Personal Time Management Assessment
Gain clarity. Take control. Make time for what matters.
See where your time really goes and leave with one action
to start this week. It takes about 5 minutes.
What you'll explore
- Priorities: Am I spending time on what actually matters?
- Planning: Do I intentionally plan my days and weeks?
- Focus: How well do I manage interruptions and distractions?
- Delegation: Am I doing work that could or should be done by others?
- Boundaries: Am I managing workload, availability and recovery effectively?
How it works
You'll answer 15 statements about how you currently manage your time.
Rate each statement from:
1 = Never to 5 = Always
There are no right or wrong answers. Go with your first instinct
and answer based on how you actually work today.
Questions 1–3 of 15 · Priorities
Priorities
Am I spending time on what actually matters?
1. At the start of each week, I identify my top 3 priorities.
Never
Always
2. I check new requests against my priorities before saying yes.
Never
Always
3. At the end of most days, I feel my time went on high-value work rather than busywork.
Never
Always
Questions 4–6 of 15 · Planning
Planning
Do I intentionally plan my days and weeks?
4. I block time for important work before my calendar fills with meetings.
Never
Always
5. I review my plan each day and adjust it when priorities shift.
Never
Always
6. I leave buffer time in my schedule for the unexpected.
Never
Always
Questions 7–9 of 15 · Focus
Focus
How well do I manage interruptions and distractions?
7. I turn off non-essential notifications when working on important tasks.
Never
Always
8. I can work for 45 to 60 minutes on one task without switching.
Never
Always
9. I check email and messages at set times rather than as they arrive.
Never
Always
Questions 10–12 of 15 · Delegation
Delegation
Am I doing work that could or should be done by others?
10. I regularly identify tasks I could hand off, automate or standardise.
Never
Always
11. When I delegate, I define the outcome and let people own it without stepping back in.
Never
Always
12. I hand tasks over even when I could do them faster or better myself.
Never
Always
Questions 13–15 of 15 · Boundaries
Boundaries
Am I managing workload, availability and recovery effectively?
13. I keep clear working hours and let others know my response times.
Never
Always
14. I take real breaks during the day, away from work messages.
Never
Always
15. I say no or renegotiate deadlines when my workload is full.
Never
Always