Course Description
General Description:Do you find yourself overloaded with work? Feel so stretched to the limit you can't set priorities? Exhaust yourself daily without accomplishing your goals?
Remember, every minute of your day impacts the business. If you answer yes to one or more of the above, it's time to make real choices about how and when to spend your time. This seminar gives you the tools to find balance, achieve your goals, and be more effective and productive.
How You Will Benefit
- Set and accomplish goals
- Create priorities and establish realistic boundaries
- Recognize and deal with time-wasters
- Improve concentration and efficiency
- Break indecision and procrastination habits
- Use technology to help manage time
- Create and recharge positive energy
Highlights: - Personal time-wasters and the value of your time
- Define goals and establish important and valid priorities
- Create a realistic and productive schedule
- Deal with self-distractions and interruptions
- Increase productivity by using technology efficiently
- Prioritize and create boundaries and balance
- Create a personal "no" script
- Look for opportunities to delegate appropriate tasks/projects to others
- Work effectively as a team member
- Balance competing priorities to meet ever-changing demands
Agenda
Agenda
1 - Getting Started
Icebreaker
Housekeeping Items
The Parking Lot
Workshop Objectives
2 - Setting SMART Goals
The Three P’s
The SMART Way
Prioritizing Your Goals
Visualization
3 - Prioritizing Your Time
The 80/20 Rule
The Urgent/Important Matrix
Being Assertive
4 - Planning Wisely
Creating Your Productivity Journal
Maximizing the Power of Your Productivity Journal
The Glass Jar: Rocks, Pebbles, Sand, and Water
Chunk, Block, and Tackle
Ready, Fire, Aim!
5 - Tackling Procrastination
Why We Procrastinate
Nine Ways to Overcome Procrastination
Eat That Frog!
6 - Crisis Management
When the Storm Hits
Creating a Plan
Executing the Plan
Lessons Learned
7 - Organizing Your Workspace
De-Clutter
Managing Workflow
Dealing with E-mail
Using Calendars
8 - Delegating Made Easy
When to Delegate
To Whom Should You Delegate?
How Should You Delegate?
Keeping Control
The Importance of Full Acceptance
9 - Setting a Ritual
What is a Ritual?
Ritualizing Sleep, Meals, and Exercise
Example Rituals
Using Rituals to Maximize Time
10 - Meeting Management
Deciding if a Meeting is Necessary
Using the PAT Approach
Building the Agenda
Keeping Things on Track
Making Sure the Meeting Was Worthwhile
11 - Alternatives to Meetings
Instant Messaging and Chat Rooms
Teleconferencing
E-mail Lists and Online Groups
Collaboration Applications
12 - Wrapping Up
Words from the Wise
Review of Parking Lot
Lessons Learned
Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations