Time workshop content
Each in-company time workshop can be tailored to the needs of the organisation. However, we find that the following content is a sound basis for most needs.
Course aim
To enable managers, specialists and support staff at all levels of experience to organise their time more effectively and so be more productive.
Benefits to the organisation
Participants are shown how to spend more time on what is important to the organisation and how to reduce the potential costs of pressure and stress.
Benefits to the individual
Being able to plan and prioritise in a changing world
Linking medium term goals to daily plans
Controlling interruptions and overcoming procrastination
Solving problems and hitting deadlines with less stress
Managing and integrating paper, email and the wider eworld
Improving meetings, delegation and work-life balance
Having a personal action plan
What you will learn
Principles: The Chicken Farmer Syndrome; unblocking your learning; Don Quixote, time traps and other hazards; deciding what is important and balancing the imbalances.
Planning Ahead: The Vision-to-Action cycle; solving problems and setting objectives; startline-focused plans and projects; diary management and the cure for ‘cancellitis’; scheduling and monitoring that hits deadlines.
Planning and Prioritising the Day: Flexible planning and prioritising amidst change; achieving the important, value-adding tasks, as well as the urgent; effective use of committed time.
Personal Time: Planning and protecting quality time for quality tasks; managing interruptions; saying ‘No’ and being assertive; managing personal health and stress; overcoming procrastination.
People Time: Getting the best from your boss and your people; delegating without abdicating; better group and one-to-one meetings; high tech meetings versus travel; crisis management, boundary management and better communication skills; ensuring more ROT (Return On Training).
Paper and Electronic Mail: Harnessing the power of PCs and paper; setting up your Filofax time management toolkit (where this option is chosen); how to manage your desk and clear the paper mountain; file management; the use and abuse of email; managing the in and outboxes; writing faster and better reports.
Personal Action Plan: Summary of the time management tips and techniques; personal planned changes; personal improvement measure; continued learning.
How you will apply it
Based on research on previous courses, you will increase your ability to plan, prioritise and schedule each day AND spend more time on the important rather than the urgent. Back at work you will more effectively be able to manage distractions, link medium-term plans to daily plans, set and achieve clear objectives and use lists to reduce forgetfulness. Understanding the benefits of how to say ‘No’, procrastinate less, decide what is personally important, improve the work/life balance and influence your organisation’s time culture are also areas in which you will able to be more effective.
The same research suggests that having a Filofax Management System as part of the course will increase your ability to implement the ideas learnt. However, further research is needed to confirm this. If your organization might be interested in taking part in such research please contact us.
Filofax systems are not included in our prices. They are an optional extra available at a discounted price.
