Time Management

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

2 Goal Setting
• The Three P’s
• S.M.A.R.T. Goals
• Prioritizing Your Goals
• Visualization

3 Prioritizing Your Time
• The 80/20 Rule
• The Urgent Versus Important Matrix
• Assertiveness

4 Planning Wisely
• Creating Your Productivity Journal
• Maximizing the Power of Your Productivity Journal
• The Glass Jar: Rocks, Pebbles, Sand, and Water
• Chunck, Block, and Tackle
• Ready, Fire, Aim!

5 Tackling Procrastination
• Why We Procrastinate
• Nine Ways to Overcome Procrastination
• Eat That Frog!

6 Crisis Management
• When the Storm Hits
• Creating a Plan
• Executing the Plan
• Lessons Learned

7 Organizing Your Workspace
• WDe-Clutter
• Managing Workflow
• Dealing with E-mail
• Using Calendars

8 Delegating Made Easy
• When to Delegate
• To Whom Should You Delegate?
• How Should You Delegate
• Keeping Control
• The Importance of Full Acceptance

9 Setting a Ritual
• What is a Ritual?
• Ritualizing Sleep, Meals, Exercise
• Examples of Rituals
• Using Rituals to Maximize Time

10 Meeting Management
• Deciding if a Meeting is Necessary
• Using the PAT Approach
• Building the Agenda
• Keeping Things on Track
• Making Sure the Meeting Was Worthwhile

11 Alternatives to Meetings
• Instant Messaging and Chat Rooms
• Teleconferencing
• E-mail Lists and Online Groups
• Collaborating Applications

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