Time Management em Inglês: Produtividade Executiva

Vocabulário Essencial

Comparativo: como um iniciante diria vs. como um executivo nativo diria

Prioritize

To determine the order for dealing with tasks according to their relative importance.

❌ Básico

"We need to decide which tasks are most important this quarter."

✅ Executivo

"We need to ruthlessly prioritize initiatives that drive revenue growth this quarter."

Quando usar: Planejamento estratégico.

Bandwidth / Capacity

The energy or mental capacity required to deal with a situation.

❌ Básico

"I don't have time or energy to take this project right now."

✅ Executivo

"I don't have the bandwidth to lead this project right now given the merger activities."

Quando usar: Negociando carga de trabalho.

Delegate

To entrust a task or responsibility to another person.

❌ Básico

"You should give some tasks to your team members."

✅ Executivo

"You need to delegate operational tasks to focus on strategic planning."

Quando usar: Liderança e gestão de equipe.

Time Blocking

Scheduling specific blocks of time for specific tasks.

❌ Básico

"I block 2 hours every morning to focus on important work."

✅ Executivo

"I use time blocking to ensure I have 2 hours of deep work every morning."

Quando usar: Técnicas de produtividade.

Opportunity Cost

The loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen.

❌ Básico

"If we build this feature, we can't work on the other one."

✅ Executivo

"The opportunity cost of building this custom tool is delaying our platform launch by 2 months."

Quando usar: Tomada de decisão.

Low-hanging Fruit

A thing or person that can be won, obtained, or persuaded with little effort.

❌ Básico

"Let's start with the simple improvements that give quick results."

✅ Executivo

"Let's target the low-hanging fruit first: optimizing the landing page conversion."

Quando usar: Priorização de tarefas (Quick wins).