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Time Wasters - Indecision- Not knowing which course of action is best
- Inefficiency- Taking the long way around, working harder and not smarter, not utilizing tools at hand
- Interruptions that do not pay off- Sometimes, interruptions can be a good thing; they can spark creativity
- Procrastination- putting things off
 - Unrealistic time estimates- Thinking something will take up more or less time than it actually will
- Unnecessary errors- Not double checking your work
- Crisis management- Spending more time than needed on problem solving or relationship management
- Poor organization- Nothing in order
- Ineffective meetings- Lack of procedures that everyone can follow
- Micro-management- Spending too much time worrying about everyone else
- Doing urgent rather than important tasks- Follows procrastination
- Poor planning and lack of contingency plans- Poor planning leads to time spent on what to do next, or instead of the first plan we came up with
- Failure to delegate or delegation of responsibility without authority- Trying to do too much yourself
- Lack of priorities, standards, policies or procedures- Not knowing really where you want to spend your time
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