Time Management Training

In this Time Management training, you learn to develop a clear sense of purpose, structure priorities, overcome negative behavior patterns, and leverage practical strategies, tools, and techniques to develop better time management skills. Practical time management skills help professionals make better decisions, meet deadlines, and achieve their goals. Learn how to manage your time and develop your own personal action plan with this practical 2-day course. Time Management Training Benefits In this Time Management Training, you will learn how to: Manage your time by implementing a framework to achieve goals.  Make decisions about what you do and when.  Apply a structured whole-brain process to shape your current and future commitments.  Proactively schedule tasks, construct weekly plans, and create to-do lists.  Adopt strategies and techniques to handle procrastination and interruptions.  Time Management Training Outline Module 1: Evaluating How You Manage Your Time Essentials of time management  Contrasting time planning and time management  Avoiding the psychological time trap  Taking control of your life through the choices you make  Determining your time style  Evaluating your current strengths  Characterizing your personal style of time management  Recognizing opportunities for improvement  Assessing the effect of your time style on others  Gaining control over your time  Identifying your unique pivotal time-related issues  Appraising your situation with an Issues/Impact matrix  Targeting factors that adversely impact your time  Module 2: Structuring Your Responsibilities Incorporating a time-planning process model  Harnessing the power of a structured approach  Reusing the model throughout your life  Customizing the model to fit your style and needs  Determining your primary purposes  Assessing clarity of purpose  Mind-mapping your current situation  Defining the purpose for each of your commitments  Assessing your realities  Weighing the value of current efforts  Making choices in a planned way  Deriving tasks — the raw material of time planning  Module 3: Creating Your Powerful Future Envisioning where you want to be  Leveraging the power of imagination  Articulating your personal mission  Choosing a future that works for you  Formulating challenging goals  Creating a sense of direction  Generating personal momentum for action  Setting WISE goals  Moving toward your goals  Initiating changes to your situation  Selecting steps and actions  Module 4: Prioritizing and Scheduling Focusing your attention  Taking steps to boost your concentration  Profiling your energy levels  Aligning tasks with your high and low periods  Proactively identifying your priorities  Maximizing the Important/Urgent matrix  Applying the Pareto Principle for the greatest results  Developing the habit of immediate attention  Building your schedule  Assigning tasks to a weekly and daily schedule  Scheduling to create a greater work/life balance  Creating a dynamic to-do list  Reducing mental clutter  Module 5: Techniques for Controlling Your Time Overcoming procrastination  Identifying the root causes of inaction  Beating the deadline-driven trap  Approaching your tasks positively  Diffusing the impact of others  Asserting yourself politely and calmly  Conquering overcommitment  Dealing proactively with information overload  Customizing your workspace  Stepping off the "e-mail-go-round"  Evaluating your information flow and retrieval process Module 6: Getting the Best Return on Your Time Investment Analyzing your progress  Conducting regular reviews  Comparing planned vs. actual usage with a time log  Changing your time habits for the better  Calculating potential time savings  Exercising the freedom to do it your way