Course duration
- 1 day
Course Benefits
- Take control of your day using practical strategies, tools, and hacks.
- Develop clear, achievable goals.
- Prioritize tasks based on urgency and importance.
- Plan your day using goal-oriented scheduling tools.
- Apply time-blocking strategies to get more done in less time.
- Build a personalized plan for reducing distractions and optimizing your workspace.
- Improve workflow and manage your email efficiently.
- Employ deep work systems to accomplish better results.
- Increase your willpower and establish rituals for long-term success.
Course Outline
- Getting Started
- Workshop Objectives
- Activity: Self-Reflection
- Setting SMART Goals
- The Three P's
- Activity: The Three P's
- The SMART Way
- Activity: SMART Goals
- Prioritizing Your Goals
- Visualization
- Activity: Visualization
- Case Study
- Review Questions
- Prioritizing Your Time
- The 80/20 Rule
- Activity: The 80/20 Rule
- The Urgent/Important Matrix
- Activity: Urgent/Important Matrix
- Identifying Timewasters
- Being Assertive
- Activity: Being Assertive
- Case Study
- Review Questions
- Planning Wisely
- Creating Your Productivity Planner
- Maximizing the Power of Your Productivity Planner
- The Glass Jar: Rocks, Pebbles, Sand, and Water
- Chunk, Block, and Tackle
- Activity: Chunk, Block, Tackle
- Daily Scheduling
- Activity: Daily Scheduling
- Case Study
- Review Questions
- Tackling Procrastination and Distractions
- Productivity Roadblocks
- Activity: Productivity Roadblocks
- Nine Ways to Overcome Procrastination
- Eat That Frog!
- Activity: Eat That Frog!
- Ready, Fire, Aim!
- Case Study
- Review Questions
- Crisis Prevention and Management
- Crisis Prevention Checklist
- Activity: Crisis Prevention and Management Checklists
- Creating a Checklist
- Activity: Checklists
- Lessons Learned
- Case Study
- Review Questions
- Organizing Your Workspace
- De-clutter
- Activity: De-clutter Your Workspace
- Managing Workflow
- Activity: Managing Workflow
- Dealing with E-mail
- Activity: Email Tips
- Review Questions
- Delegating Made Easy
- When to Delegate
- To Whom Should You Delegate?
- How Should You Delegate?
- Keeping Control
- The Importance of Full Acceptance
- Activity: Delegation
- Case Study
- Review Questions
- Setting a Ritual
- Willpower
- Activity: Willpower
- Willpower Hacks
- What is a Ritual?
- Ritualizing Daily Tasks
- Activity: Ritualizing Daily Tasks
- Using Rituals to Maximize Time
- Activity: Triggers
- Activity: Deep Work
- Case Study
- Review Questions
- Meeting Management
- Do We Need To Meet? Establishing the Meeting Purpose
- Participants
- Building the Agenda
- Keeping Things on Track
- Making Sure the Meeting Was Worthwhile
- Case Study
- Review Questions
- Wrapping Up
- Words from the Wise
Class Materials
Each student will receive a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the class examples.
Instructor-led courses are offered via a live Web connection, at client sites throughout Europe, and at our Geneva Training Center.