Course Aims

To introduce and explain concepts, techniques and processes to allow participants to maximise use of time and improve personal effectiveness.  If you have a lot to do and need to make more time, this course will show you how by looking at your current practices and helping you gain greater control.

The skills participants will develop will be to

Analyse current time allocation

Improve organisational skills and plan more effectively

Learn to prioritise

Identify time wasters and deal them

Manage interruptions and deal with them

Delegate

Use aids/tools as appropriate

The course is for

Managers, team leaders, line mangers responsible for their own work and the effective performance of others and professionals who want to increase their efficiency and effectiveness at work and for anyone who wants to meet the time challenges of modern business successfully. 

Topics covered

Principles of Time Management and costs of poor time management

Recognising personal blocks

Using natural energy patterns in planning

Identifying priorities and managing workload

Dealing with paperwork, , emails, telephone calls, in-tray.

Desk management

Managing meetings - the environment, personnel, timing and roles of chairperson & attendees

Effective reading techniques - reading quickly and effectively, skim reading, essential comprehension, identifying key points and ideas, summarising effectively.  Retaining information

Managing projects - identifying roles to make a project successful, creating time plans to meet overall schedules, monitoring and review of plans

Learning to say no and when to delegate

Spotting time stealers and time savers

Controlling interruptions

Time Management tools IT/Non IT; getting the best from technology

Working Smarter and reducing stress

Course participants will be asked to complete a pre-course exercise to analyse individual needs in relation to the course, or may select the bespoke work shadowing format which provides one additional day for a consultant to work with each delegate individually.  Practical application activities will be implemented during the course along with the latest research and thinking in this field.  Be prepared for our unique intensive task series.

The benefits

This course will help you to improve your organisational skills and effectiveness, help you to plan and be more proactive in the workplace, boost your confidence and decrease stress.

Course duration 1 day. (One additional day for work shadowing option).