This course is designed to provide delegates with the skills required to analyse their use of time and to give practical tools to improve their own self-management.
Course Benefits:
1- We teach you how to build time management techniques into your daily routine so you can recognize and solve personal time management problems, staying in control of your working day.
2- The result? Your working day will be less stressful, more productive and much more enjoyable.
Modules Outline:
Module 1: Introduction and Course Overview:
Module 2: How to Prioritise:
• Benefit versus Effort.
• Urgent versus Important.
• Why We Need Time Management.
• Values and Priorities.
• The Prioritisation Grid.
Module 3: Time Robbers:
• Time Robbers Imposed by Others.
• Time Robbers Imposed by You.
Module 4: Planning Your Work:
• Benefits of Planning.
• Guidelines and Tools for Efficient Planning.
• The Difference Between Planning and Scheduling.
• Five Minutes Before the Hour.
Module 5: The Four D's:
• What makes the 4 Ds easy.
• Guidelines for Keeping a Piece of Paper.
• Dump, Delay, Delegate and Do.
• Using the 4 Ds.
Module 6: How to Delegate Effectively:
• What is Delegation?
• The Five Levels of Delegation.
• Five Steps to Delegation.
• Keeping Responsibility.
• When You Cannot Delegate.
Module 7: Setting SMART Goals for Yourself:
• Why You Need to Set Goals NOW.
• Knowing What You Want to Accomplish.
• The Three Ps of Goals.
• SMART Goals.
Module 8: Techniques for Getting Organised:
• The Need for Organisation.
• Organising your Day - Using a "To Do" List.
• Pareto – the 80-20 Rule – and Quick Wins.
• Organising your Workspace.
• Effective E-mail Operation.
• The Batching Technique.
• Streamlining Your Approach with STING.
• Meetings and Phone Calls.
Module 9: Time Mapping:
• Using Technology.
• Productivity Analysis.
• Scheduling of Demanding Tasks.
• What is a Time Map?
Module 10: Your Personal Action Plan.