Time management is the ability to organize your time and use it efficiently and productively. Time management is one of the most important skills to have, but it is often one that people struggle with the most. In this three-hour workshop, instructors present the benefits of effective time management and how to implement time management techniques to increase productivity and decrease stress. Participants are given tools to prioritize professional and personal tasks based on how urgent or important they are and discover useful tips for maximizing time, minimizing distractions, and avoiding procrastination.
What You Will Learn
- Discuss the benefits of time management
- Learn how to track your time
- Visualize and analyze your results
- Shift your focus from tasks to results
- Discuss the benefits of organizing your time and planning ahead
- Learn how to use timeboxing to manage your time productively
- Use the Priority Matrix to simplify decision-making
- Discuss the difference between managing and maximizing your time
- Learn strategies to manage distractions and overcome procrastination
Course Outline
Module 1 – Time management
I. What is time management?
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Being busy is not the same as being productive
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Not just about using tools
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The benefits of time management
II. Tracking your time
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Building self-awareness through self-assessment
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Tracking your time with tools
III. Six time management strategies
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Set goals, organize, plan ahead, maximize time, prioritize, eliminate distractions
Module 2 – Time management strategies
IV. Setting goals, organizing, and planning ahead
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Set goals
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Implementing a goal framework
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Shift from tasks to results
V. Organize and plan ahead
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Create daily to-do lists, schedule tasks, weekly plans
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Timeboxing: a cross between a calendar and a to-do list
Module 3 – Making the most of your time
VI. Maximize time
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Time-saving tips
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Peak performance time
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How to maximize time in meetings
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Taking breaks
VII. Prioritize
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The Priority Matrix (Stephen Covey)
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Urgent versus important – key to prioritizing your time
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Delegate
VIII. Deal with distractions
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Procrastination
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Avoiding distractions
This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.
Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.
