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Time Management

How can I improve my time management skills?

This Time Management course is aimed at busy professional business people who want to make better use of their time and achieve even more in a given time period. The skills and techniques covered in this course are considered essential skills for anyone in a business supervisory/managerial position. It is especially suitable for new recruits to your business, first-time sales people, or to existing teams whose performance and profitability needs improvement.

Workshop objectives

Understand your current time robbers
Proven methods to control and manage your time
Become even more effective and efficient
Tools and tips to ensure that each day is productive
Improve your personal productivity

Agenda

Introduction and objectives for today
Benefits of improved time management – discussion
What do we mean by effective and efficient?
What tools do you currently use to manage your time and workloads?
Analysis of pre-work on how individuals’ time is spent currently
Understand the 80% – 20% rule
Learning from your log
The use of prioritised ‘To do’ lists
Using the “Urgent/Important Matrix” (using time effectively, not just efficiently)
Managing and prioritising emails and phone calls
Prioritising your work
Managing interruptions and distractions (what is not covered above)
Personal Time Management Action Plan

Information

Number of delegates: up to 10
This is a very practical ‘hands-on’ workshop, utilising real data and information on your business. Some preparatory work needs to be completed for this course 2-4 weeks before the date of the workshop.

Duration: 1 day.

What our customers said

“Training and development of staff is key to the progress of any organisation. Vital Spark has developed bespoke individual training for our team members, which is ensuring that we are able to identify strengths and weaknesses of each team member thereby maximising an individual’s full potential within their natural communications styles.

The personal approach taken by Karen is rare in today’s climate and we are hopeful working long term with Karen on this approach with staff will support our company’s aims and objectives for the future.”

Hayward Medical Communications

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What our clients say...

“Delighted with the course; highly recommended. Karen is very professional, enthusiastic, and dedicated. The management training programme was informative, interactive and packed with great tips and techniques. It was also a lot of fun and has given me a lot to bring to the workplace.”

Carl Ryan, Office Manager, Eazipay Ltd

“I can fully recommend Karen and Vital Sparks. Following both the coaching and leadership courses I attended, I left fully energised, confident and empowered to put my new skills into practice. Karen’s boundless energy and enthusiasm make her courses a joy to attend and a positive and fun learning environment. Top marks and fully recommended.”

Marketing Manager, Veterinary Pharmaceutical Company

“I have no hesitation in recommending Vital Spark. The practical exercises were fun and I’ve benefited greatly from each one. I found the whole course to be very interesting and can now approach my staff with confidence in a way that will work for all. Karen was informative, open and approachable.”

Martin Wenn, Operations Manager, Eazipay Ltd