Time Management & Effective Delegation NEW

Not enough hours in the week to get through the mounting work load? Take charge of your day, effectively prioritise tasks, plan time and establish realistic goalsand delegate to reduce your stress levels and enhance tour efficiency.  Learn how to manage yourself and your use of time, developing techniques which solve time management problems and make each day productive and more rewarding.

Key Objectives

After attending this course delegates will understand:

• Adopting a strategy to plan your time effectively
• Recognising the consequences of poor time management
• Developing SMART objectives
• Effective prioritising
• The principles of appropriate and successful delegation
• Recognising the importance of developing staff to take responsibility and achieving business objectives
• Benefits and barriers to successful delegation
• Agreeing realistic deadlines to maintain quality

Course Outline

• Identifying time bandits using self analysis
• Distinguishing the important from the non-urgent
• Techniques for effective prioritisation
• Effective delegation
• Effective use of time logs
• Use of SMART objectives to focus activity
• Recognising urgency from importance
• Applying own key performance indicators
• Use of GANTT charts to support activities

Key Benefits

• Improved productivity through optimum use of available resources – time
• Focused approach to achieving results
• Appropriate use of delegation and responsibility
• Systematic management of priorities to meet agreed goals
• Enhanced efficiency through comprehensive knowledge and understanding of time management techniques, including GANTT charts