Duration: One Day
Who should attend and what will they gain?
“I just didn’t have enough time to…” is a much-overused phrase in business today. Companies are looking for employees who can agree to an objective and then deliver quality results within the agreed timescales, be that a daily objective or a six-month business forecast. However, people and circumstances often result in objectives being agreed with little thought as to whether it is achievable or even worthwhile!
The module works well with delegates to firstly assess how they manage their own time on a weekly basis. By creating a time matrix, delegates will be able to note what tasks they personally need to achieve and what tasks need to be delegated/binned. Often tasks are agreed due to the fear of upsetting the other person – the module helps attendees to say “no” to a task without causing offence or feeling guilty.
Finally, the module looks at the results of on-going ineffective time management and asks delegates to break old habits to adapt a more focused approach which will benefit everyone – at work and at home!
What will the day involve?
Why do we need to manage our time effectively?
What are the results of ineffective time management?
Choice – how we decide what we do/don’t want to do and the effect our decision has on others
How effectively time is managed by an individual in a working week
How to deal with interruptions and delegate without guilt
Breaking old habits and introducing daily objectives
The link between poor time management and stress
The art of managing the boss – what are the results of agreeing to unachievable timescales
· Saving time at meetings
What training style will be used?
This workshop will be a combination of syndicate groups and challenging interactive discussions. It will involve feedback sessions from other delegates and the chance to learn from other peoples’ experiences. There will be plenty of opportunity to create and develop an action plan for the delegates present to their team at the end of the day. There is guidance offered on post course action planning during the day by the workshop leader.