Time Management Training

In this Time Management training course, you learn to develop a clear sense of purpose, structure priorities, overcome negative behaviour patterns, and leverage practical strategies, tools, and techniques to develop better time management skills. Effective time management skills help professionals make better decisions, meet deadlines, and achieve their goals. Learn how to manage your time and develop your own personal action plan with this practical 2-day course.

Time Management Training Delivery Methods

• In-Person

• Online

Time Management Training Information

• Time Management Training Course Benefits

  • Manage your time by implementing a framework to achieve goals
  • Make decisions about what you do and when
  • Apply a structured whole-brain process to shape your current and future commitments
  • Proactively schedule tasks, construct weekly plans, and create to-do lists
  • Adopt strategies and techniques to handle procrastination and interruptions

Time Management Training Outline

Module 1: Evaluating How You Manage Your Time

Essentials of time management

• Contrasting time planning and time management
• Avoiding the psychological time trap
• Taking control of your life through the choices you make

Determining your time style

• Evaluating your current strengths
• Characterising your personal style of time management
• Recognising opportunities for improvement
• Assessing the effect of your time style on others

Gaining control over your time

• Identifying your unique pivotal time-related issues
• Appraising your situation with an Issues/Impact matrix
• Targeting factors that adversely impact your time

Module 2: Structuring Your Responsibilities

Incorporating a time-planning process model

• Harnessing the power of a structured approach
• Reusing the model throughout your life
• Customising the model to fit your style and needs

Determining your primary purposes

• Assessing clarity of purpose
• Mind-mapping your current situation
• Defining the purpose for each of your commitments

Assessing your realities

• Weighing the value of current efforts
• Making choices in a planned way
• Deriving tasks — the raw material of time planning

Module 3: Creating Your Powerful Future

Envisioning where you want to be

• Leveraging the power of imagination
• Articulating your personal mission
• Choosing a future that works for you

Formulating challenging goals

• Creating a sense of direction
• Generating personal momentum for action
• Setting WISE goals

Moving toward your goals

• Initiating changes to your situation
• Selecting steps and actions

Module 4: Prioritising and Scheduling

Focusing your attention

• Taking steps to boost your concentration
• Profiling your energy levels
• Aligning tasks with your high and low periods

Proactively identifying your priorities

• Maximising the Important/Urgent matrix
• Applying the Pareto Principle for the greatest results
• Developing the habit of immediate attention

Building your schedule

• Assigning tasks into a weekly and daily schedule
• Scheduling to create greater work/life balance
• Creating a dynamic to-do list
• Reducing mental clutter

Module 5: Techniques for Controlling Your Time

Overcoming procrastination

• Identifying the root causes of inaction
• Beating the deadline-driven trap
• Approaching your tasks positively

Diffusing the impact of others

• Asserting yourself politely and calmly
• Conquering overcommitment

Dealing proactively with information overload

• Customising your workspace
• Stepping off the "e-mail-go-round"
• Evaluating your information flow and retrieval process

Module 6: Getting the Best Return on Your Time Investment

Analysing your progress

• Conducting regular reviews
• Comparing planned vs. actual usage with a time log

Changing your time habits for the better

• Calculating potential time savings
• Exercising the freedom to do it your way