Personal time management skills are essential for professional
success in any workplace. Those able to successfully implement time management
strategies are able to control their workload rather
than spend each day in a frenzy of activity reacting to crisis after crisis -
stress declines and personal productivity soars! These highly effective
individuals are able to focus on the tasks with the
greatest impact to them and their organization.
Our practical workshop will enable delegates to better manage
their own time, becoming pro-active, avoid procrastination and enable them to
motivate themselves thereby reducing levels of unhealthy stress.
- Define time and stress management and how they work together
- Learn how to manage your time by planning and prioritizing each day’s activities
- Explore techniques on how to overcome procrastination quickly and easily
- Identify time management strategies to use when everything is top priority
- Know how to handle crises effectively and quickly
- Appreciate the importance of having an organized workspace to make better use of time
- Understand how to delegate more efficiently
- Identify your own particular time wasters and adopt strategies for eliminating them
- Learn how to balance your personal and professional life
- Identify the underlying causes of stress
- Understand the symptoms and causes of stress
Day One
Introduction
·
Common
misconceptions regarding managing your time
·
Six
major issues for time management
·
Benefits
of managing your time more effectively
·
Analysis
of most common time theft and loss
Time wasters
·
Common
time wasters
·
Categories
of time wasting; environmental and self-generated
·
Self-management
and discipline
·
Eliminating
your own personal time wasters
·
Time
management when on the phone
·
Organizing
your desk
Planning and prioritizing
·
Setting
SMART goals and objectives
·
The
concept of back planning
·
The
urgent and importance matrix
·
Accept
that different people have different priorities
·
Efficiency
versus effectiveness
·
The
80:20 rule
Day Two
Interruptions
·
Maintaining
focus while chaos is going on around you
·
Managing
interruptions
·
Making
technology work for you
·
Saying
“no” more assertively and effectively
Dealing with stress
·
What
is stress?
·
Spotting
the symptoms of stress
·
Sources
of stress at work
·
How
stress has changed
Lifestyle
·
Does
your lifestyle limit or increase stress?
·
Tips
for staying healthy and keeping a clear perspective
·
Getting
the help and support when required
Responses to stress
·
Extra
energy
·
Damage
control
·
Personalities
that are prone to stress
·
Behavior
in stressful situations
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