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Time Management Course: Essentials

Course summary

This time management course is designed for people who want to improve managing themselves, and their time. Planning and organising your work are vital skills to productivity. Setting priorities and delegating where appropriate is crucial to performance. This time management course provides tools for effective time management for yourself, whether you are a team member or team leader. You will learn how to plan, prioritise, and be organised. You will also learn to set realistic goals integrated with your personal goals and company goals.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

  • set goals that are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic, Timely)
  • ensure goals are integrated between the organisation, team leader and team members
  • use a system for prioritising goals and tasks
  • delegate as part of teamwork
  • prepare work schedules and learn to prioritise according to importance and urgency
  • improve productivity for yourself and others through effective time management techniques.

Content

  • 7 habits of highly effective people (Stephen Covey)
  • How to set realistic goals (SMART)
  • Integrating personal goals with company goals
  • Prioritising work goals
  • Overcoming procrastination
  • How and when to delegate
  • Being assertive, and how to say no politely
  • Organising work schedules for self and team
  • Effective time management strategies and techniques
  • Prioritising – using the important/urgent priority matrix
  • Productivity – being effective and efficient
  • Managing your energy levels
  • Dealing productively with time wasters
  • Tips for more effective meetings
  • Managing email effectively
  • Learning where to push back on requests, and be assertive when necessary
  • Setting goals in all areas of your life/achieving balance

Who this course is for

Suitable for anyone wishing to improve their skills in managing themselves more effectively, to impact more positively on their results.

Prerequisites

None

Delivery style

This is an interactive course which includes lectures, group exercises and discussion. With an engaging and supportive facilitation style, the facilitator’s training approach enables practical tools for skills transfer, improvements and results.

Please come to class prepared to share how you currently plan and organise your work for yourself and others, particularly in the light of your company’s goals.

Delivery modes

  • Face-to-face, presenter-taught workshop
  • Online workshop via the platform Zoom

Materials

Course materials are shared electronically.

Course Brochure

Sessions

Sun 01 Nov 2026
10pm - 5:30am (UTC0:00)

Location

Online via Zoom

Other information

Our online via Zoom courses are interactive and delivered in real-time. You will have the chance to ask questions and join in activities, just as you would in any in-person class.

Our facilitators are well versed in Zoom delivery and will skillfully guide you in your online learning journey.

Instructions regarding how to connect to online classes will be sent to participants about 4 days before the class commences.

Meet the facilitators

Dale White

Dale White is an international coach, trainer, exercise scientist, keynote speaker, and business consultant. He holds a double Bachelor's Degree in Business and Exercise Science from the Queensland University of Technology and has founded several companies, including Ripple Fitness, White Lightning Co, and The Healthy Lifestyle Transformation. He is a graduate of various Business Mastery programs.

For 16 years, Dale has helped thousands of people and businesses through his programs, coaching, training, and consulting. He specialises in helping people and businesses identify barriers that limit their success and then create customised solutions and strategies to overcome them and thrive. Some of Dale's notable clients include the NSW Department of Education, NSW Department of Communities and Justice, Hostplus, CHOICE, NSW Reconstruction Authority, Australian Wool Innovation, Legal Aid NSW, and Hartmann.

Dale is renowned for his high-energy presentations that leave the audience both inspired and energised. He is passionate about win-win outcomes and solutions and was recognised for his commitment to helping others with the Logan City Council's Young Citizen of the Year award in 2014.

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