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Time Management

Duration: 1 day | Book this course 
Cost: $650.00 + GST

Course Description

This time management training course is one of the most popular training courses world wide. You will learn effective time management strategies such as goal setting, task prioritisation and how to overcome procrastination.

We want you to get the most of your time spent in class (this is a time management class after all) so you'll be able to tell the trainer what lessons are most important to you, and they will cover those topics in more detail. There are topics that apply to some people more than others such as 'effective delegation' and 'managing meetings'.

This dynamic course will provide you with techniques and methods to become more productive and to manage your time more effectively.

 

Course Objectives

Upon completing this course, you will have learned how to:

  1. Set S.M.A.R.T goals
  2. Prioritise effectively
  3. Plan strategically
  4. Gain lasting skills to tackle procrastination
  5. Handle high pressure, crisis situations with ease
  6. Learn to organise the workspace for efficiency and productivity
  7. Master when and how to delegate for maximum productivity
  8. Set daily rituals for better productivity
  9. Gain insightful skills to better manage meetings and keep them on track
  10. Discover alternatives to in-person meetings

Course Outline

Lesson 1: Goal setting

  • The three P's
  • S.M.A.R.T goals
  • Prioritising your goals
  • Visualisation

Lesson 2: Prioritising Your Time

  • The 80/20 rule
  • The urgent versus important matrix
  • Assertiveness

Lesson 3: Planning Wisely

  • Creating your productivity journal
  • Maximising the power of your productivity journal
  • The Glass Jar: rocks, pebbles, sand and water
  • Chunk, block, tackle
  • Ready, Fire, Aim!

Lesson 4: Tackling procrastination 

  • Why we procrastinate
  • Nine ways to overcome procrastination
  • Eat that frog!

Lesson 5: Crisis Management

  • When the storm hits
  • Creating a plan
  • Executing the plan
  • Lessons learned

Lesson 6: Organising your workspace 

  • De-clutter
  • Managing workflow
  • Dealing with email
  • Using calendars

Lesson 7: Delegating made easy

  • When to delegate
  • To whom should you delegate
  • How should you delegate
  • The importance of full acceptance

Lesson 8: Setting a ritual

  • What is a ritual?
  • Ritualising sleep, meals, exercise
  • Examples of rituals
  • Using rituals to maximise time

  • Lesson 9: 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

Lesson 10: Alternatives to meetings

  • Instant messaging and chat rooms
  • Teleconferencing
  • Email lists and online groups
  • Collaborating applications