You CAN'T Manage Time: But You CAN Manage Many Priorities One-Day Workshop - Get control over conflicting priorities and improve your work/life balance

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Continuing Education for Technical Professionals

You CAN'T Manage Time: But You CAN Manage Many Priorities!

One-day on-site workshop

Based on the new book by Susan de la Vergne

You Can't Manage Time: But You Can Manage Many Priorities

by Susan de la Vergne

129 pages, paperback, Alder Business Publishing (2007)

Book Description

This course can be customized to meet your needs, and is delivered at most locations internationally.

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What People Said About You CAN'T Manage Time: But You CAN Manage Many Priorities!

"Excellent real-world examples. I liked the ability to give input during discussions. This was the best class I've ever attended."

- Derek Pease, RadiSys Corp.

"I have a new perspective on work-life balance as a continuum between work and life."

"Concise and quick to the point. Real-world advice that we could put to use the moment we walked out the door.”

- Thomas Pamelia, RadiSys Corp.

"This class was great! Thanks for the inspiration!"

- Michelle Williams, Siltronic AG

Course Description

This isn’t an ordinary “time management” class where you’ll be reminded of the good personal habits you already know you should have. Instead, this class uses a fresh approach, first by de-bunking some popular myths of time management, then by helping you see very clearly the areas where you, personally, can make improvements. Participants receive the instructor’s book, You Can’t Manage Time – But You Can Manage Many Priorities.

We start by identifying the problems inherent in multiple, conflicting priorities: Expectations, invisibility (you know you have a dozen #1 priorities, but no one else does!), lack of control. We address each of these problem areas specifically, taking a deep dive into solutions including:

Optimizing personal efficiency

Mastering email management

Managing interruptions

Applying Emotional Intelligence to help work through things “beyond your control”

Overcoming the “Productivity Pillagers” (the four heavy hitters that affect most professionals)

Optimizing organizational communications

A new approach to the work/life balance problem

The class draws on insightful, outside-the-box research in this area, made even more vivid and enjoyable by a number of real-world examples. Worksheets and exercises augment the discussions and examples and make the material practical and useful – right away – for participants in the class.

Benefits

This course enables participants to:

Identify personal strengths and weaknesses relative to getting things done
Recognize the Productivity Pillagers(TM) – and head them off at the pass!
Identify peak times and utilize them to maximize personal productivity
Apply Emotional Intelligence to optimize communications (a secret ingredient to getting more done!)
Redirect negative thinking (a major time drain)
Focus on what can be controlled, without drowning in what can’t
Prepare and track a "Personal Plan" for implementing improvements

Who should attend: Managers and individual contributors in demanding jobs.

Instructor: Susan de la Vergne

Course Content

What’s the Problem Here?

The challenges inherent in several #1 priorities

Expectations of management (“Get it done!” – top-down deadlines)

Dependencies of peers (“I need you here!” “No, I need you here!”)

Invisibility of the problem (“I have five #1 priorities – but only I know it!”)

Unpredictability and lack of control

Priorities and Productivity

The four Productivity Pillagers^TM and how to keep them in check

Organization skills – making order out of chaos

Separating real priorities from everyday fire drills

When you can’t control what you must control – what to do

The myth of “juggling” priorities

Organizing skills (there's no one right way!): What's important to YOU – and organizing accordingly

Optimizing Communications

The role of communications in getting things done – it's not what you think!

Talking with your boss when you're swamped

Facilitating, or participating in, difficult communications

The difference between clarity and accuracy

Two-way communications, including saying “no” (if you're not naturally good at it)

Criticism give and take

Handling unwanted interruptions

Productivity

Beating the odds: When work tries to expand to fill your available time

The fine art of delegating: Delegating to others and being delegated to!

Peer coaching: Helping peers to do their best

Bringing your best self to work – professionalism and productivity

Countering work avoidance and other forms of procrastination

Soft Skills That Help With Conflicting Demands

How to live with ambiguity at work

Boosting your creativity when it counts most

“Motivating” others – how and when that really works – Or does it?!?

Praise and criticism, what roles they play

Avoiding emotional squalor, a real time drain

Good stress, bad stress, which is which and why you should care

Work/life balance – is there such a thing?

Plus – Reinforce Your Commitment!

Develop a personalized plan to take with you to put into practice what you’ve learned!

Our Guarantee

If for any reason you are not satisfied, write to us within 30 days after the workshop and return the course materials and we'll arrange for you to receive a full refund - hassle-free!

Workshop fee includes a comprehensive workbook and email/phone follow-up with the instructor after the workshop to assist with implementation. This course can be customized to meet your needs, and is delivered at most locations internationally.

Contact us for more information.