Time Management - Virtual Classroom

Are you ready to improve yourself? This Virtual Time Management course is designed to give you the practical skills to tackle common problems that are associated with poor time management. Rather than giving you excuses for repeatedly missing deadlines, procrastinating and not actioning important tasks, feeling overloaded and disorganised, the workshop provides a range of time management tools, techniques and ways of thinking that will enable you to actually take control of your time management by planning and prioritising tasks effectively. This will serve to enhance your overall effectiveness and allow you to achieve more in shorter periods and will give you back a sense of control.

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“The course trainer was clearly well experienced and knowledgeable and communicated clearly throughout. This course was excellent.”

“Very useful course, I learnt a lot of information that I will be able to take back into the work place. Overall the course was excellent.”

"A very interesting course that introduced me to new techniques, that I will be implementing. It was well presented with a good pace of delivery."

Certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included

Course Outline

Do you:

• Feel like work and life are managing you rather than the other way around?
• Procrastinate and put off jobs that really need to be actioned?
• Often run late and over schedule yourself?
• Feel the need to make excuses for being late, missing deadlines or not being in control of a situation or your workload?

This time management course will give you an understanding of how important and precious time is to you and others around you and will give you the skills to reduce interruptions and minimise time “wasters” and time “stealers”. By the end of the time management course you will have been taught the skills to improve your own time management through better planning; prioritising; delegating; controlling your environment; understanding yourself and identifying what you will change about your habits, routines and attitude.

Course Content

The Time Management course is designed to cover the following areas:

– Defining Time

• What do we mean by “time management”?
• Recognising what good and poor time management is
• Understanding the causes and symptoms of poor time management
• Identifying “Time Stealers”

– Managing Time – A Process for Success

• Understanding the purpose of your job “Why are you here?”
• Understanding your Objectives
• Identifying your responsibilities and priorities
• Planning your tasks versus time available
• Urgent versus Important
• Meeting deadlines
• Eliminating “Time Wasters”

– Practical Tools & Techniques to get the most out of your job and your life

• Tools and techniques on how to prioritise your workload
• Using modern planning tools to optimum effect to develop proactive planning
• The importance of “Objectives” in Managing Time
• Effective In-Tray Management
• Utilising Scheduling tools – “To Do” Lists and Daily Time Logs
• Ensuring a work/life balance
• Reducing Stress in your life
• General Principles of Time Management

– Managing Other People’s Impact on your Time

• Asserting yourself with others
• Delegation Skills
• Managing Interruptions

This course is suitable for anyone looking to possess effective management skills and to make effective use of their time in personal and professional situations. This could include senior managers, operations managers, project managers, line managers, supervisors, team leaders, administrators and anyone who has to manage a challenging workload, prioritise tasks and work to strict deadlines.