Effective Time-Management Skills

Finding the time to stop and think about how we are behaving is becoming increasingly difficult in these hectic, 'lean', cost-conscious times. This time-management training day is designed to give individuals the opportunity to consider what they do and how they do it and, as a result, to make them more effective and successful when they are back at work.

By use of personal reflection, group discussion and small group activities, delegates on this time-management course will discover whether they are their own worst enemy and, if so, what they can do to help themselves and their organisation. They may find that others cause some of their issues and will be able to make good use of the vast array of hints and tips that will be discussed during the day.

Who should attend the Effective Time-Management Skills course?

This time-management course will benefit any busy individual who would like to consider how they can regain control of they way in which they use this most precious and finite resource.

What are the benefits of attending Effective Time-Management Skills training?

By the end of the workshop, delegates will:

• understand what effective time management is and how they may be creating their own time management problems
• understand how their working style will effect their management of time
• be able to improve the way they organise themselves and their days
• have learnt strategies to control and minimise the impacts of interruptions and interrupters and positively influence the behaviour of people around them
• be able to plan and prioritise tasks in line with what is truly urgent and important
• know how to delegate tasks and understand that doing everything themselves isn't the best course of action
• understand how to make systems work to improve time management

Key topics in the Effective Time-Management Skills course

• Time management from the inside out – are you your own worst enemy?
• Increasing effectiveness by recognising and working on what's truly important
• A variety of prioritisation methods, each with a slightly different twist
• Controlling interruptions and influencing the behaviour of others
• Delegating for development – not dumping through desperation!
• Overcoming the barrier of procrastination
• Working with our own body – understanding that we are not always as sharp and alert as we could be
• Using systems to control time, not being controlled by systems
• Working styles

Audience: Team Leaders, Middle Managers, First line managers