Why are there so many different organizational systems and time management methods out there? The answer is simple: it’s like any other personal challenge, like weight loss or money management. There is no simple, one size fits all answer. You must build a solution that works for you. Over the course of this two-day workshop, we will explore various time management and organizational tools and techniques so that you can build a customized productivity plan for your personal and professional lives. At the end of the course, you will emerge with a plan that works for you, so that you can start regaining control of your life!
What Will Participants Learn?
Identify what personal efficiency is, including useful skill sets and attitudes
Explore what role long-term goals play in short-term efficiency and set a personal vision, dreams, and goals
Study the 80/20 rule and the Eisenhower principle
Develop a plan for an efficient workspace, including a customized information center and a filing system
Learn about a system that will allow you to process any type of information that crosses your desk
Explore why you procrastinate and develop methods for tackling tasks
Develop ideas and tools to make your household more productive and efficient
What Topics are Covered?
Understanding personal efficiency
Developing the right attitude
Laying the foundation
The building blocks of a good organizational system (including the 80/20 rule)
Creating the right environment
Setting up your info management center
Managing information in six easy steps
Prioritizing your tasks with the Eisenhower principle
Saying no
Creating routines
Stopping procrastination now (not later!)
Applying our lessons at home
What’s Included?
Instruction by an expert facilitator
Small, interactive classes
Specialized participant manual and course materials including a pre-assignment and a post-assignment
A personalized Certificate of Completion