Time Management

Course Overview
Get a grip on priorities, identify your "time traps," and make every minute count by using these practical planning aids. Control your use of time. Make the best use of your personal energy. Set your priorities.

 

Objectives

To help you determine how you presently use time
To make you aware of the portion of time over which you have control
To teach you how to make the most effective use of the time under your control
To help you handle time not under your control in a more efficient way
To allow you to use time the way you choose (work, play, or rest)

 

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Course Outline

 

Introduction

Learning Objectives and Agenda

 

Module 1: Time Management Principles

Tyranny of the Urgent

Control of Your Time

Three Tests of Time

Case Study: Learn Through Experience

How Would You Handle These Situations?

Prime Time

Setting Priorities

Criteria for Setting Priorities

Your Use of Time

 

Module 2: Time Management Techniques

Planning

Long-Term Planning Techniques

Short-Term Planning Tools

Conference Planner

Case Study: Another Day at the Office

Common Time-Wasters

Procrastination

Personal Needs

Environmental Time-Wasters

When Things Go Wrong

Dealing with Time Wasters

Case Study: The Program Really Works

 

Module 3: Time Management Innovations

Evaluate Your Use of the Latest Technology

 

Module 4: Time-Saving Tips for Travelers

Traveler's Checklist of Time-Saving Tips

 

Module 5: Action Planning

Applying What You've Learned

Keeping a Daily Time Log

Time Analyzer

Planning for Improved Time Use

Progress Survey

 

Conclusion

Learning Objectives Review