Time Management Skills

At the end of the course participants will be able to:

Manage themselves effectively

• Make more effective use of time
• Delegate effectively when and where appropriate
• Apply a time management technique which suits their personal style
• Equate allocation of time to value added
• Prioritise tasks according to urgency and importance

Course content will include:

• Understanding the business priorities
• The identification of key role responsibilities and outputs
• What you should be doing v reality
• Understanding drivers – why you do what you do
• Knowing how much time you have
• The essential tools and techniques
• Time stealers
• Delegation
• An opportunity to put this all to the test, against the clock of course! The day will be a combination of:

• Lecturer input
• Syndicate work, including some role play
• Small group and one-to-one working
• Personal exploration
• Exercises and questionnaires
• Computer game

Pre-Work This will involve:

• completion of a Time Log for 2 weeks prior to attending the course
• identifying factors which both help and hinder current work practices
• a pre-course discussion with the delegate’s line manager.