Which of the following is a principle of time management?

• A. What must be done immediately
• B. What must be done at a specific time
• C. What can be delegated
• D. What should be ignored

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is using delegation to manage your workload. Time management is about shaping how you spend your hours to accomplish the most important work, not just reacting to what’s urgent. Delegating tasks when appropriate expands what you can get done by leveraging others’ skills, freeing you to focus on higher-priority or higher-impact activities. It’s not about abandoning responsibility—you still oversee results and ensure quality. For example, handing routine data collection or scheduling to a capable team member lets you devote attention to planning, decision-making, and guiding the team. The other ideas describe scheduling or urgency, but they don’t capture the practical, ongoing way to increase productivity by distributing work effectively.