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Jim is a general superintendent for a general construction company who has the responsibility of overseeing some 12 superintendents for the company. He's a guy that moved up through the ranks, beginning as a laborer 27 years ago.

Jim understands construction, all phases of it. He has a love/hate relationship with most of his superintendents yet they all realize that Jim knows his stuff even though he's a bit old school in his approach.

For all the things that Jim is, there is one thing that he is not and this "not" is undermining his leadership. Jim is not a time manager. This may not sound all that critical to many in constructio but the fact is Jim has such poor time management skills that he's being pulled in 20 different directions each day and he's not making a positive impact on any one direction.

Time management is one of the oldest adversaries of the construction leader. The fact is managing your time as a construction leader is perhaps the second-most important skill you need to develop, and it is a close second after the need to be an effective communicator.

Let's look at a few time management techniques that could help you gain a bit more control over your time and responsibilities.