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day operation. Unfortunately, most of them had also gotten their jobs
through political connections and suffered from limitations in man-
agement acumen. A series of unfavorable news articles were the kiss
of death for his career as a manager of a municipal bus operation. At
that point, his political friends figuratively threw him under the bus.
However, this was the best thing that could have happened to Ed at
the time. He reentered the world of politics.
What went wrong? Ed got in over his head in an area in which
he lacked executive management skills. He ticked off a powerful
union. Rather than study ways to fix problems, he defended the
current practices. He didn’t replace managers who demonstrated
inadequate capacity to handle the day-to-day operations. He skirted
ways to meet customer expectations about timely services by tak-
ing his eye off that matter. This job was not his cup of tea, and that
partially explains his procrastination across the spectrum of his
primary job responsibilities.
Remember that the first part of ending procrastination is to
become self-aware. Think about your procrastination habits at
work and what’s really causing them. Is procrastination a symp-
tom of a larger problem? Could it be caused by job dissatisfaction
or by another issue?
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WORKS Plan

when starting a project, do the toughest or critical part first for
effectiveness.
Organize your resources and order your activities for efficiency.
regulate your thoughts and actions to advance your work plan.
Keep clear of needless distractions, such as procrastination
diversions.
stay with your strengths as they apply to the process.