Time Management for Preclinical Safety Professionals

A survey about time management in the workplace was distributed to obtain a sense of the level of job satisfaction among preclinical safety professionals in the current economic climate, and to encourage reflection upon how we manage time in our work environment. Roughly equal numbers of respondents...

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Published in:Toxicologic pathology 2010-08, Vol.38 (5), p.675-680
Main Author: Wells, Monique Y.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Allied Health Personnel - psychology
Allied Health Personnel - statistics & numerical data
Data Collection
Humans
Job Satisfaction
Medical Laboratory Personnel - psychology
Medical Laboratory Personnel - statistics & numerical data
Safety Management - statistics & numerical data
Time Management
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Summary:A survey about time management in the workplace was distributed to obtain a sense of the level of job satisfaction among preclinical safety professionals in the current economic climate, and to encourage reflection upon how we manage time in our work environment. Roughly equal numbers of respondents (~32%) identified themselves as management or staff, and approximately 27% indicated that they are consultants. Though 45.2% of respondents indicated that time management is very challenging for the profession in general, only 36.7% find it very challenging for themselves. Ten percent of respondents view time management to be exceedingly challenging for themselves. Approximately 34% of respondents indicated that prioritization of tasks was the most challenging aspect of time management for them. Focusing on an individual task was the second most challenging aspect (26%), followed equally by procrastination and delegation of tasks (12.4%). Almost equal numbers of respondents said that they would (35.2%) or might (33.3%) undertake training to improve their time management skills. Almost equal numbers of participants responded “perhaps” (44.6%) or “yes” (44.2%) to the question of whether management personnel should be trained in time management.
ISSN:0192-6233
1533-1601
DOI:10.1177/0192623310374333