Owning Your Time: A Practical Time Management Skills Course (Online / Remote)
1Summary
Ever wonder why some people seem to get twice as much done in the same 24 hours as everyone else? It's almost never about talent or luck — it comes down to how deliberately they manage their time. We're living in an age of speed, technology and constant connectivity, where almost anything is achievable instantly, yet the resource that decides who actually gets ahead hasn't changed at all: time.
Management and time are two sides of the same coin — time is one of the core resources that lets any effort reach its goals in an organised, efficient way. Definitions of time management vary, but they converge on the same idea: getting things done effectively, at minimal cost, in the shortest possible time, using the best available methods. Put simply, it means making the best use of your personal capabilities and available hours to reach your goals, while keeping a healthy balance between work demands and personal life.
2Objectives and target group
Knowledge and Benefits
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Develop a sense of the importance of optimal time investment.
- Learn how to plan, organise and manage time to increase effectiveness in both professional and personal life.
- Reduce chaos and increase control by organising time effectively, while strengthening a sense of urgency and avoiding procrastination.
- Discover methods to improve productivity and performance through proper time management.
- Accomplish the most critical tasks in the least amount of time through proper planning and prioritisation.
- Recognise the value of setting aside time for enjoyable, beneficial activities, and overcome common productivity barriers.
Who Should Attend?
- Individuals looking to develop themselves and acquire new skills.
- Those aiming for success and making the best use of their time.
- Managers and leaders at every level, from department heads to senior executives.
- Anyone working in the field of time management.
3Course Content
Module 1: Diagnosing How You Actually Spend Your Time
- Time thieves, and how to overcome them.
- Factors that lead to wasted time in decision-making.
Module 2: The Building Blocks of Time Management
- Modern trends in management.
- The concept and importance of time management.
- Principles and foundations of time management.
Module 3: Planning Tools That Work
- How to plan time effectively.
- Stephen Covey's Time Management Matrix.
- How to build a daily and monthly agenda to maximise time.
Module 4: Turning Plans Into Action
- Task planning, and organising and executing tasks.
- Principles of time investment.
Module 5: Strategy, Obstacles, and the Ten Rules to Live By
- Time management strategies.
- Common obstacles to time management.
- The Ten Commandments of Time Management.