Managing Time and Tasks Training

Who Should Attend?

Upon successful completion of the Managing Time and Tasks course, you will be able to:

• Understand the relationship between time management style and personality preferences.
• Select your personal preferences for working efficiently.
• Assess your time management style.
• Outline traditional time management steps.
• Acknowledge when traditional time management works well.
• Identify when traditional time management does not work well.
• Recognize the causes of procrastination.
• Implement tips to overcome procrastination.
• Use a four-step strategy to make to-do lists manageable.
• Initiate one of three options to handle incoming paper.
• Analyze the reasons clutter accumulates.
• Clear out clutter and organize your workspace.
• Apply time-saving techniques.
• Determine when tasks can be automated.
• Utilize the priority matrix.
• Identify the priorities and boundaries of your job.
• Designate the priorities of a balanced life.
• Blend the strengths of the four time management styles to customize your own mix of efficiency and comfort.

Module One: A Personalized Approach to Time Management

• Personality and time management style
• Defining time management
• Traditional time management
• Nontraditional time management

Module Two: Your Time Management Style

• Working smarter
• Assessing time management style
• Identifying your personality style

Module Three: The Traditional Approach to Time Management

• Coordinating time management and personality styles
• Appreciating traditional time management
• Capitalizing on various time management styles
• Customizing your time management approach
• Perceptions and misperceptions

Module Four: Eliminating Procrastination

• Understanding procrastination
• Overcoming procrastination
• Categorizing tasks

Module Five: Managing People/Managing Self

• Setting boundaries
• Managing interruptions
• Building a support network

Module Six: Managing Paper

• Eliminating clutter
• Clutter phobia
• Maintaining a clutter free environment
• Organizing your files
• Saving time
• Assessing the task

Module Seven: Balancing Act

• Balancing life
• Eliminating tainted time
• Waste time, want time
• Establishing your limits
• Planning for the unexpected
• Energy builders
• What next

Appendix

• Understanding procrastination
• Saying “no” to the boss scenarios
• Your desk blueprint
• Master list
• Time management style grid
• How well does your time management work?
• Priority matrix