Time Management Skills (1 day)

Course Overview

The pressures of the modern world present a constant challenge for us all. Quicker communication, more competitive business environments and the impact of the "global village" have all added to the intensity of modern life.

Finding the time to stop and evaluate our personal and professional lives seems a luxury, yet must be the starting point if we are to regain control of our day-to-day lives.

Audience

Skills Gained

• Understand what effective time management means and identify your own personal achievement criteria.
• Develop the mental discipline that allows you to focus on what needs to be done.
• Plan and prioritise your tasks in line with the achievement criteria.
• Manage interruptions and management expectations, without damaging relationships.
• Develop strategies for delegating work within the team and creating a team environment..
• Who is it for?
• Busy individuals who would like to explore how they can take control of their time and develop their personal effectiveness.

Course Outline

• Defining time management and dispelling the myths.
• The behavioural aspects of effective time management.
• Examining the problems in workplace time management.
• Creating a personal perspective on time management - the "happiness" factor.
• Creating the starting point - what are we here for?.
• Role evaluation - job purpose, description and measurables.
• The importance of creating SMART objectives.
• Prioritisation - urgency vs importance.
• Evaluating "to do" lists, relating to urgency and importance.
• The prioritisation matrix - judging the tasks against objective criteria and visualising the process.
• Organisation - the use of time logs and how we can use them to take time back.
• Time bandits - what stops us managing our time better?.
• Dealing with interruptions assertively.
• Creating the team dynamic - how to use delegation within the team to help in your day-to-day tasks.
• Action planning - good intentions into good habits.