In business, preparation, time management and meeting deadlines are very important for individual and overall company success. When someone is responsible for putting together an important company event, time is crucial. In the case of Carl Robbins, it is important that he fixes the problems so that the hiring Orientation can happen on time or as soon as possible and with all the paperwork complete. If he does not fix the problems, this can make him look irresponsible and keep the people being hired waiting longer to get started. This case study analysis will explore ways this individual can correct a major time management issue. Carl Robbins has barely been at ABC, Inc. for six months but has a big task on hand. Mr. Robbins is in charge of putting together a hiring Orientation and has a date set and a time he wants the hirees to be starting work. There is plenty of time between when he recruited the hirees to the Orientation date for him to prepare. He has been asked about how the preparation is going by his superior and claims everything is in order. When the deadline is only two weeks away, that is when Carl starts checking applications and gets worried. Mr. Robbins notices some problems that can make the Orientation almost impossible to have by date they set and it is because he did not start by even looking at the applications he took from the hirees. If the Orientation has to be rescheduled, it shows people that he is had not prepared himself how he was supposed to. He ends up having issues that he would not have had if he started preparing sooner. He has only been on the job for six months, so if he messes this up he may not have another chance to fix it. Mr. Robbins has several issues that might cause him to have to change the date of the Orientation. The first problem he notices was that some of the applications for the new hirees were not even done all the way. Applications should have been looked at to see if they were filled out all the way before taking them. Now he has to figure out how to get the applicants in to finish the applications. The second problem he found was that the transcripts for some applicants were not received at all. Follow-ups soon after receiving the completed applications should have been done to make sure the hirees remember to send the additional paperwork as soon as possible. So now he has to track down the people who did not send their transcripts and get them to do that as soon as possible. Another major problem was that nobody took their drug screen yet. This has to get set-up with the clinic and applicants need to be given a time and location for testing. He should have been contacted the clinic about scheduling the applicants to get tested so he can know which applicants are for sure going to be able to come to Orientation. Next, he realizes that the manuals are in bad shape and there are not enough for everyone. Booklets with missing pages are not professional, and three books will not be enough for all of the hirees expected to be there. The Orientation materials should have been looked at for damage and if there was enough material to go around. Finally, the space where the Orientation is going to be held has already been reserved for that date and the rest of that month. This was one of the first things Mr. Robbins should have checked on, and he needs to see if maybe the other person can compromise. When you have a major event, it’s important to make sure you make all the necessary reservations. These are some easy problems to fix but they will take time, and he has very little time. He also has to be ready to let the Operations Manager know he has not managed his time to the best of his ability and prepared well but will try his best to fix all the issues in as soon as possible. There are some key problems that need to be fixed in a hurry if the Orientation is to happen on or close to the date they had. He may want to try starting by sorting applications and talking to each hiree one by one for missing paperwork. Then again, that may take too much time to go through each one by one. But, he does need to separate the incomplete applications first and call those people in to finish their applications. Next, he has to do the same with the missing transcripts. All the people who have not submitted their transcripts need to be contacted and told how important it is to send the transcripts fast. Mr. Bobbins also only has two weeks to fix and schedule things. He needs the drug testing done with the clinic, so has to call and schedule that then let all the hirees know where they have to be and the time. A printing press also needs to be contacted for estimates on repairing the books that are torn up and making all new copies. He may also want to think about the future and make extra copies, not just what he needs for the people at Orientation. Once he can get the estimate on how much fixing and printing more books cost, he then can get the money from the company to get the books and he’ll also have a date when the books will be ready. Lastly, Carl forgot to reserve the room, which happens to be booked for the entire month. He might be able to work something out for one day with the person who reserved the room by asking the person if they can trade days. If that does not work, he will then need to sign up for next available day. If he can get all the applications complete, the drug testing scheduled and done and the books for orientation repaired and ready, he can probably get the other person to switch dates. In Carl Robbins case, there were some issues that came up because of procrastinating, but they all can be fixed. The worst thing is that the dates will most like have to change, meaning the Orientation would have to be at a later date and the hirees will not start in July like he planned. Carl needs to make several phone calls, and follow up and confirm dates and times. The best way for him to fix the situation is by first calling the applicants who have not completed their applications and turned in their transcripts. Then he should call the clinic and set-up the drug screening. After that, Carl should let the applicants know that they need to take their tests. At the same time the books need to be repaired and reprinted. He can turn around and pick a day to reserve the space because he will know for sure the applicants are ready and the books are too. Unless the applicants and materials are going to be ready by the original Orientation date, he does not need to try to work out a swap with the other person who reserved the room for the month. He should then forward this information to his superior and let each of the new hires know the new date. After making sure each applicant has completed their applications and paperwork, taken and passed their drug test, and received the new booklets, and then he can know for sure that there will even be an Orientation. In business, preparation, time management and meeting deadlines are very important for individual and overall company success. From now on, Carl needs to plan for tasks and manage time better. Carl also needs to know that procrastination will lead to many issues down the line. When there are as many issues as there were in this case, of course a person would panic. Slip-ups like this can result in a person who is in charge of the task to be at risk of losing their job. Also, his supervisor should take responsibility for not following up more on details of the Orientation. There was also a lack of communication that would have helped keep Carl on top of things sooner. Because there was no follow up by the Operations Manager, this let Carl to think he had control of the situation instead of knowing for sure if he was or was not. Time management is key to the success of an individual or company. When deadlines are met and events go as planned, it is a good reflection on the company and you get the results you want.