Effective Time Management

Course Objective: the aim of this workshop is to show the delegates how to gain time and make better use of it to achieve more, both professionally and personally.





A disturbing statistic suggests that individuals devote the majority of their time to lower priority issues. Some studies suggest that at best only between 30 - 40 % of time is devoted to the most important tasks.





The potential to achieve more within job, career and personal life is great. This course will examine how delegates are currently managing both their time and themselves. It will also show how to establish some rules about self-management and disciplines for using time more effectively








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





· examine their familiar work style and the circumstances affecting their own time management





· establish disciplines for improving workflow





· recognise the factors causing them to procrastinate and develop methods for overcoming procrastination





· develop methods for recognising priority job factors and setting key objectives accordingly





· delegate more effectively





· understand the effect poor time management has on stress





· recognise stress factors at work and employ some basic


techniques to help combat stress























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The workshop covers the following core sessions:





· Time Log - Prior to the module, delegates will be asked to complete a time log outlining their daily activities. The session examines the way delegates use their time and helps identify factors affecting their time management





· Establishing Priorities – “The important few versus the trivial many”. Exercise to determine the priority responsibilities in their job and personal life and how to allocate time accordingly





· Personal Organisation - How to control workflow and the appropriate procedures in organisation administration, handling the telephone, organising and participating in meetings





· Procrastination - Identifying the reasons for procrastination. How to beat it!





· Delegation - Understanding negative attitudes to delegation. Guidelines on the skills of delegation





· Stress - How poor time management causes stress. Identifying the major “stressors” for individuals. Setting strategies for handling stress through effective time management.





· Action Planning - Agreeing individual action plans for helping individuals implement strategies to help them manage time more effectively