Taming the Chaos: The Essentials of Time Management

About

 “Time = life; therefore, waste your time and waste of your life or master your time and master your life.”

Alan Lakein

Are deadlines running your life?  Too busy to achieve everything you want to in work and home life? Is today’s hectic lifestyle getting to be a little bit too much?

You need to learn to Tame the Chaos. Over two days learn to master the tools and skills you need to take control of your workload in today’s chaotic world.

This in depth seminar focuses on the essentials of time management in a busy workplace.  Learn how to delegate effectively, manage time in a crisis, ensure your meetings are run more effectively. 

Control your email rather than letting your email control you and find out what the best tools to ensure you make the most out the time available to your in work and at home.

 

Learning Outcomes:

This seminar will develop your skills in:

  • Get better results through effective time management and planning
  • Spend more time on higher yield projects
  • Learn key components of effective goal setting
  • Manage priorities based on urgency, validity and importance
  • Set up your goals and priorities
  • Get more out of meetings
  • Managing and reducing interruptions

 

Who should attend?

Taming the Chaos is a must attend course for busy people at all levels of business.  In 2009, Taming the Chaos was one of our top in house courses, if you think your organisation would benefit by holding Taming the Chaos in house, contact us now.

 

Training methodology

This intensive 2-day master class will combine tutorial sessions and case studies with interactive learning exercises. All attendees will be provided with a workbook and a certificate of completion.

Outline

Day One

Planning, Goal setting and achievement

• Setting the right goals
• Prioritising your goals for maximum effectiveness
• Understanding what really drives you
• Planning your day to make the most of every minute

Identify and limit time wasting and procrastination
• How to say no – a guide to refusing unreasonable requests
• Why do we procrastinate and put things off?
• Tools, tips and strategies for avoiding procrastination
• Managing multiple priorities

Email and voicemail management
• Time management in Outlook
• Taming the email inbox
• Controlling your calendar
• Storing, searching and sorting your email for future reference
• Knowing when to delete

Web time management
• Using the internet as an effective tool rather than a time waster
• Internet tools and technologies for time management

Working with people in stressful, time limited situations
• Different personality styles and how to work with them
• Time management in a crisis
• What to do when it all goes wrong
• Ensuring increased quality with increased productivity

Day Two

Time management for managers

• How to become effective at delegating low priority issues and items
• Limiting distractions for staff
• Implementing to do lists
• Getting your staff to focus on their objectives and goals
• Making the most of your team and support staff
• Managing your manager

Get more out of meetings

• How do meetings waste time?
• Setting time effective agendas
• How to be an effective chairperson?
• Dealing with conflict in a meeting
• How to get a meeting back on track
• Dealing with distractions and eliminating interruptions

Plugging Time Leaks

• Too much socialising
• Misplacing things
• Forgetting things
• Make the most of commuting
• Long-winded people

Dealing with stress and pressure

• Use pressure as a motivator rather than a stressor
• Work our when stress and pressure are hurting your goals
• Techniques and tips for stress management – what works for you?
• Reducing the impact of stress on your team

Work/Life balance

• Gain a much needed balance between professional goals and personal time

Facilitator

Dr David Keane

Dr David Keane has devoted his life and career to helping leaders create workplaces that are capable of bringing out the best in people and helping people discover more purpose and fulfilment in life and work.   He is an expert on time management, the habits of successful people, and getting the balance right between your work and personal life.

Over the last 20 years he has worked with some of the world’s top business and government leaders to unlock the secrets of their success.  He believes that everybody has their own version of “success” and it is critically important for people to define what success means to them. 

Dr Keane is a master teacher and coach who has transformed the lives of people from all walks of life.  In the last 3 years alone, he has personally coached over 600 people.

David is a former business school dean, university professor, and business executive who has published many articles on various management issues.

Dr David Keane is also facilitating:

In-house Training

Do you have a number of staff who would benefit from this course? Find out more about running Taming the Chaos: The Essentials of Time Management, in-house at your organisation or ask us about our team training discounts:

Contact Lone M Tapp (Director, Bright*Star Training) on 09 912 3610 or fill in the form below.

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Do you have a number of staff who would benefit from this course? Find out more about running Taming the Chaos: The Essentials of Time Management, in-house at your organisation or ask us about our team training discounts:

Contact Lone M Tapp (Director, Bright*Star Training) on 09 912 3610 or fill in the form below.