Productivity and Time Managment Training

Taming the Time Monster: How to Stop Procrastinating, Start Planning, and Get More Done

Program Overview

Getting the most out of a 24-hour day is a constant challenge in our busy world: a bottomless inbox, tons of email, millions of meetings, etc. Too much to do and not enough time to do it is a common problem many people face in the workforce. Although we can’t give you more hours in the day, we can teach you how to decide what to do and when to do it. This high-energy, back-to-basics training program explains the fundamentals of time management: understanding the value of time, proven ways to get the most out of a day, how to balance work and home, techniques for eliminating time wasters, how to conquer procrastination, and more.

Program Objectives

At this program's conclusion, participants should be able to:

• List barriers to successful time management.
• Understand and demonstrate the use of to-do lists and the ABC prioritization technique.
• Explain the benefits and drawbacks of various calendar systems.
• Manage voicemail to reduce time spent checking messages.
• Write SMART goals and explain their benefit.
• Demonstrate how to say “no.”
• Delegate tasks and assignments.
• Develop an action plan for better use of time.
• Begin implementing goals created during the session.

Course Outline

Everyone Has 24 Hours a Day: The Realities of Time

What would you do with more time?  If you don't know, you hardly have a reason to manage your most valuable resource better.  In this introductory lesson, participants will evaluate and articulate their immediate, short-term, and long-term time management goals.

Jump Start Your Day: Proven Time Tools That Work

This section focuses on six easy steps participants can take to maximize their time: turning commuting time into productive time, staying on time, properly using a calendar, keeping track with to-do lists, and more.

Time Stealers Be Gone: Eliminating Time Wasters for Good

The telephone, voicemail, uninvited guests, and other distractions can ruin a well planned day.  In this component, participants will learn techniques to reduce time stealers and how to get a back on track.

Procrastination Pest: Killing That Bug for Good

I’ll put it off.  I’ll wait until tomorrow.  I’ll do it later.  Sound familiar?  Procrastination is a problem many people constantly battle.  This unit looks at why we procrastinate and techniques for conquering the problem once and for all.

Be SMART: Goal Setting for Peak Performance

Delegating and setting realistic and manageable goals is a critical skill for expert time managers to possess.  This portion explores the components of SMART goals and allows participants to practice developing long and short-term goals.

I'm Drowning: A Lifejacket Please

When there is truly too much to do and not enough time, prioritization is key.  This segment focuses on ways to better prioritize a heavy workload, how to communicate to others that, "it isn't all going to get done," and how to ask for help.

Working Better with Others: Meetings, Delegating, and Saying "No"

In this segment, participants will discover how to work better with others: what to do to prepare for a meeting, how to delegate work to others, and how to say, "no" to frivolous and unrealistic requests.

I'm Exhausted When I Get to Work: Tactics for Managing Home Time Better

Sometimes work feels like a vacation, especially when home is more stressful than the office.  In this concluding lesson, participants will look at practical ways to balance work and home, techniques for reducing home chores, and tips on streamlining activities.

At the program's conclusion, participants will have an understanding of time management techniques: how to use a to-do list, how to prioritize, how to stop procrastinating, and how to work better with others.