Time Management

The pace of change, the flexibility required of all staff, the higher rate of work output and productivity are some of the factors that put intense pressure on all of us.

Course Outline

Time - The most Important Resource

• What is time?
• Time wastage
• How do I use my time
• Time Log
• Job analysis

The Pareto Principle

Motivations

• Procrastination vs. motivation
• Maslow - hierarchy of needs
• Encouraging motivation

The Importance of Personal Goals

• SMART goals
• Accomplishing goals
• Personal action plan, Planning Time
• Prioritisation
• Eisenhower grid
• Daily planning ritual
• Planning tools
• Energy cycle

Performing Under Pressure

• Identifying stressors
• Awareness of stress signals
• Strategies for harnessing stress positively

Time Stealers

• Meetings
• Telephone
• Delegation
• Distribution of responsibility
• Priorities, communication
• Indecision, crises
• Saying No!
• Involved in too much
• Unfinished tasks
• Self-discipline
• Drop-in visitors
• Too much routine work
• Paper, reading
• Personal disorganisation - Your Workplace
• Your desk
• The in-tray and the out-tray
• The desk file system

Thirty Ways to Make More Time

• Preparation and organisation
• Dealing with interruptions
• Meeting management
• Dealing with the telephone
• Office systems