Time Management

Overview

Do you find yourself overloaded with work? Feel so stretched to the limit you can't set priorities? Exhaust yourself daily without accomplishing your goals?

Remember, every minute of your day impacts the business. If you answer yes to one or more of the above, it's time to make real choices about how to manage your time. This seminar is designed to combat the pitfalls of time management. It will help you identify causes of procrastination and indecision, pinpoint personal time-wasters and increase your concentration and focus. You’ll learn to schedule your time more effectively, stay on track and keep important goals top of mind, so you can stay in balance and be more effective and productive.

How You will Benefit

• Set and accomplish goals

• Create priorities and establish realistic boundaries

• Recognize and deal with time-wasters

• Improve concentration and efficiency

• Break indecision and procrastination habits

• Create and recharge positive energy

What You Will Cover

• Identifying personal time-wasters

• Defining goals; establishing important and valid priorities

• Creating a realistic and productive schedule

• Dealing with self-distractions and interruptions

• Identifying ways to manage email

• Creating boundaries and balance

• Prioritizing and choosing activities to balance life and work

• Creating a personal “no” script

Outline

Learning Objectives

• Identify Causes of Procrastination and Indecision

• Pinpoint Personal Time Wasters

• Increase Concentration and Focus

• Stay On Track and In Balance

• Be More Effective and Productive

Time Management Is Self-Management

• Shift Focus from Managing Time to Managing Self

• Identify Typical Time Wasters

• Identify Personal Strengths and Development Opportunities to Control Time

Planning for Success

• Define Goals Based on Your Role

• Establish Important and Valid Priorities

• Create a Realistic and Productive Schedule

• Use a Robust Planning Process to Analyze and Review Plans

When “They” Cause the Problem

• Attend Meetings with Purpose and Add Value

• Set Clear Expectations with Colleagues, Customers, and Your Boss

• Manage Interruptions from Others

Concentration and Focus

• Build Both Productivity and Efficiency

• Re-evaluate Multitasking Strategies

• Overcome Procrastination

• Manage Technological Distractions

Creating Boundaries and Balance

• Prioritize and Choose Activities to Balance Life and Work

• Create Your Own “No” Script