Professional Planning & Time Management

Rationale:
It is essential to know how to utilise our time effectively to stay competitive within a professional, performance based environment. Knowing how to plan and utilise our time will impact on how we use our knowledge effectively to stay competitive within a performance environment or industry.

Knowing how to plan and utilise our time will impact on how we use our knowledge, talents and abilities to optimum effect.

One of the key factors related to being “negatively stressed” or “poor performance” is the lack of planning and productive use of our time.

This course is not a standard time management program that just looks at the various time management tools that can be used. It also looks at ways that we can change our attitude towards the utilisation of time. It assists participants in developing disciplines and skills that will enable them to get more out of their busy day.

Who Will Benefit?
Anyone who would like to manage their time better and feel more confident and less stressed in achieving the demands of the position. This course is really targeted at any level of staff and is designed to be fun and informative.

What Is the Duration?
In-house: One or Two Day
(Depending on the content covered and intensity of learning required)

Open-schedule: One day (When listed on our open-schedule calendar)

course contents

Module One:
Dealing with Common Time Management Problems
This module looks at the common time management problems that occur within the work place and establishes how to prevent and overcome these problems. It provides a wide range of solutions and
assists each participant in finding solutions most appropriate for them and their particular workplace.
_What is Time Management?
_Common Time Management Problems
_Time Wasters
_Interruptions
_Procrastination
_Personal Disorganisation

Module Two:
Getting Organised
This module looks at key workplace activities that normally cause time utilisation issues and explores systems and competencies required to being efficient and effective in the application of these activities.
_Managing the Work Environment
_Managing Incoming Workflow
_Filing Systems
_Managing E-mail
_Diary Systems
_Tools for Effective Utilisation of Time
_Effectively Dealing with Incoming Calls

Module Three:
Working Styles
During this module, participants complete a personal temperament
analysis designed to assist them in understanding their individual
temperament within the workplace and how to use this information to implement time utilisation tools and systems best suited to them.
_Working Styles (Keirsey Temperament Sorter)

Module Four:
Self-management
This module covers the process of being self-managed and well prepared for effective personal planning and time utilisation..
_Personal Planning
_Project Planning
_Effective Delegation
_Learning to say No