Course Objectives

• Understand the essential concepts of effective time management.
• Identify and overcome the major time-wasters at the work place.
• Develop and implement specific methods to save time at the work place.
• Identify misconceptions regarding time and stress management.

Course Outline.

• Introduction
• The value of Time

• Typical manager’s network
• Conflicting demands on your time
• Time: your scarcest resource
• Basic principles of time management

• Factors that determine your Effectiveness in Time Management

• Refining your roles & value system
• Your leadership style
• Your communication style
• Degree of self-organization
• How good are you as a “ Time Banker “
• Conflict resolution strategies

• The Concept of Time Logs

• Examples of time wasting activities
• How effective are your bit-by-bit managerial activities throughout the day?
• Management activities summary

• Common Time Wasters

• Conquering 10 big time-killers

• The Relationship Between Time Management & Effective Management

• How to prepare and establish a course of action for yourself and others
• The unorganized manager ( a video-based presentation)
• Gaining control of the wok flow
• Working from a clean desk
• Effective delegation
• Making the best of group problem solving
• Effective meeting management
• Motivating & leading your work teams
• Making subordinates time conscious

• Finding Ways to Save Time

• Working smarter, not harder
• The do-less approach
• The wok-faster approach

• Benchmarking
• Speed reading

• Saying “No” to unreasonable demands
• How to handle interruptions

• Managing Stress
• How does stress affect you?

• Flight or Fight response
• learning to relax
• How to manage self-generated stress

Who Can Benefit?

• Professionals who want greater control of their time, management style and life