An intensive professional development training course on

Mastering the Art of Effective
Time, Task & Work Planning

Classroom Training

We currently have no scheduled session for this Training Course. If you are interested in running this course, please contact our Training Department at info@aztechtraining.com

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Professional Recognition and Accreditation

This is an ILM (Institute of Leadership and Management) Endorsed Programme

Why Choose this Course?

This course will help you assess your present situation, in terms of work and personal life – focusing on concepts essential to effective time/task management and work planning. This course will enhance the way you manage yourself effectively within your own time constraints, how to be better organize and prioritise your work/life tasks, as well as the people you manage. These skills will develop a more efficient and motivated individual, enabling increased outputs and productivity in any business area.

By leveraging time and change to your advantage, you will achieve maximizing the amount of work accomplished in the shortest amount of time, yet at the same time effective in what activity is performed and how it is managed.

This course will feature:

Analysis and understanding change, in all its facets
Time analysis, delegation, prioritization
Work and task planning for oneself and others
Turbocharging individual performance
Personal development planning

What are the Goals?

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Understand why managing time matters to work and health in our changing world
Identify tasks that can be eliminated, prioritized, or delegated
Apply techniques for planning, managing priorities, scheduling work, and working proactively
Analyse situations that hinder their performance and identify techniques to overcome them
Analyse their strengths and needs and prepare a personal development plan

Who is this Course for?

This course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

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

How will this be Presented?

This course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes group and individual exercises, case studies, role plays and discussions - along with formal inputs.

The Course Content

Day One

Working and living in a changing world

What do I hope to achieve?
Our fast changing world
How do we manage this?
What are the implications for others and me?
Balancing life and work

Day Two

Basic time management skills and techniques

How am I using my time? Time logging
Why do I put things off? Procrastination and time wasting
Time Perspective Inventory: How we use time
How our time use affects others
Deciding what to keep, what to eliminate, what to delegate

Day Three

Efficient and effective planning, prioritizing, and coordination

Diagnosing management methods
Pressures on work plans – time, quality, cost
Effective planning and decision-making
Analyzing and managing risk
Contingency planning

Day Four

Advanced techniques to turbocharge performance

“Unscheduling,” the key weapon against procrastination
Flow states and the right frame of mind
Doing the right things well
Managing interruptions and crises
Mastering meetings, correspondence, interruptions, travel, and calls

Day Five

Putting it all together in a personal development plan

Work planning practical
Testing your plan
Analyzing your strengths and needs
Creating a development plan
Real wealth equals happiness plus fulfillment plus discretionary time

The Certificates

AZTech Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the course.
ILM Endorsed Certificate for delegates who successfully attend and pass the required assessment.

Accreditation

AZTech is an ILM (Institute of Leadership & Management) Recognised Provider and offers a number of Endorsed Management and Leadership programmes. Aside from AZTech’s Certificate of Completion, delegates will be able to pursue ILM Endorsed Certification (which typically involves passing an additional study, either a work based assignment or on-demand assessment) after the conclusion of this ILM endorsed programme.