Effective Time Management (Advance)

Have you ever wished for a thirty-hour day? Surely this extra time would relieve the tremendous pressure under which we live. But would a thirty-hour day really solve the problem? Wouldn't we soon be just as frustrated we we are now with our twenty-four allotment?

This course expands on the content of the Effective Time Management Fundamentals course for those who want to build on their time management skills. It takes you further to apply time management principles and techniques in creating of the overall and daily plans, addressing time wasters, mastering negotiation and delegation to ensure better time-management in the future.

Objectives:

• Develop time management plans by creating overall and daily plans, and recognising obstacles.
• Avoid wasted time with phone calls, emails, Internet, visitors.
• Use technology to save time.
• Increase productivity by controlling interruptions and meetings.
• Master negotiation and delegation.
• Avoid information overload.
• Apply time management principles and techniques.

Course Content:

• Lesson 1: Time Management Techniques
  • Topic 1A: Planning
  • Topic 1B: Long-Term Planning Aids
  • Topic 1C: Short-Term Planning Aids
  • Topic 1D: haracteristics of Good Planners
• Lesson 2: Avoiding Wasted Time
  • Topic 2A: Common Time-Wasters
  • Topic 2B: Self-Generated Time-Wasters
  • Topic 2C: Environmental Time-Wasters
  • Topic 2D: When Things Go Wrong
• Lesson 3: Negotiation
  • Topic 3A: The Win-Win Approach to Negotiation
  • Topic 3B: The Gain/Get Principle of Negotiation
  • Topic 3C: Managing Conflict During Negotiatio
• Lesson 4: Delegation
  • Topic 4A: How Well Do I Delegate?
  • Topic 4B: Symptoms of Poor Delegation
  • Topic 4C: Planning the Delegation
• Lesson 5: Applying What You've Learned
  • Topic 5A: Apply Time Management Principles
  • Topic 5B: Keep a Daily Time Log
  • Topic 5C: Analyse Your Use of Time
  • Topic 5D: Plan for Improved Time Utilisation
  • Topic 5E: Follow Up on Your Progress