Personal Productivity

Course review:

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