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Time Management
Seminar No: 02233 -XNBB
CEU Credits: 1.2
Length: 2 days
Get out of the time trap and back to productive management!
Tighter budgets. Reduced staffs. Information overload. It’s never been harder...or more important to manage your time productively. Do you put off more today than you can ever accomplish tomorrow...exhaust yourself by 4:00 p.m. with only a fraction of your work done...see yourself as a decision maker who never gets around to making decisions...dread the ringing phone, the knock on the door, the next business meeting? If you’re doing more now and enjoying it less...it’s time to get out of the time trap and back to productive management! This seminar gives you practical techniques for controlling time and making it a manageable resource.
Attendees:
Business professionals who want greater control of their time, management style and life.
How You Will Benefit:
- Clarify objectives and plan for results
- Conquer procrastination
- Delegate effectively and free yourself for bigger tasks
- Set group goals and priorities
- Eliminate the time wasters
- Handle interruptions
- Say "no" to unreasonable demands
- Put things into perspective
- Make sure there is time in the day for you
What You Will Cover:
- Taking charge of your time clock
- A systematic approach to time control
- Accomplishing more with fewer meetings
- Getting your team involved in time management
- Strategies to get projects started and finished
Extended/Detailed Course Outline
Learning Objectives
- Understand and Calculate the Value of Your Time
- Set Goals and Establish Priorities
- Recognize and Deal with Time Wasters
- Get Organized
- Understand Your Time Management Strengths and Opportunities
- Maximize Your Time and Productivity with People
- Make Good Choices about the Use of Technology in the "Wired" Workplace
- Recognize the Symptoms of Stress
- Minimize Stress
- Develop a Personal Time Management Plan of Action That Balances Your Personal Values with Your Professional Goals
Basic Concepts
- Define the Meaning/Value/Importance of Time
- Discuss Time Management Pressures
- Review Time Pressures and Change
Self-Evaluation of Time Management
- Identify How and Why You Spend Your Time
- Assess Your Strengths and Opportunities Regarding Time Management
- Identify Typical Time Wasters
- Adopt New Techniques for Dealing with Time Wasters
- Recognize the Need to Change Your Frequency, Quality Requirements and Methods or Delegate to Maximize Your Time
Getting Organized
- Identify Your Goals and Plans for Success
- Implement a Four-Step Time Management System: Plan, Prioritize, Schedule, and Follow-Up
- Develop Skills to Set SMART Goals
- Apply Techniques to Integrate Personal and Business Goals
Getting Started-Prioritizing
- Set Priorities Using Important and Urgent Paradigms
- Create Your Own Window of Opportunity
- Redefine Your Goals and Activities Based on Validity and Urgency
- Demonstrate Techniques to Refine Your Scheduling and Follow-Up Strategies to Help Improve Your Time Management
Maximize Your Time and Productivity with People
- Apply Strategies to Use Delegation as a Time Saver
- Demonstrate Techniques to Say "No" as Easily as You Say "Yes"
- Implement Strategies to Improve the Effectiveness of Meetings
- Identify Ways to Deal with Procrastination
- Apply Skills to Maximize "Team Time"
Time Pressures in the "Wired" Workplace
- Identify Ways to Leverage Time Using Technology
- Recognize How Today’s Electronic Tools Can Help Time-Shift Work and Minimize Interruptions
- Recognize How "Internet Time" Causes Stress and Affects Work
- Formulate a Strategy for Managing Time in This Ever-Changing Environment
Handling Pressure and Stress
- Identify the Nature of Stress to Reduce Its Effect On Your Performance and Productivity
- Discover Your Stress Index
- Develop a Coping Plan
- Apply Techniques for Controlling Stress
Putting It All Together
- Identify a Concept Discussed during the Seminar to Pass Along to a Colleague
- Identify Your Time Management Strengths and Opportunities
- Develop Specific Techniques Learned and Describe How You Will Transfer These Skills from the Classroom to Your Job
- Identify at Least Two Opportunities to Improve Your Time Mastery
- Develop a Personal and Professional Action Plan for Improving Your Time Management Techniques
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