Planning & Time Management

Training Provided by Spectrum Training Services This exciting programme will enable you to assess your current relationship with time and identify how that could be improved. You will also ensure that valuable time is well spent and recognise that doing the right thing is as important as doing things right! We will provide you with tools and techniques to make sure you are in charge of how your time is spent and in addition you will learn how to control those time thieves the people who steal your time without causing offence.

Planning & Time Management Planning & Time Management Course Aim This exciting programme will enable you to assess your current relationship with time and identify how that could be improved. You will also ensure that valuable time is well spent and recognise that doing the right thing is as important as doing things right! We will provide you with tools and techniques to make sure you are in charge of how your time is spent and in addition you will learn how to control those time thieves the people who steal your time without causing offence. Course Objectives To enable learners to identify and adopt skills and habits that will allow them to make the best use of time planning, prioritising, having clear objectives and dealing with time thieves. Leading to a more productive, less stressed professional who recognises how to make the most of the time available, to be not only efficient, but also effective. By the end of this course, delegates will be able to: Have a clear understanding of the key results areas for their own job. Recognise the need to plan to achieve objectives Identify their time thieves Develop strategies for dealing with time thieves Deal assertively with interruptions Recognise and evaluate where their own time goes Developed techniques for assessing the importance and urgency of different tasks. Identified balance in their ability to manage time in a way which does not conflict with important cultural traditions. Benefit from better meetings, improved delegation and higher productivity Apply the time management techniques and practices that they have learnt immediately on returning to work Method & Approach A highly interactive workshop which utilises state of the art business activities, business simulations and practical activities to help you to apply the techniques. Participants will be provided with support that is committed to their success and development through coaching and personal feedback. The aim is for this to be an enjoyable and rewarding learning experience and that the mix of style and learning techniques will prove valuable to those that attend. Training Effectiveness Joy Wilson believes in creating optimal learning experiences to reach all of your learners whatever their leaning preferences. Through accelerated learning methodologies she will engage learners, and generate response-ability to ensure that the positive effects of active learning result in improved individual and organisational performance. Course Content Course content includes: Day One Time and Task Management Getting organised your priorities The cost of poor time management on you, on others, on the company Personal Assessment Diagnostic How to recognise Time stealers in your daily work How to deal with Time stealers Cultural issues - the relative importance of family and work, the tradition of courtesy towards even unannounced visitors & the different value placed upon time, timeliness and punctuality Recognising the different values of culture and adopting time management skills and techniques in a way which balances the commercial requirements of the company with cultural norms of behaviour Understanding your own habits which result in lost time Recognizing your style (Free me up! for people who never have enough time, Happy days- are you doing lots and not getting much pleasure from it? Pest control- perhaps other people are your biggest problem Ways of breaking your bad time management habits The real meaning of the word Priority How to differentiate between Important and Urgent Set your objective activity How to create and monitor an effective Time Budget Day Two Managing Others and Delegation Communicating effectively The wrong way to delegate Agreement, authority and feedback Barriers to delegation When to delegate Choosing the right person to delegate to Giving effective support Keeping the task delegated When the delegate makes mistakes A model for effective delegation Delegation skills practice Day Three Work Planning and Project Management Creating systems and defending your time Creating your own time management strategy Effective use of lists and reminders Setting up and using effective personal organisation systems Dealing with conflicting priorities The principles of cooperative time management Negotiating with colleagues and with seniors over priorities and time allocation Planning to eliminate recurring time burdens Saving future time by using preventive and contingent planning Problem solving techniques Making it all work - things to do immediately after the course

About The Training Provider: Spectrum Training Services

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