Time Management and Prioritization
Course overview
Managers are being inundated with more work than ever before, and often they are not aware of the most optimal methods to manage these tasks. In this one-day workshop, participants will learn how to make the most of their time by taking control of their workflow, prioritizing and delegating tasks effectively, and identifying possible items that can de-rail their productivity.

Outcome
- Better organization of oneself and the surrounding workspace for peak efficiency
- Understand the importance of prioritization
- Identify the items that need focus and develop plans for completing them
- Learn what to delegate and how to delegate well
- Take control of things that can derail your workplace productivity
Outline
Module one: Attitude Towards Time
- How different people look at time and what are the implications of this?
- What mental techniques can you use to increase your productivity?
- What is the impact of perfectionism on your productivity and how can you manage it?
- What stops you from starting a task and how can you overcome it?
- What techniques can you use to avoid procrastination?
- How to take advantage of “dead time”?
- How to free your mind from thinking continuously about critical tasks?
- How can you optimise your day based on your capabilities and your workload?
Module three: Organising
- How to organize your physical and digital environments?
- What reference system works best and what its critical qualities?
- What tray system works best? What calendar system works best?
- How to take advantage of GTD principles (Getting Things Done) to organise your life?
- How to set up and use your calendar using the latest methodologies such as GTD?
- How to priotrise your tasks based on urgency and importance?
Module two: Planning
- How to set goals systematically to maximise your productivity?
- How to set your mission statement based on everything you do in life?
- Which planning style is better?
- How to brainstorm?
- How to plan if you don’t like planning?
- What is a bottom-up and top-down approach to productivity?
- What is the best way to plan in meetings to make the best use of time and produce a good plan?
Module four: Dealing with People
- How to say “No” and be loved for it?
- How many different ways to say “No” and what are advantages and disadvantages of each type?
- How to deal with interruptions politely and stay in control?
- How to delegate to increase your productivity?
- How many different ways can you delegate and when should you use each style?
- How to handle phone interruptions?
- How to “engineer” your environment to minimise interruptions?
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