In today's less structured and information-driven workplace, our daily dilemma is that we have too much to do and not enough time to do it. With critical deadlines, competing and/or changing priorities and an avalanche of information to digest, individuals often feel overwhelmed if not stressed. Being able to manage time effectively is basic to managing individual and organizational performance.
This course will provide a practical examination of time management issues facing the participants and help participants understand their own time management problems; establish and maintain a system for prioritizing; plan their time, identify and change their poor work habits. With effective time management skills, individuals will be able to better manage the daily challenge of their professional and personal responsibilities to enjoy life outside of work.
The course is highly participative with personality profiling, self-assessments, stress and time management games and activities throughout.
This course also looks at the causes of time and stress management difficulties and offers concrete and practical solutions.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Understand and identify personal causes of stress
- Apply some of the principles of time management to increase productivity on the job and at home, and enhance the quality of work with less stress
- Understand and recognize the different work styles, and learn to better understand self, to empathize and relate well to people especially in group projects
TRAINING OBJECTIVES
As a result of this course, participants will:
- Have a clear understanding of stress and what causes it
- Be able to highly effective personal strategies, plans and techniques to deal with stress
- Gain a clearer picture of their priorities, both in work and outside
- Learn how to link their short, medium and long-term goals
- Be able to manage and control interruptions and behave more assertively
- Make an informed choice about the best diary system for them and be able to apply simple, practical principles of diary management
- Make better use of their time by making fewer lists but doing more of the things on them!
TARGET AUDIENCE
The programme is designed for designated Members of staff and Top Management Staff.
COURSE OUTLINE
Stress in an organizational context
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- Where does stress come from?
- What is the impact on your organization?
- Trends in recent years
The psychology and physiology of stress
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- What is pressure; what is stress?
- Causes and effects of pressure and stress
- Recognizing and reducing my sources of stress
- The 4-way stress model
Strategies, plans and techniques for coping with stress
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- The communication file structure
- Circles of influence and circles of concern
- SMARTER objective setting
- The importance of achieving control
Management Indices - Goal setting at work and at home
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- Balancing work and home
- Building a goal tree
- Achieving the right balance of progress and maintenance
- Parkinson’s law
Effective Leadership and Emotional intelligence
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- Prioritizing your work
- Scheduling techniques
- Using your diary to say ‘no!’
Minutes and Report Writing Skills
