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Time Management and Personal Effectiveness


19 February 2008, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BA, UK

30 October 2008, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BA, UK


Overview


Do you feel that you have too much to do and too little time? Are you always running to keep up with the demands placed on you? Do you feel drowned in paperwork and electronic communications? Do you feel you could achieve more if you were more organised? Are you looking for new ways of becoming more effective that suit your style of working? 

If you experience any of these feelings, then this one-day workshop will help you to take control, achieve more, learn new techniques and get greater value from your time and your life. 

This is a one day course.


Objectives


To enable you to:

  • Explore your thinking patterns and how these affect your perceptions and use of time 
  • Discover tools that enable you to set objectives, prioritise tasks and activities, plan and schedule time for maximum effectiveness 
  • Analyse your current use of time and identify areas for improved efficiency and effectiveness 
  • Develop effective strategies for working with other people 
  • Implement good habits in handling paper and electronic information 
  • Take control to achieve personal and professional goals  

Key features


  • Assessment of your time management style 
  • Dynamic exercises and stimulating discussions to discover the secrets of highly effective people 
  • Learn how to be ruthless with time and gracious with people

This is a one day course


Benefits to you and your organisation


  • A clear focus on achieving results 
  • Increased effectiveness in planning and management of workload 
  • Improved delivery of your objectives and the use of resources 
  • Clearer understanding of your personal approach to time 
  • Staff who feel in control and reduction of stress in the organisation

Who should attend?


  • Anyone who wants to achieve more and get in control of their work and their life 
  • People who want to reduce personal and organisational stress