Class Details
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.
Sessions
Location
Face-to-face (CCE Building, Sydney)
Public transport
As bus and train timetables regularly change, we suggest you visit the Transport for NSW trip planner before you set out.
The nearest train stations are Newtown Station and Macdonaldtown Station. Macdonaldtown Station is closer by distance than Newtown Station, however trains do not stop as frequently as at Newtown Station.
Other information
Parking
Nearby parking is available at Wilson Parking - RPA Medical Centre Car Park (entry via Elizabeth Street off Carillon Avenue).
A Flexi Saver Rate is available but must be booked in advance online and includes the booking fee. Bookings can be made via the Wilson website or by downloading the Wilson Parking App. Otherwise, hourly parking rates will apply, as advertised on the Wilson Parking website.
Meet the facilitators
Wendy Jocum
Wendy Jocum has been involved in human resources, learning and development, organisational psychology, facilitation, and coaching since 1989. Her workshops are practical, informative, engaging, and experiential, providing positive learning opportunities for participants and clients. Wendy is passionate about people development and inspires individuals to achieve their potential while enhancing individual, team, and organisational performance.
Wendy is experienced in training, coaching, and consulting, specialising in emotional intelligence, resilience, positive psychology, and stress management.
Wendy provides workshop facilitation, individual coaching, teambuilding, conference presentations, assessment, and online learning delivery. She has experience in a wide range of organisations and industries in South Africa and Australia. She works in corporate, government, and academic sectors. Wendy has numerous qualifications in Commerce, Business, Government, Leadership, Management, HR, Training/Assessment, and Coaching.
Wendy holds various qualifications, including the Genos Emotional Intelligence Tool, Myer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test, DiSC behaviour styles practitioner, Human Synergistics Life Styles Inventory, Group Styles Inventory, Strengths Profile and Team Strengths, Team Management Systems, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, and Strength Deployment Inventory.
