Time and priority management is crucial in today's business environment. Time is a limited and expensive resource that requires as much, if not better, management than money. If time were money, how many people in business would spend it so unwisely and freely, without any focused pre-planning, prioritising or forecasting of the return on the investment? In today's hectic business world, many are still forced to do just that because they don't have the time to change their behaviour.

This practical time and priority management training course is for those who want to take more control of their workloads by organising tasks, people and themselves more effectively.

Course Objectives

Recognise the value of effective time management to yourself, your team and your organisation.
Clarify your own and your team's objectives, key areas of responsibility and priorities.
Identify and overcome the primary causes of poor time management for yourself and your team.
Identify time wasters and personal preferences that affect performance in the workplace.
Prioritise your tasks and cope more effectively with day-to-day demands and pressures.
Learn to plan ahead and use your time more effectively to increase personal and team productivity.
Release more time to manage and delegate tasks effectively.
Become more assertive and disciplined, achieving greater control through improved personal organisation, resulting in a healthier, more productive lifestyle both at work and beyond.

Course Designed For

Managers, team leaders and professionals who need to manage time more effectively to enhance their own performance and that of their team.

Maximum Number of Delegates

Eight

In-House Delivery Option Available

Yes

Managing Your Job

Managing yourself and the resources at your disposal
What are you and your team trying to achieve?
Defining your objectives and key result areas
Establishing responsibilities and priorities

Practical Time Management and Planning Activities

Effective use of diaries, time planners, time logs, etc.
Criteria for prioritising - urgent and important
Planning and scheduling your activities
Dealing with interruptions and distractions - staying focused
Managing time under pressure
Developing a proactive approach to short, medium and long term plans

Managing Yourself

Investing time and effort in order to achieve more in the future
Your time management behaviour - preferred working styles
Personal effectiveness - a guide to self-discipline
Highlighting personal 'time-stealers' and areas of weakness

Managing Others and Meetings

Managing people managers, colleagues, team members and customers
Getting more things done through assertive behaviour
Making the most of meetings as participant or chairperson

Effective Delegation

The rules of effective delegation - overcoming personal preferences and prejudices
Using delegation as a means of coordinating the workload of your team/department
Delegation - freeing up your time and developing staff

On-going Self-development

Reviewing your management of time at regular intervals
Overcoming your old habits - maintaining your new standards

£395 + VAT per Delegate

Discounts are available if 2 or more delegates from the same organisation attend the same course.

Please read 'How much does each course cost' on our FAQ's page for details.

We are so pleased with the results, that we are putting more of our teams through Training and Development Solutions Time and Priority Management course. In addition, we are now recommending this course to all of our clients as the best way to get the most out of their people.

Team Leader - Software Analysis

Ten minutes into the presentation I could tell by the delegates' body language that they were hooked. The trainer drew on business examples as current as that morning's newspaper and he wasn't afraid to tell the audience what they needed to hear to be more effective in today's economy.

Chief Executive - UK Plc