Objectives
Use simple frameworks for planning, including allocating and
Course Details
Objectives
Use simple frameworks for planning, including allocating and managing priorities, scheduling work, working proactively and reactively and project planning
Understand and develop skills necessary to get assigned work completed on time.
Use basic planning project tools to plan work strategy
Set goals and targets effectively and efficiently
Learn how to establish and maintain task deadlines
Understand the characteristics of colleagues who assist in our work assignments
Develop positive interpersonal techniques for better management of our work
Learn how to plan work balancing the constraints of time, cost, scope and quality
Understand the role of stakeholders in a project and learn techniques of stakeholder management
Develop techniques to deal with organizational change, including delegation and empowerment
Develop communication and human interaction skills with others
Understand and develop skills necessary to set goals in a strategic and organizational context
Consider methods of improving decision making
Understand how delegation can be used in setting of goals and planning
Identify decision making processes and how they impact on organizations
Develop the ability to make higher quality decisions as individuals and teams
Outline
Effective Time, Task & Work Planning Setting your Foundation – Organizing your Time, Tasks and Office Systems :-
Assessing your present productiveness and areas for improvement
Activity logs, effective to-do lists and action programs
Managing your workflow, files, emails and office effectively
The urgent/important matrix
Leverage – achieving much more with the same effort
Achieving Results through Planning, Prioritizing and Delegation :-
Mind-mapping for planning, problem solving and decision making at work
Gantt charts – planning small to medium sized projects
Effective scheduling – planning to make the best use of your time
Goal setting and meeting multiple deadlines
The art of delegating
Overcoming Challenges in Time, Task, Work Planning Effectiveness :-
Managing interruptions and minimizing distractions
Dealing with late, disorganized or difficult people
Managing conflicting priorities and last minute changes
Overcoming procrastination
Running productive team meetings and making group decisions
Working with others to Achieve Results :-
Team Leadership and improving team effectiveness
Effective Communication skills
Emotional Intelligence and People Skills
The art of concise clear conversations
Listening and giving feedback
Managing Yourself to Achieve Life Long Success :-
Energizing and motivating yourself
Managing your stress and achieving work-life balance
Improving your concentration and focus
Increasing self-discipline, breaking bad habits and negative behaviors
The effective habits of a good time task manager
Goal Setting, Planning & Decision Making Current Status of Setting Goals, Planning and Decision Making :-
Course purpose, goals and objectives
Overview and context of organizational change and the impact on goals, planning and decision making
Understanding of the current status of the organization, team and personal work
Review of management processes and skill areas
Using a planning process to set goals and get work started
Importance of Goal Setting and Planning Management :-
Integrating goals, scope, work structure and management planning
Identifying initial resource requirements
Identifying risk techniques that affect work assignments, priorities and deadlines
Communication that responds to: who, what where, when, how, why
Understanding the importance of quality planning in work assignments
Setting Priorities and Making Decisions in the Planning Process :-
Using planning to ensure task priorities are established
Planning for time management, scheduling and meeting deadlines
Improving communications and listening skills
Planning for delegation responsibility and authority
Techniques for making good decisions
Working with Your Team :-
Identifying skills required to obtain the help of others
The importance of group skills to achieve team success
The importance of interpersonal skills in making personal and team decisions
Empowering the team through delegation and decision making
The importance of effective communication in team relations
Developing Personal and Team Change Action Plans :-
Innovation and improvement for personal and team change
Identification of change processes and human change
Techniques to set personal and team change goals
Dealing with people who do not want change
Developing an action plan for personal and team change
Who Should Attend ?
Anyone who desires to learn practical management techniques that will assist them in making good decisions, setting personal and team goals and develop personal and team plans Line and functional Managers, Team Leaders and Supervisors in organizations of all sizes Intermediate and advanced level Managers, Team Leaders and Supervisors within all sectors, private and public, profit and not-for-profit Professionals who needs to become more effective and efficient in time management and planning