Time Management Course
Time Management Course
Course Overview
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.
