Time Management

Businesses are often referred to as organizations.  An organization is a body that is set up to meet needs.  Organizations satisfy needs by providing people with goods and services.  All organizations will have a formal structure which will be organized by function, product / activity, area, customer or process.  Business organizations will operate in a certain economic system.  Various groups of people have interest in business (stakeholders).  The business organization not only operates in an internal environment, but also an external environment, which is examined by a PEST analysis (Political, economic, social and technological factors). 

MODULES

AN INTRODUCTION TO TIME MANAGEMENT

• What are the direct benefits of effective time management
• Why is proper time management so important at all levels of business as well as in our private lives

Taming Time

• Knowing Your Time Management Style
• How You Relate to Time
• Your Environment
• Where Do the Hours Go?

A Few Myths About Managing Your Time

• Myth 1 : Time Management Is Just Another Label for Obsessive Behavior 
• Myth 2 : Time Management Extinguishes Spontaneity and Joy 
• Myth 3 : Maybe I Can Organize Myself, but My Company Can Never Organize Itself 
• Myth 4 : One Style Fits All 
  

Lining Up Your Ducks: Prioritize!

• The ABC System
• The Index Card/Post-it® System
• The Inventory System
• The Payoff System
• The  Pareto Principle
  

Procrastination: The Thief of Time

• What’s Behind Procrastination?
• Why Do You Procrastinate?
• What Are You Procrastinating About?
• The Eight Factors

Rocks, Blocks, Goals, and Clusters

• Establishing Goals
• Leave Me Alone!
• Doing Nothing
• Clustering
• Discovering Patterns
• What’s Your Clock?
• A Few Hints

How to Delegate Effectively

• To Whom Can You Delegate?
• What Can You Delegate?
• Why Is It Hard to Delegate?
• The Key Steps of Delegation

Learning to Say No

• What to Say No to
• How to Say No
• Dealing with Meetings and Committees
• If You’re Not the Chairperson
  

The Art of Anticipating

• How Well Do You Anticipate?
• The Parking Meter Syndrome
• The False Deadline Strategy
• The Pack-Rat Approach
• Gobbledygook
• The Wallenda Effect 
• Bell’s Blessing (or Curse)
• The Ultimate Setbacks 

Plugging Time Leaks

• Time Leak 1: Socializing
• Time Leak 2: Misplacing Things
• Time Leak 3: Forgetting Things 
• Time Leak 4: Commuting and Air Travel
• Time Leak 5: Reading Time
• Time Leak 6: Long-Winded People 

Power Tools for Time Management

• Five Essential Questions
• The Basic Hardware
• Soft Tools
• The Ultimate Tool: Your Environment