August 1979

Published monthly by the Metropolitan Golf Course Superintendents Association

MEETING NOTICE
ANNUAL MGCSA FAMILY PICNIC
Monday August 20th
3 to 10 p.m.
Woodway Beach Club, Hobson St., Stamford, Conn.
Hosts: Marie, Sherwood and Glenn Moore
Hamburgers, hot dogs, sausage and all the trimmings.
Soda and beer, BYOB, set-ups provided. Games and prizes
for the kids. Swimming, tennis, volleyball, badmitten, pingpong, etc., etc., etc. $5.00 per person for adults and children,
12 and over. Children under 12 free. Guests welcome.
Directions: Going east on Conn. Tpke. (1-95), take exit #8.
At foot of ramp, turn right, go under R.R. bridge and at next
light, turn right. Go to next light and turn left (MaGee Ave.)
Continue on MaGee Ave. which will merge with Shippan
Ave. at light. Stay on Shippan Ave. to first glimpse of Long
Island Sound. Turn left onto Hobson St. (pink stucco house
on corner) Beach Club is at foot of Hobson St. on right.
Going west on Conn. Tpke. (1-95), take exit #8, and at foot
of ramp, make a left under both Tpke. and R.R. bridge and
follow directions above.
Special Note: In case o f inclimate weather, call Sherwood.

Vol. IX , No. 7

for golf and this is how the gross scores look:
Vincent Pentenero, Siwanoy Country Club
74
Jim Fulwider, Century Country Club
76
Mark Millett, Westchester Hills Golf Club
77
Gus Powell, Round Hill Club
77
The final round of the Superintendent’s Championship will
be held on October 16 at Salem Golf Club along with the
tournament for class B and C members.
Our speaker for the evening was A. Martin Petrovic, Assis­
tant Professor of Turfgrass Science at Cornell University.
Mr. Petrovic’s presentation centered around research done
relative to compaction and aerification along with discussion
on what other areas of research he plans to direct his efforts
on. A question and answer period followed with interesting
comments on wetting agents and their role in turf
management.
Congratulations to Alberta and Peter Rappoccio on the
birth of their son, Peter Joseph Rappoccio. We understand
that the stork arrived on Sunday, July 29th at 5 a.m.
At the monthly meeting of the MGCSA Board of Directors
held on Thursday, July 12 at the Fairview Country Club, the
following membership classifications were acted upon:

COMING EVENTS:
August 16-19
Westchester Classic
August 20
Family Picnic—Woodwav C.C.
August 22
Univ./Rhode Island Turfgrass
Field Day
September 20
MGCSA Invitational, Ridgeway C.C.
September 25
CAGCS Field Day, Beardsley Park,
Bridgeport
NJGCSA Field Day, Rutgers University
October 2-3
Stadium.. Piscatawav
MGCSA Monthly Meeting, Salem G.C.
October 16
(2nd round, Supt. Championship)
November 13-15 N.Y.S. Turfgrass Association Conference
& Equipment Show, Syracuse
MGCSA Annual Meeting
November
February 17-22
GCSAA’s Conference & Show,
St. Louis, Missouri

MGCSA NEWS
The weather couldn’t have been better for the First Round
of the Annual Superintendent’s Championship held at Innis
Arden Golf Club on Thursday, July 19th. We had some 50

July meeting of MGCSA at Innis Arden G.C. Speaker Martin
Petrovic of Cornell University with Bob Alonzi, President,
MGCSA, and James McArdle, Innis Arden Greens Committee.

Editorial Staff
Ted Horton, Co-Editor
Pat Lucas, Co-Editor

President

Office: 914-698-2827
Home: 914-937-3613
Office: 203-637-3210
Home: 203-637-3939

OFFICERS
Robert Alonzi, Fairview Country Club
Office 203-531-8910, Home 914-531-1930

Vice-President

Michael Maffei, Back of Beyond Golf Course
Office 914-279-7179, Home 914-279-7895

Secretary

Paul Caswell, Greenwich Country Club
Office 203-869-1000, Home 203-661-8949
Sherwood Moore, Woodway Country Club, Inc.
Office 203-329-8257, Home 203-322-0004

Treasurer

some hints that it will take us younger fellas years to learn.
We can call it whatever we want, but it’s really helping each
other. We’re here today with the many tools at our disposal
because pioneers before us with very primitive maintenance
tools tried by trial and error in beginning this work and they
shared their experiences with us. I believe we also have a re­
sponsibility, not only to help each other, but to make the road
a bit easier for those young men who will follow in our foot­
steps. We have many beautiful courses in our area along with
a great deal of collective knowledge on how they got that way.
So why not sit down and jot down an experience which you
feel would benefit our membership and that you want to
share.
After all, You Are A Key Person.
Pat Lucas

Not copyrighted. I f there is good here, we want to share it with
all chapters - unless author states otherwise.
Publication deadline for Tee to Green is 21 days before the
regular meeting.

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Richard Young, Assistant to Terry Boles at the Bedford
Golf & Tennis Club voted B member.
Timothy O’Neill, Assistant to Paul Caswell at Greenwich
Country Club voted a B member.
Welcome to the MGCSA!
Ted Jozwick, retired Superintendent of the Fairview
Country Club was voted a Life Member.
Also at the Board meeting, the Board voted to place the
name of Mel Lucas in nomination for the office of President
of the GCSAA.
This month’s return card will be requesting survey informa­
tion from the membership for both Health Insurance and
address change information. Please be sure to return the
cards to Sherwood Moore even if you will not be attending
the Family Picnic.
Well, as this is being written, we are into the third week of
both high heat and high humidity complete with Brown
Patch, Dollar Spot and on a few early humid mornings, some
Pythium. And the forecasts of widely scattered showers must
be somewhere else. The 100 days are almost 2A over. And
then we can regroup and refine our maintenance operations
along with recouperating ourselves.
You know, each of our courses is unique in nature and
unique in the maintenance practices which keep it in shape.
And the collective experiences that each one of us go through
each summer “ holding” the grass is vast. If you haven’t
guessed by now, I’m again asking for articles from superin­
tendents for the Tee to Green. Have you tried a new product
and want to share with others on how it worked? How about
that new piece of equipment you bought this spring? What
can it do, what can’t it do? And I’m sure the old timers have

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"Wxll, I am only onx pxrson.

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I won't makx or brxak a program."

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participation of xvxry pxrson.

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arx not nxxdxd, rxmxmbxr this typxwritxr and say to yoursxlf, "I am a kxy
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Credit: Management Workshop, Bridgeport, Conn. 06606

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FOR SALE:
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GCSAA NEWS:
FINAL CALL FOR GCSAA OFFICER NOMINATIONS
September 1, 1979, is the deadline date for submitting nom­
inations for the offices of President, Vice President and Di­
rector of GCSAA. Send nominations to:
Mr. Theodore W. Woehrle, CGCS
3390 Witherbee
Troy, Michigan 48084

MGCSA President Bob Alonzi, left, and GCSAA Vice President
Mel Lucas, right, with an English visitor, Chris Mardon, Super­
intendent of West Mailing Golf and Country Club, from MaidMaidstone, Kent, England.

The qualifications, duties and responsibilities, etc. are
available from GCSAA Headquarters upon request.
THIRD AND FINAL REQUEST FOR DISTINGUISHED
SERVICE AWARD NOMINATIONS
The GCSAA Executive Committee will accept nominations
for the Distinguished Service Award ONL Y until September
4, 1979. All nominations must be received by that date to be
considered.
Qualifications for the Distinguished Service Award were
outlined in the May Chapter Newsletter. Send all nominations
to: Mr. David C. Holler, CGCS
300 Swedeland Road
King of Prussia, PA. 19406
FALL SEMINAR SCHEDULE IS SET
The 1979 Fall seminar schedule is almost complete.
GCSAA will offer five two-day seminars in Cincinnati, Ohio,
on December 2nd & 3rd, 1979. The exact location within Cin­
cinnati is yet to be determined. The following is a list of the
seminars to be offered and the cost.
Member Cost
Non-Member Cost
Irrigation II Equipment/Operations
$80.
$115.
Landscape I Design Theory
$90.
$125.
Management II Personnel
$80.
$115.
Nutrition I Principles
$80.
$115.
Pesticide III Insects
$80.
$115.
The seminars are being offered immediately prior to the Ohio
TURFGRASS Conference. Members and non-members
should plan to attend both if at all possible.

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GCSAA’S BUDGET MANUAL HAS BEEN MAILED
GCSAA’s Budget Manual has been mailed 3rd Class to all
Class A, AA, B, Assoc., Aff., Retired and Inactive members.
Additional copies of the manual will be available to members
for $2.50 and non-members can purchase copies for $5.00
The new Information Central Flyer was included with the
Budget Manual so all members will also receive the up-dated
listing of all materials available from GCSAA. Please remind
your chapter members that any items ordered from the
Information Central Flyer must be accompanied by the
proper payment in U.S. dollars.
ST. LOUIS CONFERENCE AND SHOW PLANS WELL
UNDER WAY
Stouffers has been designated as the Headquarters Hotel
for the 1980 Conference and Show to be held in St. Louis,
February 17-22, 1980.
The local host chapter is the Mississippi Valley GCSA.
Robert V. Mitchell, Jr. is the president of the Mississippi
Valley GCSA and the Host Committee Chairman is Lee
Redman. With the help of the host chapter, we are bound to
have the biggest and best Conference and Show ever.
The Education Department is lining up the speakers for the
Conference and Show and it looks as though there is going to
be a wide range of topics covered. Topics that will be of
interest to everyone.
The theme this year is “ Conservation: Our Key to the
Future.”
A St. Louis Conference and Show information flyer will be
mailed to all GCSAA members in August. The Conference
Packet is scheduled to be mailed to all members in early
October.
PESTICIDE III SEMINAR TO BE HELD IN TORONTO
A Pesticide III Insect Seminar is now scheduled to be held
in Toronto on October 24-25, 1979. The seminar will be in the
Constelation Hotel. The instructor will be Dr. Harry
Niemczyk from the Ohio Agricultural Research and
Development Center.

Editor's Note: Our thanks to Sabato Autorine o f Blind Brook
Club fo r forwarding this article to us.
Pat Lucas
United States Department of the Interior
Fish and Wildlife Service
One Gateway Center
Newton Corner, MA 02158
NUISANCE CANADA GEESE
Of all the waterfowl, Canada geese geese, particularly, are
opportunists and take advantage of the easy living conditions
offered them by people. The problem is not new; nor is it con­
fined to one area of the country. In Southern New England
and the Central Atlantic States suburban goose flocks have
developed during the past several years. In these areas, there
are situations where people have inadvertly encouraged geese
by their landscaping and other area beautification.
Canada geese require fresh water areas for resting and
nesting; and new tender grasses, grains, or other succulent
vegetation for feed. Therefore, the well-manicured lawns of
homes, golf courses and parks located near water provide
ideal sites and attract geese.
Conflicts have now developed because although few
Canada geese in an area are acceptable, flocks are no longer
small and are expanding as the young birds return. Frequent­
ly, this means extensive grazing of grass and considerable
volumes of droppings in some areas. Reservoirs, swimming
pools, beaches, and other bathing areas become fouled, and
sanitation problems occur when these birds congregate. Noise
becomes intense during the evening, night, and early morning
as these birds “ talk” to each other.
In spite of the problems, these birds are a valuable natural
resource and a source of recreation to the general public, bird
watchers and hunters alike.
Geese, like all native waterfowl and other migratory birds,
are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. This
Act states that it is unlawful to hunt, kill, sell, purchase or
possess migratory birds, except as permitted by regulations
adopted by the Secretary of the Interior. This protection of
migratory birds is indicative of the value placed on this

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natural resource.
To solve the problems Canada geese are causing, the most
important consideration is timing. It is much easier and more
effective to drive birds from an area when they first arrive.
Once they become established, they become more tolerant to
disturbances and are more reluctant to leave.
Devices commonly used to move birds from an area follow:
Mechanical Barriers
The use of fences, hedgerows, or any physical device to
control the movement of Canada geese is perhaps the most
effective tool in controlling these birds. In the majority of
problem areas, the geese walk—not fly—to and from the
pond to the feeding areas. A low, solid fence or other barrier
to prevent access to any area may be all that is needed to solve
a problem.
Diminishing Attractive Factors
Since geese generally walk when leaving a waterway to
feed, the edges of ponds and streams can be banked (using
rock walls, wood cribbing, or other means) to prevent goose
movement. Vegetation, such as grasses along the water’s
edge, can be changed to less desirable ground cover plants.
Do not keep vegetation mowed short as this encourages new
growth on which the birds will feed. Do not create small
islands or peninsulas as they provide good nesting sites for
geese. If they exist, consider changes to make these areas un­
available to the birds.
Feeding
In many instances, a major attraction to geese is the supple­
mental food offered by people to attract and hold the birds in

an area. If geese are a problem, all feeding should be
discontinued to force the birds to revert back to natural food
supplies. In most instances, this will make an area less at­
tractive to geese.
Bird Control Shotgun Shells
A permit may be required for firearms. Special, shells will
project a noise bomb up to 75 yards and are fired from a 12gauge shotgun. By utilizing these shells when geese first come
into an area, they can be effectively persuaded to go else­
where. The use of these shells in conjunction with balloons as
scarecrows will enhance the effectiveness of both.
Balloons
Large ballons, 30 inches in diameter, filled with helium,
teethered on a 40-50 foot monofilament line will give the
scarecrow effect. One red balloon for every five to ten acres
should give effective results in the daytime. At night, white or
yellow balloons should be used.
Scarecrows
Scarecrows, a traditional method of controlling birds may
be quite effective, if properly used. It is not necessary to
spend time making an elaborate design as a loose sack of
straw or a wide streamer of plastic will frequently suffice.
Proper placement and constant motion are also important.
Automatic Exploders
A permit may be required to use these devices as they oper­
ate on propane gas and generate a noise much louder than a
shotgun. The noise intensity and timing can be controlled
manually. Exploders should be used only in areas where ex­
cessive noise will not create a nuisance.

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If you have large trees on your course to move (even 30 footers are no pro­
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We can make a hole tougher or safer by moving trees, even in the winter.
With our BIG JOHN we can move trees up to 12” in diameter. We also sell
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USE CHAINSAWS
TO EASE TREE MAINTENANCE CHORES

A chainsaw can be a valuable tool to the golf course super­
intendent who must maintain a course with an average-tolarge number of trees. In addition to felling dead or diseased
trees, a chainsaw can be a great timesaver in tree maintenance
—trimming and removing limbs, and cutting up branches on
the ground, for example. There are a number of rules that
should be followed, however, to keep the use of a chainsaw
safe.
•Kickback—the sudden thrust of the saw back toward the
operator—occurs when the top of the chain or the end of the
saw catches in a cut or on an unseen limb. To minimize this
hazard, teach the chain saw operator to stand off to one side
of the operating saw and to grip the saw handles securely.
Being prepared for possible kickback is the best injury pre­
ventative.
If you are in the market for a new saw, look for “ anti­
kickback” chains and metal guards that fit on the end of the
bar, keeping the tip from accidentally catching on anything.
These guards can be removed if the full length of the bar is
required for cutting.
•Be sure that the chain is snug. A chain that’s too loose or
too tight is hazardous. The chain should slide freely, without
binding.
•Be sure the chain is sharp. Once an hour while using the
saw is not too often to check this. A sharp chain is easy to use
and carves out clean chips. A dull chain needs pressure to cut
and produces dust-like chips. You can do routine sharpening
yourself with a file guide designed especially for your chain
size and tooth angle. You must use a straight chainsaw file,
not a rattail file.
•Wear gloves when handling the saw. They guard against
burns from the hot motor and abrasions from the sharp saw
teeth.
•Be careful when fueling a saw. Loosen the gas cap slowly,
guarding against gasoline spray from built up vapor pressure.
Fill the saw away from flammables, especially sawdust, and
put out all cigarettes.

•Always shut off the saw when moving around the site.
Don’t take a chance on losing your footing and injuring
yourself.
•Above all, think before you act.
Credit: Fore Front

USING SNAPSHOTS AS PART OF
YOUR INVENTORY RECORDS

Insurance on your equipment and inventory is partial protec­
tion at best, unless you keep up-to-date records of your in­
sured items. The most reliable of insurers will only comply
with the terms of your policy, and it’s always up to you to
prove your losses.
First is the tedious step of inventorying your property. To
simplify matters, start by taking a photograph safari through
your building. Open drawers, lay things out, and photograph
everything. Photograph one side of an area, then take closer
shots of items located there. Repeat for the other side.
Color prints are best, although costly. To do the job right,
getting everything you have on film will use up several rolls.
Taking snapshots will help you remember items you might
otherwise fail to claim after a fire, theft, or other covered
loss. People tend to understate property claims by forgetting
numerous items at a time of stress.
Your prints serve as the basis of your golf course inventory
system. On the back of each close-up shot, list items shown,,
serial numbers if any, dates acquired and approximate values
if possible.
Then the prints go in business envelopes along with
canceled checks and invoices. The package should fit in a safe
or in a safety deposit box.
Next, total the value of your equipment and inventory to
see whether your insurance is adequate. Note that most
policies pay a depreciated value. Many newer policies
however, pay on the actual replacement value of these items.
Credit: Fore Front

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PROTECT EMPLOYEES’ EYES
FROM WORKPLACE HAZARDS

MGCSA July meeting at Innis Arden G.C. Left to right, Joe
Fogg and Howard Jordan, maintenance crew; James McArdle,
Greens Committee; Pat Lucas, Host Superintendent; Art
Schrameck, Tom O'Neill and Joe Perma, maintenance
crew. . .all of Innis Arden G.C.

A Perfect World
(That is Walter Lowell)

Were we o f the same mold
O f A Walter Lowell.
There'd hardly be a speck o f sin,
And no finer World to live-in;
Ah, if the God's that be, —
Would flush away the current sins,
And begin the World anew;
Then, were they to call upon one, —
A special Human-Being to start it all;
One who 'll glow beyond all others,
In all avenues o f true benevolence;
Which Man would you say would be chosen, —
To fill a New- World with Beauty?
Truly, —only one,
He'd be Walt Lowell.
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Golf course workers’ eyes are exposed to a large number of
potentially damaging materials; chemical dust or vapor,
wood or metal chips, small airborne stones and splashes of
acids, alkalis and corrosives. No employee should be allowed
to jeopardize his eyesight by indulging in unsafepractices at
work.
Proper supervision is the first step to eye protection. By
establishing and enforcing safe operating rules, you
significantly reduce the chances of injury.
The right equipment may also assist in efforts to make
work areas safer, including shields, screens and hoods.
Remember that other workers in the same area and passersby
should be protected also. Provide personal protection to
employees with goggles or masks.
Here are some suggestions from INSIDE OSHA, a supple­
ment to OSHA REPORT, for solving eye protection
problems.
1. Whenever possible, let the workers who will wear the
protective devices select the type they like and will agree to
wear.
2. Lens fogging can be prevented by rubbing both sides of
the lens with soap that has a high level of glycerine. Rub the
soap off with a dry cloth. “ Antifog” goggles are commer­
cially available.
3. Be sure that all areas where potentially dangerous
procedures are performed (welders, grinders, spray booths,
chemical mixing and tank filling areas) are well lit and well
ventilated.
4. Have proper first aid equipment available, and be
certain that all employees know how to use it. This should
include sterile water in squeeze bottles for immediate flusing
of chemicals from the eyes.
5. Be sure that all employees, including you, understand
and obey safety rules. You cannot expect employees to obey
the rules if you don’t.
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ARE YOU LISTENING?
The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration, operates the National Weather
Service Forecast Office at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York,
N .Y .10020.
This service provides the latest forecasts, weather
observations both from the National Weather Service and
U.S. Coast Guard Stations, and emergency weather warning
bulletins. The station for this area is National Weather Ser­
vice VHF-FM broadcasting station KWO-35. The station is
located at Rockefeller Center in New York City and provides
weather information to the general public and to boatmen
with in about a 40 mile radius of midtown Manhattan. Here
at Innis Arden we are about 35 miles from NYC and receive
KWO-35 loud and clear on most occasions. The transmitter
operates on a FM frequency of 162.54 megahertz (MHz) with
a capacity of 1000 watts. The next closest N.W.S. station is at
Bradley Field in Hartford which can also be picked up at
times.
KWO-35 is in continuous 24 hour operation, with a taped

weather message which recycles when completed. Tapes are
updated usually hourly to include the latest forecasts or ob­
servations. Routine reports are interrupted when necessary
for severe weather warnings.
A typical broadcast contains the following information:
1. The overall weather picture
2. A local area forecast
3. A regional forecast
4. The extended outlook, 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 a.m.
5. Degree-day information during the winter months, 5:00
a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
6. Selected reports from N.W.S. stations
7. A radar summary, 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
8. Marine forecasts
9. Observations of wind, weather, visibility, and sea con­
ditions from the U.S. Coast Guard stations, 5:00 a.m. to
10:00 p.m.
10. Occasional notices to mariners
11. All pertinent weather warnings
I find this station very helpful in dealing with the weather.
At approximately 5:30 a.m. each morning a new forecast is
announced which is plenty of time to make any adjustments
in that day’s work that weather may dictate. Also
information provided can be very useful such as rising or
falling barometer, temperature/humidity index (useful for
the magic pythium number of 155) winds, etc. In addition,
the hourly radar report advises of the presence of thunder­
storms in the area which can be an important safety factor.
The overall weather summary describes the main pressure
systems and fronts affecting the region’s weather. The radar

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and movement of areas of precipitation. These include thun­
derstorms, showers, rain, and snow, within 125 miles of the
radar’s operations range.
NOAA reports their weather broadcasts usually can be
heard as far as 40 miles from the antenna site, sometimes
more. The effective range depends on many factors,
particularly the heights of the broadcasting antenna, terrain,
quality of the receiver, and type of receiving antenna. As a
general rule, listeners close to or perhaps beyond the 40 mile
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required in these fringe areas. If practicable, a receiver should
be tried at its place of intended use before making a final
purchase.
I have a cube type weather radio from Radio Shack which
gets good reception most of the time. If there are reception
problems, we use a Sony AM/FM with a weather band along
with a small antenna.
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Something to think about. . .
Whether our efforts are, or not, favored by life, let us be
able to say, when we come near the great goal, “ I have done
what I could.”
Louis Pasteur
SEVEN WAYS TO INCREASE
YOUR PERSONAL PRODUCTIVITY

Increasing your personal productivity does not mean
working harder or longer. It means working smarter. Here
are 7 ways to accomplish more of what’s most important to
you with less time and effort.
1.
Manage your time the way you manage your business. A
successful business budgets, controls, and regularly evaluates
its use of its assets. To increase productivity, you must man­
age your most important asset—your time—in a similar way.
The first step is deciding what your most important goals

are. Ask yourself: What do I most want to accomplish for my
employer—and myself—in the next several months? Con­
centrate on the most important goals.
Next, you should outline, in writing, the steps you must
take to accomplish these goals. Again, focus on the most criti­
cal steps. Also try to set out a timetable for completing each
of these steps.
Reevaluate your goals frequently. Get in the habit of asking
yourself: Is this still the best use of my time?
2. Focus each day's activity on your important goals. Each
day, you face a collection of things you have to do, would like
to do, want to avoid, can’t forget, and so forth. How do you
sort these out?
An effective way is to list these activities and rank them ac­
cording to how much they help you accomplish your
important goals. You can categorize it: A, if it is urgent or a
significant step toward achieving your goals; B, if it is of
lesser value; and C, if it can be postponed.
Use your list to manage your discretionary time. Try not to
work on any B’s or C’s until you have finished all your A’s.
At the end of the day, you can use the list to evaluate how ef­
fectively you spent your time.
3. Audit your personal activities fo r several days. Like
many busy executives, you may be unsure of where the time
goes each day.
The first step in the audit is to make a simple chart and
record how you spend your time throughout the day. Try to
account for all your time—“ missing time” is often wasted
time.
At the end of each day, review your chart and see how
much time you spent on your important goals and tasks. Ask
yourself questions like these:
What kept me from spending more time on my A and B
activities?
What was my most frequent distraction or interruption?
How can I avoid it in the future?
What steps can I take tomorrow to spend more time on my
A and B activities?
What activities could I have delegated, postponed, or

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4. Learn from mistakes. You can turn mistakes to your
advantage by trying to learn from them. Take whatever you
think was your biggest mistake in the last week or month and
ask yourself:
What should I have done differently?
What can I do now to prevent the mistake from recurring?
A less painful way to learn from mistakes is to learn from
the mistakes of others. When you do this, ask:
Could the same thing happen to me?
What can I do now to avoid having the same problem?
5. Be careful about taking work home. Sometimes you
have no choice but to take work home with you. But don’t
forget that the possibility of working at home can be a crutch
that keeps you limping through the day. It’s easier to fritter
an afternoon away if you think, “ I’ll do my important work
tonight.’’ Try to work for a week on a no-homework rule. If
you can’t do that, set a limit on the work you do at home.
6. Don 7 overcommit yourself. There is a limit to what you
can accomplish in a day or a week. Don’t commit yourself to
doing more than you can successfully handle.
7. Overcome mental blocks. Many people are occasionally
hampered by mental blocks that keep them from starting
some important work. You can often overcome these blocks
by analyzing them. Here are some examples:
Do you lack facts? Then start with some research.
Is the task overwhelming? Then divide it into smaller tasks
and begin with just one of these tasks.
Are you tired? Take a break.
Are you afraid of something? Figure out what you fear.

You’ll often find that it doesn’t merit your concern.
Do you lack conviction? Think about what you’re trying to
accomplish and be sure it’s really worthwhile.
Make a habit of productivity. These 7 ways of increasing
your productivity will work if you use some of them every
day. Making them part of your work habits will improve your
production, which will benefit both you and your employer.
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