A 3 STEP PLAN TO TIME MANAGEMENT : Manage Your Time in 18 minutes per day

Having a daily plan is key to managing your time better. At the end of each day, I make a list of the top 5 things that need to be accomplished the next day. Fires come up, so the list is flexible and acts as my daily game plan. Also, I designate three periods during the day when I check and act on e-mail. 

Here is an article from Harvard Business (7/20/09) Written by Peter Bregman, Management Consultant and author.  I found it to be very helpful.  Hope you can implement and gain from it. 

http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/bregman/2009/07/an-18minute-plan-for-managing.html