Highland Learning Academy

Course Overview

Do you make the most of your time or are you always chasing your tail? Do you use to-do lists? And do you know what tasks and activities to focus on at any given time?

Today, we have more demands on us than at any time in history at work and home. This has led to tighter deadlines, greater workload and competing priorities – it all adds up! In this workshop you’ll learn skills and techniques to help you prioritise your work and avoid time wasters. This time management training course is practical and experiential. You will work on your own personal time management issues, rather than theoretical set pieces.

Is it right for me?

This course is for busy people who want to be able to manage their time in the most effective way possible.

What will I learn?

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Set a positive intent for each day, with a clear purpose and priorities
• Define your overall purpose and set meaningful goals to help you to achieve it
• Prioritise daily tasks in a structured and methodical way
• Delegate your ‘time stealers‘ to prevent them from disrupting your purpose
• Implement tools and techniques to manage interruptions and distractions
• Negotiate better outcomes using a positive ‘no‘

What will it cover?

• Defining your purpose and priorities for each day
• Defining the overall purpose of your role
• Linking your objectives to key result areas and success measures 
• How to set SMART goals for yourself 
• Defining the importance and urgency of each task
• Using urgency/importance to plan and prioritise your work
• Managing interruptions and distractions that threaten to disrupt your purpose
• Defining your personal ‘time stealers‘ and how to deal with them 
• How to say ‘no‘ positively and assertively
• Removing the barriers to delegation
• Applying a simple structure to delegating appropriate tasks