Personal Productivity Workshop
Course Duration 1 Day
Most people find that they wish they had more time in a day. This workshop will show participants how to organize their lives and find those hidden moments. Participants will learn how to establish routines, set goals, create an efficient environment, and use time-honoured planning and organizational tools to maximize their personal productivity.
Personal Productivity is a goal most of us have. Through this workshop your participants will be
on the right track in achieving that goal. Some people blame everything that goes wrong in their life on something or someone else, but through this workshop your participants will take ownership and begin to lead a more productive life.
Course Objectives
At the end of the course participants will be able to :
- Set and evaluate SMART goals
- Use routines to maximize their productivity
- Use scheduling tools to make the most of their time
- Stay on top of their to-do list
- Start new tasks and projects on the right foot
- Use basic project management techniques
- Organize their physical and virtual workspaces for maximum efficiency
- Take back time from e-mail and handheld devices
- Beat procrastination
Course Outline
Setting SMART Goals
The Three P’s
The SMART Way
Prioritizing Your Goals
Evaluating and Adapting
The Power of Routines
What is a Routine?
Personal Routines
Professional Routines
Six Easy Ways to Simplify Your Life
Scheduling Yourself
Clear and Defined
The Simple Secret of Successful
Time Management
Developing a Tracking System
Scheduling Appointments
Scheduling Tasks
Keep Yourself on Top of Tasks
The One-Minute Rule
The Five-Minute Rule
What to do When You Feel like You’re Sinking
Tackling New Tasks and Projects
The Sliding Scale
A Checklist for Getting Started
Evaluating and Adapting
Using Project Management Techniques
The Triple Constraint
Creating the Schedule
Using a RACI Chart
Creating a Workspace
Setting Up the Physical Layout
Ergonomics 101
Using Your Computer Efficiently
Organizing Files and Folders
Organizing Paper Files
Organizing Electronic Files
Scheduling Archive and CleanUp
Managing E-Mail
Using E-mail Time Wisely
Taking Action!
Making the Most of Your E-mail Program
Taking Time Back from Handheld Devices
Tackling Procrastination
Why We Procrastinate
Nine Ways to Overcome Procrastination
Eat That Frog!
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