Personal Productivity

1 Getting Started
• Icebreaker
• Ground rules
• The parking lot
• Workshop objectives
• Action plans and evaluation forms

2 Setting Goals
• Setting SMART Goals
• Creating Good Habits
• Evaluating and Adapting

3 The Power of Routines
• The Importance of Routines
• Personal and Professional Routines
• Six Easy Ways to Simplify Your Life

4 Scheduling Yourself
• Developing a Tracking System
• Scheduling Appointments
• Scheduling Tasks
• The Simple Secret of Successful Time Management

5 Keeping Yourself on Top of Tasks
• The One-Minute Rule
• The Five-Minute Rule
• What to Do When You Feel Like You’re Sinking

6 Tackling New Tasks and Projects
• The Sliding Scale
• A Checklist for Getting Started
• Re-Evaluating and Adapting

7 Using Project Management Techniques
• Understanding the Triple Scope
• Creating a Timeline
• Using a RACI Chart

8 Creating a Workspace
• Choosing a Physical Layout
• Ergonomics 101
• Using Your Computer Efficiently

9 Organizing Files and Folders
• Organizing Physical Files
• Organizing Electronic Files
• Scheduling Archiving and Clean-Up

10 Managing E-Mail
• Using E-mail Time Wisely
• Folders and Rules
• Making Use of Your E-mail Program
• Resisting the Lure of the Blackberry®

11 Beating Procrastination
• Admitting the Problem
• Making it Manageable
• Identifying the Reasons
• Adapting Your Long-Term Strategy

12 Wrapping Up
• Words from the Wise
• Review of Parking Lot
• Lessons Learned
• Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations