Time Management

A one-day seminar designed to equip executives and managers with the skills they need to plan and manage their time effectively.

Time is a scarce resource and a valuable one.   The way we spend our time determines the quality of our lives. Many of us, often sacrifice our energy and creativity and succumb to routine. Our life becomes mechanistic, routine, dull and boring.  We struggle continuously in our lives with interruptions, paperwork, and procrastination while we yearn for more flexibility, freedom and room to breathe.   How do we get out of this claustrophobic situation?   How do we ensure that we achieve more in the limited time available to us?   How do we strike a balance between work, our personal lives and our social activities?   This programme will show you how to enhance personal productivity and use time effectively.

Objectives

At the end of this Workshop participants will be able to:

• Set goals
• Analyze current use of time and identify time wasters.
• Plan for effective use of time.
• Prioritize activities.
• Use planning and scheduling aids effectively.
• Work out strategies for eliminating time wasters.

Program Duration & Certification

1 day (7 hours) from 9 am to 5 pm; inclusive of  1hr  lunch  and 2 tea  breaks. A Certificate of Participation will be awarded upon completion of the course.

Methodology

Structured exercises, lectures, video clips, simulations and practical exercises will be incorporated into the training programme.

Programme Content

1. Setting the Stage
   • The epidemics of hurry sickness
   • Benefits of time management to an organisation / individual
   • Monochromic & Polychromic time managers - left & right brain dominant time management styles
   • Video—right brain time management
2. Time Management—Planning
   • Time Management—self assessment
   • Identifying your roadblocks—the time bandits
   • Planning for effective time utilization
   • Goal setting & Goal Scheduling
   • Setting priorities
   • Eliminating the urgent
   • The 80/20 rule
3. Dealing with Interruption
   • Identifying common interruptions
   • Eliminating procrastination
   • Dealing with telephone interruptions
   • Controlling your work environment
   • Managing paperwork
   • Managing email clutter and spam
   • Video—Dealing with interruptions
4. Assertiveness Skills
   • Learning   to say NO!
   • Being Assertive
   • Video—Assertiveness skills