Major Time Management Challenges

Overview/Description
 This course helps managers save a lot in terms of time, money and resources by delegating effectively, controlling meetings, controlling time-eaters and avoiding procrastination.

Target Audience
 Any professional who is about to be or wants to be promoted to a managerial position, has recently become a manager, or is responsible for supervising the work done by others.

Expected Duration
3.0 hours

Lesson Objectives:

Controlling Those Who Steal Your Time

  • realize the value of controlling those who steal your time.
  • identify techniques to control telephone interruptions.
  • identify the steps to be taken to control interruptions by visitors.
  • identify ways to deal with paperwork.
  • be able to choose from the different tools for managing time.

    • Delegating Effectively  

  • be able to realize the value of delegating effectively.
  • identify the steps for creating a proactive communications climate.
  • identify the steps to delegate effectively.
  • identify ways to prevent reverse delegation.

    • Controlling Meetings

  • realize the value of planning in making meetings effective.
  • identify methods to make meetings effective.
  • identify the contents of a meeting plan.

    • Overcoming Procrastination

  • realize the value of tackling procrastination.
  • identify the reasons for procrastination.
  • identify the technique to use when tackling procrastination, given a scenario.

    • Course Number: PD0103