When you plan and organize yourself effectively, you can
significantly reduce the time and effort required to achieve your goals.
Increased productivity at work through better planning and organization of work
will lead to a happier, more rewarding, and prosperous work life.
This workshop addresses a proven approach to individual
productivity that covers the fundamentals of planning, organizing, with
particular attention to personal time management and productivity drivers.
- Understand the process of planning and organizing
- Identify the importance of planning and staying organized
- Analyze and use different planning tools and techniques
- Improve your time management by organizing your personal and work space
- Know how to plan, schedule and prioritize activities
- Develop SMART objectives and targets when setting goals
- Learn ways to resist procrastination
- Utilize technology and other resources to achieve objectives
- Identify your own development needs and action plan to improve them
Day One
The elements of planning
and organizing
·
Definition
of planning and organizing
·
Types
of plans
·
Benefits
of good planning and organizing
·
Symptoms
of bad planning and organizing
The planning process
·
The
planning cycle
·
The
concept of back planning
·
Planning
tools
Setting clear goals and
objectives
·
Setting
SMART goals
·
Writing
objectives
·
The
effects of setting business and personal goals
·
Four
P’s of goal setting
Principles of prioritizing
·
Efficiency
versus effectiveness
·
The
80:20 rule
·
Important
and urgent matrix
·
Fighting
procrastination
Day Two
Time Management
·
Time
management principles
·
Benefits
of good time management
·
Barriers
to effective time management
Organizing your
workplace
·
Completing
a schedule for the year/month/week/day
·
Organization
in your work area to match your workflow
·
Utilizing
technology
·
Paper
and online storage system organization
Organizing your inbox
·
Setting
delivery rules
·
Deal
with e-mail right away
·
Flag
and highlight important items
Avoiding the causes of
disorganization
·
Overcoming
bad habits
·
Stay
within your systems
·
Learning
to say no
·
Eliminating
clutter and interruptions
The foundation of our training is anchored in activity-based
experiential learning. This methodology takes into consideration different
learning and communication styles, and more importantly language and cultural
differences. It is through active participation that the adoption and
application of theory is expedited.
Our training team pays careful attention to planning and
designing effective instructional methods essential for the transfer of
knowledge. It is the creative skill of our management trainers and consultants
that reveal untapped skills of the delegates through:
·
Group
discussion
·
Individual
and syndicate activities
·
Individual
and group tasks
·
Case
studies
·
Role
plays
·
Audio
and video evaluation
·
Action
planning
·
Experiential
learning games
·
Presentations
·
Assessments