Workplace Skills 101: Time Management - Live, Virtual Class (1 day workshop)

This course is part of our workplace skills 101 series, designed for companies and organisations. The series is taught by an Industrial and Organisational (IO) Psychologist. So what is IO Psychology? IO psychologists focus on the behaviour of employees in the workplace. They apply psychological principles and research methods to improve the overall work environment, including performance, communication, professional satisfaction and safety. They can do this through a number of ways, such as observation, or in this case, through workshops and online courses aimed at employees.

There are many variables that determine how well an organisation or company operates. Effective communication and conflict resolution, process evaluation, professional competence and effective management are examples of the components necessary for businesses to succeed. Often, shortcomings in any of these areas can be traced back to the ways employees are selected, trained, share information or interact. IO psychologists use their knowledge of human behaviour to address these challenges.

IO psychology techniques can be applied to all types of organisational and workplace settings, such as manufacturing, commercial enterprises, labor unions and health care facilities. Specific applications can include creative strategic thinking, delegating skills, effective decision-making strategies, team development, emotional intelligence for teams, performance feedback and coaching, leadership skills, and work-life balance.

How does this class work?

This is a virtual, live online class, taught by a tutor in real-time. It requires a minimum of five learners to run (i.e. you’ll need to enrol 5 learners). The customer (e.g. organisation/company) can select their own class date/s. The tutor will use diagrams, illustrations, and examples to teach the course. You will also be provided with digital course material (where necessary), that you will use during the course. The tutor will give students the opportunity to interact with him/her during or after the lessons.

Key features of class:

• 1-day, 4hr live, online workshop
• Taught by an IO Psychologist
• Requires a minimum of five learners to run
• The customer (i.e. organisation/company) can select their own class date/s
• Course material provided, where necessary
• Course can be taken remotely, from any where in the world
• Ideal for both concentrated or dispersed employees
• No exams required upon completion of course

What’s covered in this workshop?

In this workshop, you will learn how to manage your time, understand the practical processes and the effective applications, that will help you to literally ‘live’ the lessons taught in this workshop. You will learn how to become more focused on your priorities, become better organised and be more productive. Topics include, learning how to spend time on things that are most important and designing the key to managing multiple priorities and a large amounts of information.

What is effective time management in the workplace?

In short, time management is planning how to efficiently use and deliberately control the time you spend to maximise productivity. In short, get more done in less time. Other upsides include, improved work quality and better job satisfaction.

Effective time management involves actively prioritising tasks and responsibilities, then scheduling the week to ensure time is spent on the most critical tasks. By effectively planning how to spend each day, one can better manage distractions that occur.

Time management allows us to wisely define how we use our work hours – and concentrate on the tasks that warrant our focus. Poor time management can cause employees to become overwhelmed with their workload and their work/life balance can suffer.

All you need is an internet connection and a device, such as a smart phone, tablet, laptop or PC, and an internet connection. We recommend you access it using either a laptop or desktop computer through Google Chrome.