Course Description

COURSE OVERVIEW

Effective time management lies at the heart not only of personal effectiveness but also of organizational success. Everybody needs to make the best of their own time and talent and those of the people around them if they, the team and organization are to achieve their objectives and business goals.

The programme also focuses on the skill sets of personal effectiveness – such as communication, effective business writing skills, efficient reading, managing information overload and proactive self-development.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

• To help participants manage time better (their own and other people’s)
• To provide an opportunity for participants to explore the skills and principles of time-management and exchange ideas, tips and techniques
• To provide an opportunity for participants to take stock of their current working practices and decide on an action-based strategy to ‘work smarter’
• To encourage participants to be proactive in their continuous professional development and to provide them with a range of tools to support their learning

TARGET AUDIENCE

• Team leaders
• Managers,
• Line Managers
• Senior Managers

COURSE CONTENT

• Action planning and enhancing personal and team effectiveness
• Making the most of office technology
• Time-stealers and costs of poor time management
• Priority setting – rational and emotional approaches
• Ten principles of effective time management
• Handling and making requests
• Behavioral analysis and time management
• Proactive planning to meet key responsibilities
• Developing time-based planning
• Handling interruptions – developing a time sensitive culture
• Planning project-type work
• Principles of Critical Path Analysis and implications for priority setting
• Understanding stress
• Managing stress in self and others
• Dealing with change – taking and getting a positive response
• Delegation
• Team-working and team building
• Improving communication and working relationships
• Developing creativity in self and others

Delivery method: This will include combine lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will also understand the theoretical and practical knowledge of the topic.

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Duration: 1 week

Course Date: May 8th -12th 2023