Time Management

                                                                                                                                  
Overview


OK so it’s a cliché, but time really is money. In my view, if it has done anything for us at work, then most technology has stolen even more of our time. The immediacy of emails, the pressured environment of video-conferencing, the inescapability of the BlackBerry have all made the need to control time even greater. In this seminar I help delegates reclaim their time and take control of their working day.


Learning Outcomes


The delegates will learn how to


recognise poor Time Management and its symptoms and consequences.

Examples include
missed deadlines
wasted meetings
low productivity
stress
health issues


perform a detailed self analysis and job analysis
maintain and exploit time logs
analyse the time stealers including:
interruptions
meetings
poor delegation
indecision
incomplete data
crisis management
unclear communication
poor prioritising
poor planning
stress
not saying ‘no’
desk management


take control by employing practical techniques to make effective use of time.

These include
planning
lists
saying ‘no’
managing appointments
managing your desk
managing meetings
managing interruptions
managing the telephone
decision making
quiet time
delegation
project scheduling
long term planning


develop a Personal Action Plan