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TIME MANAGEMENT

This course is a must if you often find yourself working late, and is ideal for those who are often late for meetings and occasionally miss deadlines. It is also valuable for anyone who feels they need to respond more assertively to demands on their time.

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by how much you had to do, or felt you were allocating too much time to tasks that are nowhere near the top of your list? This course lets you regain control of your workload by managing yourself and others more intelligently. You will learn how to say no, how to set yourself deadlines and, most importantly, how to sustain these improvements over time.

.   Personal: Identify and create your personal time management system. Watch out for the Time Bandits and uncover strategies to beat them. Motivate yourself to use your time creatively and productively. Break free of your comfort zone and uncover natural and unnatural obstacles.
.   Practical: How to use a priority matrix. Calculate controllable and uncontrollable time. Turn values into goals into objectives into tasks. Manage deadlines stress-free and learn strategies for solving possible time management problems.
.   Interpersonal: Respond effectively to changing priorities and demands within your organisation. Learn to organise and conduct an efficient and effective meeting. Be assertive, and learn the art and science of delegation.

.   Effective prioritisation skills
.   Assertive techniques to manage interruptions and handle disruptionsAn understanding of how to delegate to others so you can finish the jobs that really matter