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Time Management and Personal Effectiveness
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Course Overview
Participants in this Time Management and Personal Effectiveness training course will gain essential strategies to optimize their schedules and enhance productivity. By mastering time management and personal effectiveness skills, attendees will become proficient in prioritizing tasks, setting realistic goals, and minimizing stress in both professional and personal contexts.
This training emphasizes practical strategies, such as task delegation, overcoming procrastination, and utilizing time-blocking techniques to create an efficient workflow. Graduates will leave with enhanced abilities to lead by example, foster a productive workplace culture, and consistently meet deadlines without compromising quality. These skills not only facilitate personal success but also elevate team performance and contribute to achieving organizational objectives.
Course Objectives
Help participants manage their time and the time of others effectively.
Provide opportunities to explore time management principles, exchange ideas, and learn practical tips and techniques.
Enable participants to review their current work practices and create actionable strategies to work smarter.
Encourage proactive professional development and provide tools to support ongoing learning.
Course Audience
All professionals and administrative staff who have discretion over managing their time and need to balance priorities to meet immediate demands and longer-term objectives.
Course Methodology
This training course combines multiple learning techniques to ensure practical application:
In-depth case studies to explore real-world scenarios.
Management games to foster teamwork and strategic thinking.
Simulations for practicing new skills in a safe environment.
Discussion exercises for collaborative problem-solving.
Self-assessment tools to identify strengths and areas for improvement.
Video training segments illustrating best practices.
The course emphasizes practical steps that participants can apply directly to their roles to enhance personal and organizational effectiveness.
Course Outline
Day 1: Dimensions of Time Management & Personal Effectiveness
Programme Introduction and Objectives
Action Planning and Enhancing Personal and Team Effectiveness
Making the Most of Office Technology
Chronistic Intelligence
Time-Stealers and Costs of Poor Time Management
Priority Setting – Rational and Emotional Approaches
Ten Principles of Effective Time Management
Handling and Making Requests
Behavioural Analysis and Time Management
Day 2: Personal Planning Systems / Interruptions / Project Planning / Stress
Getting the Best from Diaries and To-Do Lists
Proactive Planning to Meet Key Responsibilities
Developing Time-Based Planning – Daily, Weekly, Monthly Plans
Handling Interruptions – Developing a Time-Sensitive Culture
Planning Project-Type Work
Principles of Critical Path Analysis and Implications for Priority Setting
Understanding Stress and Managing Stress in Self and Others
Dealing with Change – Taking and Giving a Positive Response
Day 3: Getting the Best from Other People / Communication / Meeting Skills
Delegation – Giving and Receiving
Team-Working and Team Building
Improving Communication and Working Relationships
Assertiveness
Effective and Efficient Meetings – ‘Everybody’s a Chairbody’
Day 4: Office Ergonomics / Managing Information / Efficient Reading & Writing
Optimizing the Office Environment
Handling the Paperload and Developing Paperless Systems
Managing Emails
Improving Management Reporting Efficiency
Using and Developing Relational Databases
Business Writing – Principles of Rapid Composition
Rapid and Efficient Reading – Digesting and Retaining Information
Mind-Mapping Techniques
Day 5: Developing Creativity / Continuous Improvement / Self-Development
Developing Creativity in Self and Others
How the Brain Works and Creative Thinking Techniques
Developing a Culture of Continuous Improvement
Implementing Change Initiatives
Influencing Skills – Making a Case and Managing Organizational Politics
Continuing Professional Development – A Proactive Approach
Programme Review and Action Plans
Certificates
On successful completion of this training course, HighPoint Certificate will be awarded to the delegates. Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE): In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, one CPE credit is granted per 50 minutes of attendance.