TIME MANAGEMENT

Overview

Time management is all about using one of your most precious resources to achieve your key goals. It means investing time to make time, so you can get more done, and have the freedom to do more of the things you want.

This event aims to:

• Make you aware of how you spend your time each day;
• Set priorities so you know what is important to you – and what isn’t; and
• Develop habits that will ensure you use your time effectively.Learning Objectives

By the end of the event delegates will be:

• Motivated to improve their own time management skills;
• Able to produce realistic plans for improving their use of time, based on personal time logs;
• Able to identify and eliminate time wasting habits; and
• Able to recognise the difference between being busy and effective.

Programme

This programme is a one-day event aimed at introducing staff to basic time management techniques. It uses a mix of training methods including the use of the BBC video – “Managing Time”. A time-log would be sent out with the joining instructions for use on the course.

The maximum number of delegates for this event would be – 12

09.15
Introduction
Domestics

09.30
Assumptions about time
Personal time management problems
Exercise- “Do you manage your time?”

10.00
How do you spend your time?
Time Logs
Evaluate results
Identify changes needed

10.30
Break

10.45
Time wasters
Systems and procedures
Can’t say No
Poor communication
Paperwork –In-Tray
Self discipline

11.30
BBC video- “Managing Time”
Exercise around the video
Take-back

12.15
Lunch

13.15
Setting goals
Establishing priorities
Developing a plan
Urgent versus Important
In-Tray exercise
Feedback

14.15
Planning ahead
The rewards of good planning
Aids to good planning
Know yourself
Include long-term goals
Take time to think

15.15
Break

15.30
Time thieves
Telephone calls
Visitors
Meetings

16.00
Pressure v Time
Do more
Have more energy
Reduce pressure
Be more in control
Feel better about yourself

16.30
Review and closure