether the pace you're working at is sustainable
- You want an honest, structured picture of your time management before you try to change it
Want to go further?
This assessment is a starting point - and a powerful one. But the real growth happens when you take your results into a coaching conversation, a development programme or a team workshop where you can explore them properly.
We offer:
Management & Leadership Coaching - private 1-2-1 coaching built around your specific development areas. Whether you're navigating a team challenge, stepping into a new leadership role or working on a particular skill that isn't coming naturally, coaching gives you the thinking space, honest challenge and practical strategies to make real progress.
Management Skills Workshops - group learning programmes for managers at all levels. Practical, engaging and immediately applicable - covering the core skills every manager needs, in a way that works for real people in real organisations.
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Leadership Development Tool
Jo Richings
How Well Do You
Manage Your Time?
A structured self-assessment across 23 time management competencies. Discover where your habits are working, where time is slipping away — and what to do about it.
Planning & Prioritisation
Focus & Deep Work
Delegation
Boundaries
Energy Management
Saying No
Meeting Discipline
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Rate yourself honestly across 23 time management areas
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5-point scale from "almost never" to "consistently"
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Receive a personalised time management profile and action plan
Question 1 of 23
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Category
Question
Hint
5
Consistently — this is a genuine strength
I do this well and others would recognise it
Strength
4
Often — I'm pretty good at this
I do this most of the time with reasonable confidence
Good
3
Sometimes — it depends on the situation
I'm developing here but it's not consistent yet
Developing
2
Rarely — this doesn't come naturally to me
I know I need to improve but haven't focused on it yet
Needs work
1
Almost never — this is a real development area
I find this genuinely difficult or tend to avoid it
Priority
Select a rating to continue
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Jo Richings — Leadership Development
Your Time Management Audit
A personalised picture of where your time habits are working — and where to focus next
Your Strengths & Development Areas
Skills by Domain
Ready to Take This Further?
Time management is one of the most transformable leadership skills — with the right support. Jo Richings offers 1-2-1 coaching and leadership development workshops designed to help you build the habits that stick and reclaim the time that matters most.
This assessment is completely free and is designed to give you a genuine, structured insight into your time management — no strings attached. It is a standalone resource. Coaching, workshops and development programmes with Jo are separate and available to explore if you'd like to go further.
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Created by Jo Richings — Business Coach & Leadership Development Specialist
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T: 07813 963 523 | W: www.jorichings.com