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Maximise Your Time - Get More Done
 
Target Audience:  

Anyone who believes that there are ‘never enough hours in a day’ will benefit from this ‘common sense’ approach to time management.

  
   
   
Objectives:  

The course explores how to recognise priorities and effectively plan and schedule your workload. Strategies for coping with common timewasters and interruptions are addressed, as well as a wide array of time saving techniques for the individual.

  
   
 
       
     
  Duration: 1 Day
  Cost: £225 + VAT
     
 
  Course Date Location
  17/01/2013 Bradford
  13/02/2013 Liverpool
  12/04/2013 Bradford
  28/05/2013 Liverpool
  10/07/2013 Bradford
  09/08/2013 Liverpool
  08/10/2013 Bradford
  13/11/2013 Liverpool
 

Module One - Concepts & Principles

  • What is Time Management?

  • Symptoms Something is Wrong

  • Efficiency Vs Effectiveness

  • Time is Money

  • The 80:20 Rule

  • What are you Trying to Achieve?

  • Setting Goals & Objectives

  • Working Smarter not Harder
 

Module Two - Prioritising Your Workload

  • Planning Disciplines

  • Master Lists, Daily Lists, To Do Lists

  • Activity Logs

  • Analysing your Time

    • Urgent vs Important
  • Planning, Scheduling & Habits
 

Module Three - Assertive Communication

  • Overcoming Communication Barriers

  • Effective Questioning Techniques

  • The Art of Listening

  • Applying Listening & Questioning Skills

  • Assertiveness

    • Rights & Responsibilities
    • Styles of Assertion
    • Responses to Typical Situations
 
   
 

Module Four - Managing Demands

  • Saying “No” to Jobs that Aren’t Yours

  • Managing Interruptions

  • Fix your Phone Calls & Handle Email

  • Controlling Your Colleagues & the Boss

  • Dealing with Crises

  • Working Within a Team

  • Delegating

  • Time Management for Meetings
 

Module Five - Managing Yourself

  • Knowing How to Begin

  • Waiting Time & Transition Time

  • Set an Example

  • Clear the Clutter

  • Practical Time Management Tips

  • Action Planning, the Next Steps