Course duration
- 1 day
Course Benefits
- Practice using the most effective time management strategies.
- Create SMART goals.
- Take control of your email inbox.
- Understand flexibility vs. persistence when prioritizing.
- Build your support system.
Public expert-led online training from the convenience of your home, office or anywhere with an internet connection. Guaranteed to run .
Private classes are delivered for groups at your offices or a location of your choice.
Learn at your own pace with 24/7 access to an On-Demand course.
Course Outline
- Become an Expert in Time Management
- Respect Your Time
- Realize That Time Is Money
- How Much Is Your Time Worth?
- Develop a "My Time Is Money" Mind-set
- Do More by Doing Less
- Respect Others' Time
- Don't Keep Others Waiting
- Check if an Interruption Is Timely
- Spend Your Time Doing What You Truly Love to Do
- Personality and Time Management
- Time Management Skills
- Create Practical To-do Lists
- Manage Interruptions
- Ways to Circumvent Interruptions
- Let Your Phone Take the Message
- Check Your Email at Designated Times
- Handle People Interruptions
- Schedule Difficult and Boring Tasks
- Goals as a Motivational Tool for Time Management
- Respect Your Time
- Microsoft Outlook and Time Management
- Optimize Scheduling Tools
- Using the Inbox to Create Task Lists in Outlook
- Use Your Tasks as Work Lists
- Creating a Calendar Item from an Inbox Email
- Checking Email at Designated Times
- The Under-Two-Minute Rule
- Setting Up Rules
- Creating Folders and Archiving Email
- Creating Major and Subfolders
- Using Auto-archive
- Create a Distribution List
- Email Etiquette and Efficiency Tips
- Do's When Writing Email
- Understanding the Importance of Goal Setting
- Start Where You Are Planted
- Start Where You Are
- Have a Peer Role Model
- Have the Right Kind of Cheerleader
- Handle Stress Better
- Have Small "Wins"
- Why Goal Setting Is Important
- It Will Help You Find Purpose and Direction
- You Will Be More Productive with Your Time
- You Will Get Used to the Feeling of Success
- Optimism Will Become Second Nature to You
- Personal and Professional Growth Will Become Your Mantra
- Start Where You Are Planted
- Creating a Strategy to Achieve Smart Goals
- Understand What a SMART Goal Is
- Specific
- Measurable
- Attainable
- Relevant
- Checking if Your Goal Is Relevant
- Time Bound
- Identify the Right Tools for Goal Setting
- Understand What a SMART Goal Is
- Implementing by Building a Support System
- How to Find Supporters
- Understand Your Strengths and Weaknesses
- Identify Skills You Need
- Different Types of Supporters
- Supporters at Work
- Professional Supporters
- Support Groups
- Turn Your Social Network into Your Cheerleading Network
- Being Selective
- Whom to Avoid
- Sharing Your Goals
- Make Yourself Accountable
- Sustaining Goal Setting for Success
- Persistence
- Don't Give up at the First Sign of Difficulty
- Be Persistent in Taking Small Steps
- Recover and Recuperate
- Flexibility
- Failure Is Learning
- Changing Your Approach
- Celebrating Small Wins
- Grow Where You Are Planted
- Believe in Yourself
- Make Goal Setting a Habit
Class Materials
Each student will receive a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the class examples.
Instructor-led courses are offered via a live Web connection, at client sites throughout Europe, and at our Geneva Training Center.