Effective Time Management

Do you feel that work and life are managing you rather than the other way around? Do you often procrastinate and put off tasks that really need to be actioned? Do you often feel stressed and overwhelmed by the amount of outstanding tasks? Do you feel the need to make excuses for being late, missing deadlines or not being in control of a situation or your workload?

Are you ready to take action, become organised and take back control?

This one-day Effective Time Management course is designed to give you the practical skills to tackle common problems that are associated with poor Time Management. Rather than giving you excuses for repeatedly missing deadlines, procrastinating and not actioning important tasks, feeling overloaded and disorganised, the workshop provides a range of time management tools, techniques and ways of thinking that will enable you to actually take control of your time management by planning and prioritising tasks effectively. This will serve to enhance your overall effectiveness and allow you to achieve more in shorter periods and will give you back a sense of control.

Our course is delivered by using a blend of both “Classroom” and “Online” Training. Time Management online modules can be completed at the learners own pace over a 12 month period. The time required to complete the modules is around 1-2 hours. Once completed the learner can download a "personalised" CPD Certificate.

This Time Management course will give you an understanding of how important and precious time management is to you and others around you and will give you the skills to reduce interruptions and minimise time “wasters” and time “stealers”. By the end of the time management course you will have been taught the skills to improve your own time management through better planning; prioritising; delegating; controlling your environment; understanding yourself and identifying what you will change about your habits, routines and attitude.

Pre-course activity

Prior to the time management course we ask delegates to identify the key areas of their work which are most important and require the most attention.

During the time management course, the training consultant will work with all delegates to create a practical and personal action plan that can be implemented back in and outside of the workplace.

Course Content

The Effective Time Management course is designed to cover the following areas:

– Defining Time

• What do we mean by “time management”?
• Recognising what good and poor time management is
• Understanding the causes and symptoms of poor time management
• Identifying “Time Stealers”

– Managing Time – A Process for Success

• Understanding the purpose of your job “Why are you here?”
• Understanding your Objectives
• Identifying your responsibilities and priorities
• Planning your tasks versus time available
• Urgent versus Important
• Meeting deadlines
• Eliminating “Time Wasters”

– Practical Tools & Techniques (including Microsoft Outlook) to get the most out of your job and your life

• Tools and techniques on how to prioritise your workload
• Using modern planning tools to optimum effect to develop proactive planning
• The importance of “Objectives” in Managing Time
• Utilising Microsoft Outlook to Manage Time, including Calendar Syncing
• Controlling your emails
• Effective In-Tray Management
• Utilising Scheduling tools – “To Do” Lists and Daily Time Logs
• Ensuring a work/life balance
• Reducing Stress in your life
• The “Psychology” of Time Management
• General Principles of Time Management

– Managing Other People’s Impact on your Time

• Asserting yourself with others
• Delegation Skills
• Managing Interruptions

– Making it Work

• Q & A session on other time management issues
• Creating a practical and personal action plan to implement back in the workplace

Suitability – Who should attend?

This course is suitable for anyone looking to possess effective time management skills and to make effective use of their time in personal and professional situations. This could include senior managers, operations managers, project managers, line managers, supervisors, team leaders, administrators and anyone who has to manage a challenging workload, prioritise tasks and work to strict deadlines.

Testimonials

“Very experienced course trainer with excellent delivery of course content. Engaging and coaching of points of interest, especially when candidates required development.”

“The course trainer was clearly well experienced and knowledgeable and communicated clearly throughout. This course was excellent.”

“Very useful course, I learnt a lot of information that I will be able to take back into the work place. Overall the course was excellent.”

"A very interesting course that introduced me to new techniques, that I will be implementing. It was well presented with a good pace of delivery."

Certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included