This workshop equips participants with practical tools and strategies to manage their time more effectively. Emphasis is placed on leveraging electronic productivity tools, such as Microsoft Outlook, to optimize calendar and task management. Participants will explore proven techniques for prioritizing high-value tasks, minimizing distractions, and aligning their daily workflow with their personal productivity peaks. In this two-hour training, participants will learn practical and actionable strategies for managing their time effectively. The session will focus on six key time management techniques designed to help individuals prioritize tasks, eliminate distractions, and make the most of their core working hours. Through guided exercises and reflection, participants will explore methods to minimize time-wasters and how to create focused blocks of time. Additionally, attendees will gain insights into maximizing Microsoft Outlook’s calendar functionality to better allocate time and align their schedules with their priorities.
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Course Overview
Course Outcomes
- Identify the four primary challenges to effective time management.
- Apply prioritization techniques to create systems for identifying and focusing on high-priority tasks.
- Recognize common distractions and time-wasters and implement strategies to minimize or eliminate them.
- Discover what an “ideal workday” looks like though participant exercise
- Optimize productivity by identifying and leveraging their peak focus times.
- Align tasks with their ideal work environment to maximize efficiency.
- Use Outlook calendar functions to better plan and organize their schedules.
- Implement effective calendar management strategies to improve time allocation and task completion.
Business Need
Organizations today face the challenge of maximizing productivity from their most valuable asset: their people. Empowering employees with organizational and productivity skills is essential to help them reach their full potential. By learning to manage communications, email, priorities, meetings, and time more effectively, employees can achieve their job objectives while reducing stress and preventing overwhelm.
Course Schedule
Typical Course Duration
Virtual: 2 hours
Delivery Methods
Number of participants
- virtual: 30
Course Details
Course Level:
- Beginner
Learning Methods:
- Exercises/Activities
- Interactive Discussion
Equipment:
- CI's virtual platform