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Do you feel your life is out of balance or continually time pressured? This course shows you how to improve your productivity through better time management. You will examine the way work and learn ways to translate your vision into long-term objectives and short-term goals. You will return to work with a suite of effective time management techniques and a more balanced and productive work life. Courses run in Sydney and Melbourne.
Snapshot
- Duration: 1 day
- Pre-requisites: There are no pre-requisites for this course
Learning Outcomes
- Recognise the consequences of ineffective time management
- Identify what prevents you from being an effective time manager
- Discover some of your notions, opinions and concerns about time management
- Understand the difference between urgent and important tasks, and use it to prioritise and plan your time
- Identify strategies to effectively schedule your time
Course Outline
Introduction
- Setting the context
- Learning outcomes
- Personal objectives
The Diagnostic Clinic
- What runs your life?
- Consequences of ineffective time management
- Time bandits
Prioritising Effectively
- Identifying your key job outcomes
- The power of the important
- Using the time management matrix
- Prioritising your tasks
- Learning to say ‘no’
Perfect Your Plan
- Plan your work and work your plan
- Weekly planning
- Daily planning
- The 6-D filter
- Small scale planning
- Activity: your in-tray
Getting More Time
- Managing interruptions
- Overcoming procrastination
Vision to Action
- Planning for success
- Clarifying your vision
- Long-term outcomes
- Short-term goals
In Action
- Summary of key concepts
- Developing positive habits
- Action plan
- References and further reading
Appendix
- Time for a time log
- What’s working and what’s not
- Time and your energy
- Do the right thing at the right time
- Replenishing and reviewing energy levels
- Weekly review and planning
- The 6 strategies and your to-do list
- The 6 strategies and your daily schedule
- Pareto principle: 80/20 rule
- Visual displays
- Stress busters
Resources & Precourse Work
Before the course
Want to get the most out of this experience? To prepare for your Time Management course, please:
- Gather feedback regarding how you currently manage your time. Ask 2 colleagues or customers to complete the time management survey. (It should take 5-10 minutes to complete).
- Complete a Time Log for 3-5 typical work days. We will use this to analyse how you currently spend your time. Make a note of every single thing you do through the day. We promise it is worth the effort!
- Examine the "big picture" of your life and identify your key values and what is really important to you in life. If you have written long-term goals, bring these along with you.
If you need help or advice, email us at info@mci.edu.au or call 1300 768 550.
2 weeks after the course
Take time to revisit your action plan, written during the course, and your course workbook.
You might want to review some key concepts from the course, and complete these activities:
- Read the article 9 Great Tips to aid in the challenge of effectively managing your time.
- Use the prioritising matrix every day for 2 weeks to get in the habit of prioritising activities correctly.
- Read the article The Most Productive People Know Who to Ignore to consider whether you need to triage your to do list.
If you need help or advice, email us at info@mci.edu.au or call 1300 768 550.
4 weeks after the course
These activities can assist you in enhancing your time management skills:
- Review how you are managing your time by completing the time log for the next 3 days. Evaluate:
- Have you been spending your time wisely?
- What has improved?
- Where could you "find" more time?
- Read the article the Top 10 ways to handle email overload.
- Write SMART goals for the next month and for the next 6 months.
We would love to hear about your results! Please get in touch by sending an email to info@mci.edu.au or share them with us on Linked In or Twitter.
| Name | Date | Time | Location | Cost (inc GST) | |
| Time Management | 21 May 2019 | 09:00 am - 04:45 pm | Sydney | $743 | |
| Time Management | 7 May 2019 | 09:00 am - 04:45 pm | Melbourne | $743 | |
| Time Management | 12 August 2019 | 09:00 am - 04:45 pm | Sydney | $743 | |
| Time Management | 20 November 2019 | 09:00 am - 04:45 pm | Sydney | $743 | |
| Time Management | 29 August 2019 | 09:00 am - 04:45 pm | Melbourne | $743 | |
| Time Management | 20 November 2019 | 09:00 am - 04:45 pm | Melbourne | $743 |
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