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Helping People Work Better Together
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Time Management Workshop
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I don't think there is one workplace that can't be more efficient, or one human being who can't use time more wisely. We all waste time. And that's okay. The only problem is that in the workplace, work has to be accomplished, and while all employees should be allowed some slack and some "down time" while on the job (otherwise burnout is virtually guaranteed to be speedy), we can all be more aware of how we use our time.
This Workshop is time well-spent as we take a look at how time is used in your workplace. We analyize some of the daily work procedures employees perform, and what kinds of things they do that waste time. We look - - THEY look - - for ways to save time, to manage time, and to do their job better, sometimes with very few changes at all. It may be nothing more than moving some furniture, or it may be learning some new shortcuts on their computer or other equipment.
It may be just doing some things a bit differently.
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TIME MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP AGENDA:
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Your Personal Time-Use Audit: how you use your own time at work.
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Identifying time-wasters in your workday.
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Workload Analysis: doing things differently in the workplace.
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A Concept And Exercise: Working smarter and better, not harder and faster.
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Using Time Wisely: Doing 12 hours of work in 8 hours, and feeling like you worked half a day.
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The Deathbed Exercise: A revealing look into your future.
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Immediate Change: creating tomorrow's work list.
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No one likes to be told they're a slacker, even if it's true - - and it usually isn't. So the approach I take in my Time Management Workshop is to use proven techniques and offer dozens of tried-and-true time-saving approaches widely used in the field of time management. Whether we spend 90 minutes of your employees' time on this Workshop, or make it an all-day event, you'll find it will pay for itself over and over.
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Time Management
Doesn't Mean Working
Harder And Faster,
It Means Working
Smarter And Better.
Time Management Is
All About
Technique And Approach
To Your
Work Day And Work Load.
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TEN TIPS ON TIME MANAGEMENT
1. Get into writing to-do lists. Just writing things down organizes your day and your thoughts.
2. Organize your desk and your computer files. Time spent on that will save much time later.
3. Do a Personal Time Audit frequently - - on a monthly basis, think of new habits you've subconsciously adopted that waste time that might be better spent elsewhere.
4. Take a Mini-Vacation stress-reducer each day: for 5 minutes, just close your eyes to think of where you'd like to be or what you'd like to be doing, and visualize. It works.
5. When you feel tired, just take a walk around - - outside - - inside - - to see your employees - - around the building - - upstairs - - downstairs. Walk. You'll return refreshed.
6. Reevaluate your workload. Does EVERYTHING on your desk need to be done by YOU? Delegate, share duties, or consider whether something you've been doing regularly is just a time-waster and doesn't need to be done at all.
7. Filling out forms and reports is a big time waster. Many forms and reports become part of everyday or weekly workloads that just add to our work unncessarily. Ask: does this REALLY matter? If not, revise the form or the report process.
8. "Staff" meetings can be invaluable human-connectors, or they can become time-wasters. Are you needed for that next meeting? Can you send someone else? Can you do it by telephone or E-Mail and get caught up on whatever is discussed? Do you need a better agenda for the meetings?
9. E-Mail and the telephone are tools, but they can also be time traps. E-Mails are often more efficient than phones, because you don't feel the need to get into little chats or talk about the weather. Resist the urge to respond to every E-Mail, however.
10. Pace your workday. Always think in terms of working "smarter" and "better," not necessarily "harder" and "faster." In your day, as well as other employees', if you work hard or fast for a couple of hours, you'll likely be less efficient the next couple of hours. Pacing is important.
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