Time management
Time managementNo mater how fancy your diary or electronic organizer, you will run out of time if you don't have sound personal habits. Once you have developed these habits you will always be able to make time for the things that matter.
The first step is to Work Out What Matters - and whether it matters to you or someone who matters to you.
Then all you have to so is Get Organised. That may mean creating a to do list, or using the fancy diary your spouse bought you at Christmas. Perhaps it is just sending out a memo with your change of address details. But until you have worked out what matters to you, then you cannot get organised. Here are ten steps you can take right now to improve your organisation.
The next step is Share the Load. Once you know what matters, who it matters to, and have organised yourself, help is close at hand. Co-operation, Collaboration, Co-ordination and Delegation will be so much easier.
Then all you have to do is Deal With Disruptions. But if you have worked out what matters, got yourself organised and shared the load then the number of disruptions will be dramatically decreased.
Follow this link to check how you would react to ten disruptions that make conflicting demands on your time.
Listen as John involves the audience as part of a learning experience. (requires Windows media player, sound card and speakers) This activity is just one of the structured exercises that John Sleigh uses in his seminars and workshops on Making Time for the Things that Matter.
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To arrange for John to present a keynote address, a 3 hour workshop or a full day seminar tailored for the needs of your organisation, Contact John.
The principles are illustrated with practical examples appropriate to the audience.
This approach is often suited for a staff meeting or conference, where other issues are being dealt with, new priorities being established or a motivational lift is required. Participants may be given copies of the program booklet to use as a self study guide.
This approach is not suited as a quick fix method, where people come from and return to their jobs adjacent to the presentation. Adult learners need to learn in context, and the time required to establish a learning environment makes this unsuitable for delivery on a normal working day. The atmosphere at a conference or staff meeting may make this a practical learning option, however we would need to agree that the agenda is appropriate.
This alternative is most suitable as a keynote presentation at a major learning event, such as a sales conference, management retreat or as part of a refresher training program.
In addition to the introduction of the principles, participants work in teams to develop strategies appropriate to their environment to deal with some of the situations that are frequently encountered in the organisation.
Samples of the activities are available from our web site, but for each organisation, the actual activities are tailored to suit the real needs.
This format is particularly suited to managers and supervisors of staff who will attend the longer seminar. These people will be able to tailor there own learned or intuitive time management habits to the recommendations given to their subordinates in the seminar.
In this form the contents of the workshop are expanded to include more client specific scenarios and action planning. The seminar also deals with the use of popular e-mail programs as time management tools, and introduces the principles of project management.
This format is suited to those who have had limited exposure to the principles of time management.
The flexible delivery options are provided to allow you to make best use of the time that is available.
The fees for each program are approximately the same. This is because the presentation time is only part of the time that John gives to each program.
It may be practicable to present two workshops in a single day at the same location, in which case the fee charged would only be for one program.
Each participant in the program receives a bound booklet – A5 size, which is used as program materials during the course, but is also useful for private study afterwards.
