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Time Management

Duration: 1 day | Book this course
Cost: $695.00 + 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: Getting Started

  • Workshop objectives
  • Pre-assignment review

Lesson 2: Types of Goals

  • Three P's
  • S.M.A.R.T goals
  • How to prioritise
  • Staying focused

Lesson 3: Prioritising The Day

  • Pareto's law
  • Immediate tasks vs planned tasks
  • STaying on track

Lesson 4: Plan To Succeed

  • Planning documentation
  • Implementing planning documentation
  • Choosing tasks based on importance
  • Breaking large tasks down
  • Targeted tasking

Lesson 5: Removing Avoidance

  • Procrastination explained
  • Nine steps to stop avoidance
  • Frogs for dinner?

Lesson 6: Managing Unexpected Events

  • Crisis happen
  • Planning and preparation
  • Time for action mode
  • How to avoid the next crisis

Lesson 7: Organised Workstations

  • Remove disorder
  • Manage work requirements
  • Manage electronic communication
  • Calendaring for success

Lesson 8: Delegation Principles

  • Delegation explained
  • Assigning delegation
  • How to delegate
  • Accepting delegation

Lesson 9: Rituals Are Required

  • What should be ritualised?
  • Managing basic human functions
  • Examples to follow
  • Create more time
  • Lesson 10: How To Best Manage Meetings

  • Is a meeting required?
  • Implement the PAT technique
  • Writing agendas
  • Stop discussion deviation
  • Post-meeting follow up

Lesson 11: Meeting Options

  • Virtual conversations
  • Conference calls
  • Electronic communications
  • Using Cloud-based applications

Lesson 12: Wrapping Up

  • Words from the wise