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You Will Learn How To
Integrate proven time management techniques into your daily processes
Make informed decisions about what you do and when
Apply a structured whole-brain process to shape your current and future commitments
Proactively schedule tasks, construct weekly plans and daily to-do lists
Adopt strategies and techniques to handle procrastination and interruptions
Develop a personal action plan to reap the most benefit from your efforts
Course Benefits The productivity of individuals and organisations hinges greatly on their ability to manage time efficiently. Harnessing this critical resource increases both employee output and organisational competitiveness. In this course, you gain the practical skills to develop and implement a framework for successful time management. You adopt proven tools and techniques to make day-to-day choices about managing your time and achieving your goals.
Who Should Attend This course is valuable for anyone who wants to improve their productivity by managing time more effectively and for those who wish to develop more balance and control over their time commitments.
Extensive individual and group activities immerse you in a real-world environment based on your own unique time management situation. Activities include:
Identifying your personal time style
Constructing and applying an Issues/Impact matrix
Mapping and analysing current commitments and preferred future situations
Formulating SMART objectives
Modelling interpersonal techniques to handle interruptions based on a video scenario
Collaborating with others to create best practice guidelines
Developing a customised post-course time management toolkit
Course Content
Introduction to Time Management
Perceiving time as life
Adopting a whole-brain approach
Managing Time Through Self-Management Principles Essentials of time management
Contrasting time-planning and time management
Avoiding the psychological time trap
Taking control of your life through the choices you make
Determining your time style
Evaluating your current strengths
Recognising opportunities for improvement
Assessing the effect of your time style on others
Gaining control over your time
Appraising your situation with an Issues/Impact matrix
Targeting factors that adversely impact your time
Mapping and Analysing Your Current Situation Incorporating a time planning process model
Harnessing the power of a structured approach
Reusing the model throughout your life
Customising the model to fit your style and needs
Determining your primary purposes
Mind mapping current commitments and responsibilities
Defining the purpose for each commitment
Assessing your realities
Weighing the value of current efforts
Making choices in a planned way
Deriving tasks--the raw material of time planning
Planning for the Future Envisioning where you want to be
Leveraging the power of imagination
Articulating your personal mission
Choosing a future that works for you
Setting challenging goals
Creating a sense of direction
Generating personal momentum for action
Formulating SMART objectives
Moving toward your goals
Initiating changes to your situation
Selecting the tasks to achieve your goals
Prioritising and Scheduling Proactively identifying your priorities
Maximising the Important/Urgent matrix
Applying The Pareto Principle to determine the greatest results for least effort
Prioritising with ABC123
Building your schedule
Assigning tasks into a weekly and daily schedule
Scheduling to create greater work-life balance
Creating a dynamic to-do list
Reducing mental clutter
Managing Your Time Day To Day Overcoming procrastination
Identifying the root causes of inaction
Beating the deadline-driven trap
Approaching your tasks positively
Focusing your attention
Diffusing interruptions constructively
Conquering over-commitment
Handling the flood of e-mail
Optimising e-mail for your advantage
Stepping off the "e-mail-go-round"
Customising your workspace
Architecting your most effective environment
Designing a personal information flow and retrieval process
Getting the Best Return on Your Time Investment Analysing your progress
Conducting regular reviews
Comparing planned vs. actual usage with a time log
Changing your time habits for the better
Calculating potential time savings
Exercising the freedom to do it your way
Writing a Personal Statement of Commitment
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