A manager’s role is a demanding one and in this fast paced, disruptive business environment, most managers and team leaders are time-challenged.
Not only do you need to organise you own time, but you also need to accommodate the needs of your staff. Is a large amount of your day wasted by interruptions which are minor and don’t really require your expertise? Are you caught in the ‘urgent’ trap with no time to plan and prepare?
This comprehensive course is full of practical strategies to manage the many balls you’re juggling and make it easier to put competing tasks into perspective.
Recognise indicators that time management may be a problem. Efficiency versus busyness. Understand the effects of poor time management habits on workplace pressure.
What’s the main purpose of your role? Focus on your most important tasks or objectives. Clarify expectations, overcome dependency, and manage competing deadlines.
How to prioritise, take ownership of your day, respond when others place demands on your time. Assess your performance against 30 common time wasters.
Understand how to overcome barriers to delegation, how to put into place an effective 8 step process to manage risk, monitor progress and avoid upward delegation.
Practical advice on how to manage interruptions, phone calls and gain control over your emails. Learn strategies to effectively manage your busy schedule.
Fundamentals of planning and prioritising. Learn how to stay focused, by putting competing tasks into perspective. How to get off the urgent treadmill.
Meetings that are not well managed can be huge time wasters. Learn 10 tips to make your meetings more productive.
Procrastination often causes important tasks to become unnecessary crises. Recognise the triggers which drive the procrastination habit. Use the 6-step process to help beat the pattern.
2025 Course Dates for Auckland
Dates: 18 March | 16 July | 21 October
Investment
Standard Fee: $650 + GST
Early Bird Fee: $595 + GST
2025 Early Bird Cut Off Dates
Dates: 18 February | 16 June | 21 September
Duration
A full day course, starting at 9.00am and concluding at 4.00pm.
Location
Registered course attendees will be provided with full venue details.
Limited Numbers
Course numbers are limited to 10 participants. Please register early to avoid disappointment.
Inclusions
Highly experienced trainer, a comprehensive manual, ITS Certificate of Achievement.
Training Outcomes
- Analyses their time use and compares that to the main purpose of their role and KPI’s.
- Identifies key time wasters and sets an action plan for dealing with them.
- Prioritises tasks in order of importance to get off the ‘Urgent Treadmill’.
- Allocates time for planning, organising, and supporting staff.
- Self-monitors by using the question “Is this the best use of my time, right now?”
- Uses 8-step Delegation process to better manage workload.
- Manages pressure and stress by using time more effectively.
- Manages emails and meetings with greater efficiency.
- Uses a 6-step process to break a procrastination pattern.
- Sets aside 15 minutes on Friday to set main objectives for the following week.
- Produces a 3-week Action Plan to apply training in real-worktime.
Course Enquiry
This course has been very good and I can’t find any fault. It has been money well spent and I will be recommending it to other’s in the organisation.
An excellent course that identifies top time wasters and then provides solutions/actions to correct them.
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