Time Management Skills

Professionals at all levels seeking to manage their time more efficiently and effectively.

• Gain new insights about your time management strengths and gaps
• Self-manage negative habits that interfere with your time management effectiveness
• Develop positive habits and rituals essential to successful time management
• Become more systematic and disciplined about planning and organizing your time 
• Manage multiple demands and time conflicts more proactively
• Apply a variety of time-saving techniques to your daily activities for peak efficiency and performance
• Make the most of your time wherever you work: remotely from home, virtually with teams, in an office or anywhere else

Module 1: Time Management Perspectives

• Viewing time from a cultural perspective: time management myths and realities 
• The four different styles of managing time 
• Tips and guidelines from each style for effective time management
• Identifying your own expectations and approaches to time management

Module 2: Planning Your Time Proactively

• Top secrets of effective time management planning
• Applying a proven planning method to focus on what is most important
• Anchoring your focus: planning outcomes vs. details 
• Tips for ensuring that your priorities align with your planning focus

Module 3: Prioritizing What Needs to Be Done

• Systems for prioritizing: there are better alternatives than a “to-do” list!
• Applying a proven method to chart and prioritize a project
• Tips and techniques for managing your priority system proactively
• Strategies for managing priority conflicts and changes
• Using technology to record, track and monitor priorities for yourself and others

Module 4: Organizing and Executing Efficiently

• Self-managing time robbers like procrastination, interruptions and disorganization
• Executing tasks more efficiently when multi-tasking
• Organizing your workspace, documents and scheduling allocation for faster access and retrieval
• Working smarter, not harder: time-saving tips for organizing and executing tasks 

Special features

You will receive time management templates for managing priorities, and tools for more proactive time management.

Note:  participants in this program may qualify for up to $10,000 in funding through the Canada BC Job Grant program. Find out if you qualify.