Effective Time Management Skills To Boost Your Productivity

Become More Productive with Proven Techniques for Managing Your Time More Effectively

What you'll learn
Our comprehensive easy-to-follow Time Management course gives you the tools, skills & proven techniques to boost your productivity and get more out of every day
The course has its own workbook & Action Plan, downloadable in the first “Course Introduction” module, so you can practice and reinforce what you have learned
You will get a great insight into prioritization, avoiding Time Robbers, planning, delegation, SMART goals, how to get organized and time mapping
Module 1: How to Prioritize :: Prioritizing Your Work » Values and Priorities » The Prioritization Grid » Urgent versus Important » Benefit versus Effort
Module 2: Time Robbers :: About Time Robbers » Time Robbers Imposed by Others » Time Robbers Imposed by You
Module 3: Planning Your Work :: Benefits of Planning » Tools for Efficient Planning » Planning vs Scheduling » Five Minutes Before the Hour
Module 4: The Four D's :: Dump, Delay, Delegate and Do » Using the 4 Ds » Guidelines for Keeping a Piece of Paper » What Makes the 4 Ds Easy
Module 5: How to Delegate Effectively :: What is Delegation? » 5 Levels of Delegation » 5 Steps to Delegation » Keeping Responsibility » When You Can't Delegate
Module 6: Setting SMART Goals for Yourself :: Set Goals NOW » Know What You Want to Accomplish » The Three Ps of Goals » How to Create SMART Goals
Module 7: Getting Organized :: Benefits » To-Do Lists & 80-20 » Your Workspace » E-mails » Batching Technique » Streamlining & STING » Meetings & Phone Calls
Module 8: Time Mapping :: What is a Time Map? » Scheduling of Demanding Tasks » Productivity Analysis » Using Technology in Time Mapping
Requirements
You don't need any prior training or experience: just the desire to improve your productivity - whether in your work, home or social activities - with better time management.
Description
Are you looking to get more productive by managing your time better?Don’t we all waste more time than we would admit?Well, we have the solution!Whether you’re new to the subject and need a solid foundation in time management, or want a new course to provide a “best practice” refresher, this course is a great skills enhancer and provides a reference for whatever you may want in the future!With every ZandaX business and personal development course, you get a workbook with an Action Plan (downloadable from the short “General Introduction” module at the start of each course). These are a great addition because they enable you to revisit and review your progress in a structured framework that is proven to work.Our business and soft skills presenters have been chosen for their clarity and professionalism in getting the message across. You'll be engaged as well as educated!And we don’t woffle! Do you want to sit through hours of over-explaining before you get the knowledge you need? We doubt it! So we make sure that everything is covered in easy-to-follow video lessons, and we get to the point so you make the best use of your time.The course teaches you:How to Prioritize – using the Prioritization Grid that suits youTime Robbers – those imposed by others, and the ones you createPlanning Your Work – Guidelines and Tools for effective planningThe Four Ds – using a simple but effective way to manage your tasksHow to Delegate Effectively – knowing when, how and whether to delegateSetting SMART Goals for Yourself – how to make sure you’re aiming rightTechniques for Getting Organized – here’s a whole batch of proven toolsTime Mapping – using time maps to boost your productivityEach lecture is self-contained, so you don’t need to sit through them all: once you’re at a comfortable level, you’ll be able to use this as your reference library, where you can select what you want to view.The course is aimed at anyone who wants a focused, practical guide to getting more out of every day – and reaping the benefits of higher productivity that will follow.Upon completion (and with a little practice…) you will be able to use some amazingly simple, but highly effective, techniques to manage your time better than you’ve ever done.We’ll say it again: don’t forget the course workbook and Action Plan – downloadable with the first “General Introduction” module at the start of each course – which uses in-course summaries and assessments with post-course reviews to really help you to develop your skills. And don’t forget to revisit and review the course as often as you want!So this course is genuinely much more than just a talk-through video. We don’t think you’ll find better value, so why not enrol with us now?

Overview

Section 1: How to Prioritize

Lecture 1 Prioritizing Your Work

Lecture 2 Values and Priorities

Lecture 3 The Prioritization Grid

Lecture 4 Urgent versus Important

Lecture 5 Benefit versus Effort

Section 2: Time Robbers

Lecture 6 About Time Robbers

Lecture 7 Time Robbers Imposed by Others

Lecture 8 Time Robbers Imposed by You

Section 3: Planning your Work

Lecture 9 The Benefits of Planning

Lecture 10 Guidelines and Tools for Efficient Planning

Lecture 11 The Difference Between Planning and Scheduling

Lecture 12 Five Minutes Before the Hour

Section 4: The 4 Ds

Lecture 13 Dump, Delay, Delegate and Do

Lecture 14 Using the Four Ds

Lecture 15 Guidelines for Keeping a Piece of Paper

Lecture 16 What Makes the Fours Ds Easy

Section 5: How to Delegate Effectively

Lecture 17 Learning to Delegate

Lecture 18 The Five Levels of Delegation

Lecture 19 Five Steps to Delegation

Lecture 20 Keeping Responsibility

Lecture 21 When You Cannot Delegate

Section 6: Setting SMART Goals for Yourself

Lecture 22 Why You Need to Set Goals Now

Lecture 23 Knowing What You Want to Accomplish

Lecture 24 The Three Ps of Goals

Lecture 25 SMART Goals

Section 7: Techniques for Getting Organized

Lecture 26 The Benefits of Being Organized

Lecture 27 Organizing with To Do Lists and the 80-20 Rule

Lecture 28 Organizing Your Workspace

Lecture 29 Effective Email Operation

Lecture 30 The Batching Technique

Lecture 31 Streamlining with STING

Lecture 32 Meeting And Phone Calls

Section 8: Time Mapping

Lecture 33 What is a Time Map?

Lecture 34 Scheduling of Demanding Tasks

Lecture 35 Productivity Analysis

Lecture 36 Using Technology in Time Mapping

Anyone who recognises that we all waste time, and wants to improve their productivity in order to reduce problems with workload and stress.,After the course, you’ll have a solid grasp of what makes for good time management, and how to use proven techniques that will change how your days work out.,The course is also a great resource you can refer back to – with the help of the Action Plan - to continually develop your skills.