Course Description
This workshop will teach participants how to:
- Better organize yourself and your workspace for peak efficiency.
- Understand the importance of, and the most useful techniques for, setting and achieving goals.
- Identify the right things to be doing and develop plans for doing them.
- Learn what to delegate and how to delegate well.
- Take control of things that can derail your workplace productivity.
Who will benefit by this workshop?
- Anyone that wants to become better organized and more productive and
develop more control over how they want to manage their time
- Case managers and individuals that work on multiple projects
- Administrative/executive assistants
- Managers that need to help their managers become more effective and efficient
- New managers
- Product Managers
Course Outline
Introduction and Course Overview
Get to
know other participants and discuss what will take place during the
workshop. Participants will also have an opportunity to identify their
personal learning objectives.
The Power of Change
To begin, participants will
use their pre-assignment to identify areas where they want to change
their time management approach.
Understanding Yourself
Next, participants will discuss the left brain and right brain approaches to time management.
Setting Goals
During this session, participants will learn how to set SMART goals to help them manage their time better.
Planning
This session will explore different planning tools and their uses.
Setting a Ritual
To wrap up the morning, participants will discuss how setting a ritual can help them manage their time.
The Four D’s
Next,
participants will learn how to Do, Dump, Delay, or Delegate any task.
They will also learn to take the STING out of feeling overwhelmed.
Organizing Your Workspace
This session will give participants a plan to organize their work area.
Organizing Your Files
During this session, participants will explore ways to manage paper and electronic files, including e-mail.
Managing Your Workload
To wrap up the day, participants will help Mary Marvelous manage her workload. Then, they will complete a 168-hour plan.
Workshop Wrap-Up
At the end of the day, participants will have an opportunity to ask final questions and create an action plan.