Time Management & Organisation

Course Objective: 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 aim of this course is to help participants re-address some of the basic principles of time management as well as develop and commit to new ideas and techniques that can be used immediately.

The course will end by asking attendees to commit to an action plan that will consider all that has been discussed and will encourage them to use agreed techniques and skills in order to act in a more co-ordinated time efficient manner.

By the end of the course, participants 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

Organise their diary to maximise time and opportunities
Course Elements

Primary causes of poor time management

Procrastination

Behaviour patterns

Time Analysis

Establishing your objectives & areas of responsibility

Time planning - Effective use of diaries/time logs

Criteria for prioritising

Urgency & importance

Customer’s needs

Effective delegation – workload co-ordination & staff development

Staying focussed – dealing with interruptions and distractions

Maintaining good practice

Reviewing at regular intervals

New skills Vs Old habits

Action plans

Except in the case of Open Courses, all Phoenix workshops are tailored on demand, which means that we will develop the final agenda with you to deliver exactly the training you want, at the level you need, within the time frame you decide.