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25 Essential Skills & Strategies For The Professional Behavior AnalystBy Jon Bailey and Mary Burch
Chapter 17 Time Management the Behavioral Way
Jessica Rothschild
Outline Reflect on a typical day. Identify how to waste time. Review a Workflow Diagram. Create a Self-Management Plan. Identify what tasks are most important to take
on. Practice saying “no”. Summarize how to use time management
skills.
A Day In the Life of a Behavior Analyst
Meeting with
a principal Work with a teacher
Answer voice mail
messages
Answer
e-mails
Have a
break and
maybe eat
your lunch
in the car
on your
way to
another
appointme
nt
Rushing
in order
to avoid
being
lateProgre
ss Report
s
Keep track of
billing hours
Make
Presentatio
nsMonitor behavior plans
How To Waste Time Completing tasks that others can be doing.
Solutions: Make sure instructions are clear. Give plenty of examples and provide feedback with
necessary.
Behavioral erosion or slippage Meetings run over the designated time.
Solution: Print out general announcements and hand them out in the beginning of the meeting.
Other ways to avoid behavioral erosion or slippage: Improve your writing skills. Organize your paper work.
How To Waste Time Redoing projects.
Do you find yourself looking back on projects or written assessments and finding missing information?
Solution: Task analysis of your work. Could save you up to and hour per week!
Trivial questions or invitations Be cautious with regard to networking. Solutions:
Complete your work in advance. Learn to say, “Thank you” and explain you have to
get your work done so that you can go out another day or evening during the week.
Most importantly: Get your work done. Maintain your professionalism in your decision
making.
The “2-minute” Rule David Allen Research on personal and organizational
productivity for professionals, corporations, and institutions.
www.davidco.com for more information about his company, purchase products, or books.
Created a workflow diagram used to help decision making when presented with an assignment.
The “2-minute” Rule In-basket
What is it?
Is it actionable
?
NO
Trash
Someday/maybe
(tickler file; hold for review
Reference(retrievable when
required)
YES
Whats the next
action?Will it take less than 2 minutes
Multistep projects
Projects(Planning)
Project plans
(review for actions)
NOYES
Do it Delegate it
Defer it
Next actions(to do as soon
as I can)
Calendar(to do at a
specific time)
Waiting(for someone
else to do)
David Allen's workflow diagram. From Getting things done: the art stress-free-productivity ,Allen , D.(2001).New York ; Penguin, p. 139.
The “2-minute” Rule Benefits to using the workflow diagram: Recognizes the complexity that some projects
may have. Weekly Review
Look at all the current projects, next actions, delegated items, and the “waiting for” items.
Decreases the chances of projects being overlooked.
Potential drawback when using Allen’s workflow diagram: Assumes that task completion is a natural
reinforcer.
Creating a Self-Management Plan If you need a consequence in order to keep
plugging away…. Premack Principle More probable behaviors will reinforce less
probable behaviors. Choose high probability behaviors and use
them as reinforcers for when you complete tasks that are not naturally reinforcing.
When using self-management strategies you are more likely to complete tasks efficiently and reach personal goals.
Creating a Self-Management Plan
Low Probability Behaviors High Probability Behaviors
Doing laundry
Make the bed
Vacuuming and dusting
Watch Greys Anatomy on Thursday night.
Have company over on the weekend.
Have my favorite breakfast.
Identifying Your Long-term Goal And What You Need To Add To Your Plate To Get There In the beginning it is exciting!
Identify your goal and when asked to do more: Examine the importance of the requested task. Would it directly help you achieve your goal? If not……
Learn how to say “no”.
How To Say “No” 1. Take major caution and consideration. 2. Avoid offending the person making the
request. Express appreciation for the invitation. Firmly express that you are unable to take on the
invitation at this time. “I’m sorry I can’t at this time but thank you for the invitation.”
3. Do not make up excuses. 4. If you are pushed to take the invitation after
professionally saying, “no”. Do not give an explanation or excuse. Repeat your original reply staying self-assured and
objective.
Summary Being organized and having time
management skills is essential in order to have a successful career as a behavior analyst.
If you….. Plan your day. Avoid wasting time. Use the Premack Principle and Allen’s method.
You will complete high quality work, enjoy highly preferred activities, and have fun while doing it!
References
Bailey, J. S., & Burch, M. R. (2005). Ethics for behavior analysts: A practical guide to the behavior analyst certification board guidelines for responsible conduct. Mahway, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Cooper, J.O., Heron,T.E., Heward, W.L. (2007). Applied
Behavior Analysis Second Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education Inc.