SUCHITRA MAHENDRARAJ
Time Management and Personal Effectiveness – Investing Time for Maximum Return
A 2-Days Training Programme
 
Programme Outline
› Introduction to Time Management
  • Perceiving time as life
  • Adopting a whole-brain approach
› Managing Time Through Self-Management Priciples
  • Essentials of time management
    • Contrasting time – planning and time management
    • Avoiding the psychology time trap
    • Taking control of your life through the choices you make
  • Determining your time style
    • Evaluating your current strengths
    • Recognizing opportunities for improvement
    • Assessing the effect of your time style on others
  • Gaining control over your time
    • Appraising your situation with and issues/impact matrix
    • Targeting factors that adversely impact your time
› Mapping and and Analysing Your Current Situation
  • Improving a time planning process model
    • Harnessing the power of a structured approach
    • Reusing the model throughout your life
    • Customising the model to fit your style and needs
  • Determining your primary purposes
    • Mapping current commitment and responsibilitis
    • Defining the purposes for each commitment
› Planning for the future
  • Envisioning where you want to be
    • Leveraging the power of imagination
    • Articulating your personal mission
  • Setting challenging goals
    • Creating a sense of direction
    • Generating personal momentum for action
    • Formulating SMART objectives
  • Moving toward your goals
    • Initiating changes to your situation
    • Selecting the task to achieve your goals
 
 
 
› Prioritising and Scheduling
  • Proactively identifying your priorities
    • Maximizing the Important/Urgent matrix
    • Applying The Pareto Principles to determine the greatest result for least effot
    • Prioritizing with ABC123
  • Building your schedule
    • Assigning tasks into a weekly and daily schedule
    • Scheduling to create greater work life balance
    • Creating a dynamic to-do list
    • Reducing mental clutter
 
› Managing Your Time Day To Day
  • Overcoming procrastination
    • Identifying the roots causes of inaction
    • Beating the deadline-driven trap
    • Approaching your tasks positively
  • Focusing your attention
    • Diffusing interruptions constructively
    • Conquering over-commitment
  • Handling the flood of e-mail
    • Optimising e-mail for your advantage
    • Stepping off the “e-mail-go-around”
  • Customising your workspace
    • Architecting your most effective environment
    • Designing a personal information flow and retrieval process
 
› Getting the Best Return on Your Time Investment
  • Analysing your process
    • Conducting regular reviews
    • Comparing planned vs. actual usage with a time log
  • Changing your time habits for the better
    • Writing a Personal statement of Commitment