Personal Time Management Skills for Professional Success

Course Overview:

Personal time management skills are essential for professional success in any workplace. Those able to successfully implement time management strategies are able to control their workload rather than spend each day in a frenzy of activity reacting to crisis after crisis - stress declines and personal productivity soars! These highly effective individuals are able to focus on the tasks with the greatest impact to them and their organization.

The Time Management workshop will cover strategies to help participants learn these crucial strategies. Your participants will be given a skill set that includes personal motivation, delegation skills, organization tools, and crisis management. We"ll cover all this and more during this workshop.

Target Audience:

Anybody who is interested in Learning Time Management Skills

Learning Objectives:

After completing this course, the learners will be able to:

Explore why time management issues arise

Improve ability to plan and prioritise work

The importance of setting clear goals

Minimize wasted time and distractions in the workplace

How to avoid being deflected from your priorities

Self-motivation as a time management tool

Dealing with unexpected events that steal time

Tools and techniques for effective delegation

How to say 'no' to some 'now' requests

Prerequisites:

None

Course Materials:

Attendees will receive a course manual with presentation slides and reference materials.

Technical Requirements:

For eBooks:

Internet for downloading the eBook

Laptop, tablet, Smartphone, eReader (No Kindle)

Adobe DRM supported software (e.g. Digital Editions, Bluefire Reader)

eBook download and activation instructions

Agenda:

Module One: Goal Setting

The Three P"s

S.M.A.R.T. Goals

Prioritizing Your Goals

Visualization

Module Two: Prioritizing Your Time

The 80/20 Rule

The Urgent Versus Important Matrix

Assertiveness

Module Three: Planning Wisely

Creating Your Productivity Journal

Maximizing the Power of Your Productivity Journal

The Glass Jar: Rocks, Pebbles, Sand, and Water

Chunck, Block, and Tackle

Ready, Fire, Aim!

Module Four: Tackling Procrastination

Why We Procrastinate

Nine Ways to Overcome Procrastination

Eat That Frog!

Module Five: Crisis Management

When the Storm Hits

Creating a Plan

Executing the Plan

Lessons Learned

Module Six: Organizing Your Workspace

Declutter

Managing Workflow

Dealing with Email

Using Calendars

Module Seven: Delegating Made Easy

When to Delegate

To Whom Should You Delegate?

How Should You Delegate

Keeping Control

The Importance of Full Acceptance

Module Eight: Setting a Ritual

What is a Ritual?

Ritualizing Sleep, Meals, Exercise

Examples of Rituals

Using Rituals to Maximize Time

Module Nine: Meeting Management

Deciding if a Meeting is Necessary

Using the PAT Approach

Building the Agenda

Keeping Things on Track

Making Sure the Meeting Was Worthwhile

Module Ten: Alternatives to Meetings

Instant Messaging and Chat Rooms

Teleconferencing

Email Lists and Online Groups

Collaborating Applications

Module Eleven: Wrapping Up

Words from the Wise

Review of Parking Lot

Lessons Learned

Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations