About this Course

The most common time management problem facing people is that they react to pressures concerning time rather than being proactive and working towards long-term goals.

In this one-day workshop, you will identify and overcome barriers to effective time management issues as well as learn about proven time management and prioritizing skills which will help determine how much time, energy and resources are needed for specific tasks and workload.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the end of the course, participants should be able to:

• Identify the main obstacles to effective time management ways to overcome them.
  
• Recognise own personality types and its influence on time management
  
• Set goals and better organization of time and tasks.
  
• Apply the techniques for analysing and prioritising the workload.
  

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Managing Directors, Contract Holders, Safety Managers / Reps, Office Managers and Administrators, Project Managers, Project Engineers, All Managers/Supervisors, Offshore Installation Managers, Superintendents, Supervisors and Foremen.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Achieve better results through more effective planning and clarifying objectives
  
• Say no to unreasonable requests
  
• Understand different personalities and how to handle interpretations
  
• Set SMART goals and learn if activities are in fact directed at achieving those goals
  
• Prioritise effectively
  
• Plan effectively and organize paper work
  
• Use time management tools more effectively
  
• Use less time putting out fires each day
  
• Delegate effectively
  

METHODOLOGY

This 1-day programme is highly experiential and participative in nature. The workshop will be conducted through lectures and group discussion. Practical exercises and management simulations will be used.

COURSE CONTENTS

Time management overview - 

What is time management · The benefits of time management · Time management at home and work

The power of prioritisation - 

Understanding Benefits of Prioritisation · Steps to Identify Your Priorities · Tools for Setting Priorities · Priority Setting Case Study

Goal setting for maximum performance - 

What are goals and objectives · The importance of goals in time management · Setting SMART goals · Developing long and short-term goals · Aligning your goals with organizational goals

The basics of good time management - 

Write things down · Use 'to do' lists · Establish priorities · The Pareto principle · Do one thing at a time · Re-design inefficient tasks · Delegation · Avoid interruptions · Learn to say "no"

Tips for management time - 

Understand Time Wasters · Time Wasters Activity · Use Time Maximisation Tools · Handle Time Pressure · Maximise Your Productivity · Control Information Overload

Personality types and how they affect time management - 

Identifying the 'time thieves' · Personalities and time management · Procrastination · Perpetually late · Perfectionist · Easily distracted · Do it all'

Getting organised - 

The information you need for successful time management · Getting organized · Organising the things in our life · Organising paper · Organising information · A filing system for information

Developing time management plans - 

Planning for different time periods · Planning for the telephone · Planning for e-mail · Planning for delegation · Planning for meetings

EXAMINATION INFORMATION

Classroom assessment at the end of the course.

*Note: This course is also presented as an in-company package, or at client preferred location.

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