Effective Time Management

Course length: 2.0 day(s)

Course Description
Time is a form of currency, and the ways that we talk about it illustrate its value: we say “Time is money,” and “My time was well spent,” or “It's a waste of time.” Like most professionals, you've probably struggled with managing this resource effectively. In this course, you will practice techniques that will help you achieve more effective use of your time so that you can direct your energy towards the activities that will further your professional and personal goals.

Course Objective:
You will identify effective time-management strategies, including defining personal and professional goals, establishing priorities, and identifying the tasks that will be critical to achieving those goals. You will create a personal time-management action plan.

Target Student:
Professionals in a variety of fields who are seeking improved time-management skills so that they can perform more effectively.

Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this course.

Delivery Method:
Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
articulate your goals.
analyze how you are currently allocating your most precious resources: energy and time.
identify elements of your personal work style that contribute to your effective use of time.
assemble a collection of time-management tools and strategies that you can use to take control of your time.
create an action plan for your time-management process and identify ways to evaluate and improve your efforts.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Procrastination
Topic 1A: The 8 Most Typical Reasons for Procrastination
Topic 1B: Helpful Strategies That Discourage Procrastination
Topic 1C: Identify Your Time Management Style
Topic 1D: Identify Your Personal Perspective of Time

Lesson 2: Stress and Time Management
Topic 2A: The Importance of Home and Work Life Balance
Topic 2B: Becoming Less Vulnerable to Stress
Topic 2C: Asserting Control in Our Environment
Topic 2D: Personality Types

Lesson 3: Defining Goals
Topic 3A: Define Time Management
Topic 3B: Describe Your Dreams
Topic 3C: Identify Regrets
Topic 3D: Articulate Goals

Lesson 4: Goal Setting
Topic 4A: Identify the Purpose of Goal Setting
Topic 4B: Understand the Benefits of Goal Setting
Topic 4C: Guidelines for Establishing Personal and Professional Goals
Topic 4D: Understanding the Urgent and Important Matrix

Lesson 5: Analyzing Energy Allocation
Topic 5A: Identify How Energy Is Spent
Topic 5B: Analyze Tasks
Topic 5C: Analyze Time Usage
Topic 5D: Analyze Energy Flow

Lesson 6: Taking Control of Your Day
Topic 6A: Top Tier Performers
Topic 6B: Ring Master Strategies
Topic 6C: Creating a Master List
Topic 6D: Developing an Effective Daily List
Topic 6E: The Veggie Principle
Topic 6F: Productive Scheduling Strategies and Powerful Mondays

Lesson 7: Organizing and Prioritizing
Topic 7A: The Perils of Multi-Tasking
Topic 7B: Strategies for Prioritizing
Topic 7C: Working with Deadlines
Topic 7D: Effectively Handling Requests
Topic 7E: The Law of Subtraction
Topic 7F: Do’s and Don’ts for Your Workspace
Topic 7G: Effective Filing
Topic 7H: Controlling Interruptions
Topic 7I: Traffic Control for Email and Voicemail

Lesson 8: Identifying Personal Style
Topic 8A: Review a Successful Day or Project
Topic 8B: Analyze Your Preferences
Topic 8C: Identify Personal Strengths
Topic 8D: Identify Personal Motivators
Topic 8E: Reduce Time Wasters

Lesson 9: Assembling the Toolbox
Topic 9A: Negotiate for Success
Topic 9B: Effective Delegation
Topic 9C: Productive Meetings
Topic 9D: Choose Tools that Work for You

Lesson 10: Creating an Action Plan
Topic 10A: Create the Action Plan
Topic 10B: Evaluate the Time-Management Process