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The workplace is all about performing work.  This means you need to complete minor tasks, major projects, and detailed assignments.  You must complete these workloads efficiently and effectively.  And while the skills required for managing workloads can be technical and specific depending on your job (e.g., engineer), there are certain general skills everyone must possess to be successful in the workplace.

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Some Categories of Workload Management Skills include:

• Time Management Skills

• Task Management Skills

• Project Management Skills

• Problem Solving Skills

• Creativity Skills

• Goal Setting Skills

• Organizing Skills

• Teamwork Skills

Some Specific Workplace Management Skills in these Categories include:

• Makes distinctions among tasks that need immediate attention versus tasks that can be done later. 
• Organizes tasks to avoid duplication of effort or duplication of workloads.
• Assesses daily, weekly, and monthly performance and makes adjustments to ensure the best use of available time.
• Distinguishes between critical and non-critical tasks, as well as between high priority and low priority tasks.
• Streamlines activities to have maximum affect on completing high priority tasks.
• Eliminates unproductive activities and interruptions.
• Prioritizes problems.  Determines the importance of each problem and how long it will take to solve each.
• Develops a step-by-step action plan to solve problems and implement solutions.  Includes information such as what will happen, when, and how.
• Develops contingency plans to prepare for obstacles.  Considers what might go wrong and decides approaches to overcome obstacles.
• Determines general expectations of customers, management, or other stakeholders regarding the project.
• Identifies all tasks and activities that will lead to the achievement of project goals. Sequences tasks and activities in the most efficient and effective manner possible.
• Develops a workable project plan that includes goals, milestones, time frames, and task assignments.
• Keeps abreast of latest information affecting job. Knows where to locate information needed to complete tasks.
• Utilizes the latest available technology to accomplish tasks.
• Completes tasks without negatively impacting the orderly flow and function of office activities and without negatively impacting the performance of other workers.
• Sets goals that are relevant to the job, the team, or the organization. 
• Stays focused on achievement of goals.  Is not distracted by non goal-related tasks.
• Evaluates causes for not achieving goals.  Identifies approaches for preventing similar things from happening.
• Completes team tasks efficiently.  Makes the best use of available time and resources.
• Explores ways to improve processes or practices that hamper team performance.
• Supports viable decisions adopted by the team, even if own suggestions were not adopted.
• Maintains materials and information in an easy-to-use and easy-to-find format on computer or desk.  Logically arranges electronic as well as paper folders and documents.
• Manages emails using a standardized and structured approach that allows for easy retrieval.
• Knows what information is needed to handle assignments and knows when that information is needed. Maintains information needed to perform tasks in an easily accessible place.
• Condenses and combines duplicate materials (e.g., reports, memos, folders) to eliminate clutter.