Time Management Training Course

Duration

1 day

What is this course about?

We may all have different jobs to do but one thing we all have to be is organised. This course is designed to review how we use time now and what we decide to change.

Who would benefit?

Anyone who needs to organise their resources to achieve objectives.

Objectives

By the end of the course delegates will be able to:

• Effectively plan and confidently prioritise tasks
• Implement new systems to improve performance
• Minimise interruptions and make the best use of the telephone
• Handle written material efficiently
• Identify and remove unnecessary 'time stealers'
• Plan to meet key deadlines which determine success
• Use thinking time more effectively
• Get more out of meetings
• Use delegation when appropriate
• Keep one step ahead and support your manager(s) in a more proactive way
• Develop the principles of time management so that they become common practice

Key topics covered

1. Background to the importance of time management

• The many benefits of effective time management
• Making time work for you

2. Questionnaire - 'How good a time manager am I currently?'

• Assessment of current skill level

3. Workshop - Identifying and remedying time management problems

4. The vital importance of prioritising

• Why prioritising is necessary at all times
• Constantly reviewing and updating your priorities

5. Use of the 'task priority grid'

• Identifying the main priorities
• Grouping priorities in order of importance and value

6. The 10 commandments of effective time management

• An analysis of 10 behaviours common to all good time managers
• Self assessment - how many commandments are you breaking?

7. Stress management

• The main causes of stress
• Strategies for reducing stress
• Making stress work as a positive force

8. Achieving the balance between business and social

• Work / life balance
• Identifying business and social times

9. Setting and achieving goals

• Goal definition
• Identifying goals
• Setting achievable goals

10. Set your objective - an exercise in time management

11. Making the daily to-do list really work

• Strategies for making the most of the resources you have
• Quick win tips to take away

12. The 4 elements of an effective time management method

13. Summary, review and close