Work smarter instead of harder
with a time management system
YOU’LL design!
We’ll
show you how...
Are you working harder and longer than ever before, trying to keep up with an
increasingly demanding workload? Most professionals are! You know the drill: You
come in early, stay late, take work home, do two things at once — but your to-do list
just keeps getting longer and longer!
Your calendar is jammed with commitments. Your workspace is shrinking because of
the piles of paperwork you need to get to. You’re stressed out, frustrated, and
overwhelmed because you don’t see any end in sight to your growing workload.
Sound all too familiar? Then take heart! We’ve developed a practical new approach to
organizing your time, a one-day workshop called Essential Time Management &
Organization Skills.
Get more done in fewer hours with a time management system YOU design! The
trouble with traditional time management theories, we’ve found, is that they’re onesize-
fits-all. No wonder they don’t work! That’s why the heart of this radically different
program is a time management plan that YOU will design for yourself — allowing you
to build in the flexibility you need to meet work and home commitments.
IN ADDITION, YOU’LL LEARN HOW TO ...
- Organize anything from a messy desk to towering piles in
3 basic steps
- Take action with “next-step thinking” to get tasks accomplished — instead of putting them off
- Boost productivity by identifying and eliminating time-eating habits
and organizational hurdles
- End procrastination, perfectionism, and other time traps forever!
- Say good-bye to missed deadlines by accurately estimating
how long projects will take
Regain control of your time and conquer clutter by getting organized!
This workshop’s unique two-pronged approach combines time management and
organization skills to offer you “the best of the best” techniques, tools, and tips for
taking command of your workday. We’ll show you how to clear the clutter in easy
steps, organize your files, and stop being a slave to sticky notes. Think what a relief it
will be to walk into an organized workspace every day — instead of the messy piles
and stacks that greet you now!
Take the next step: Make the decision that will change your life and enroll today.
“Next-step thinking” is a cutting-edge, time management technique you’ll master in
this workshop, one that moves you from inaction to action — and success.
Control your time instead of letting it control you!
Managing Yourself:
Success Habits
That Boost Your
Effectiveness
- 5 time-wise habits that top
achievers share
- Myths about time
management that can stall
your productivity
- The 7-step formula for
eliminating procrastination
from your life — forever!
- How to break away from
perfectionism and other bad
habits that rob you of time
and effectiveness
- Recognizing the negative,
time-robbing power of
worrying — and how to
banish it from your life
- The crucial importance of
determining your real
priorities and identifying
what matters most
- A simple-to-learn prioritizing
system that puts you in
control
- Just say “NO!” Tactful but
assertive ways to decline
when your plate is full
- You can’t do it all!
Delegation techniques that
work like a charm to lighten
your load
Managing Your
Time: New Tools
and Strategies That
Really Work
- The Time Management Style
Survey: Assess your strengths
and pinpoint your weaknesses
- The one-minute focus and other
planning “musts” guaranteed to
double your productivity
- Identifying your greatest timewasters — and determining how
to avoid or eliminate them
- What’s your daily “peak
productivity time”? How to
recognize and make the most
of it
- 20 bright ideas for stopping the
time-draining effects of
interruptions
- Scheduling how-to’s that build
in flexibility for the unexpected
- Calendars, day planners, PDAs,
and personal productivity
software: determining which
tools will work best for you
- The secret to ending chronic
lateness
- Deadlines 101: tips for assessing
how long any task or project will
really take
- The tyranny of to-do lists: how
to turn this unruly monster into
your best buddy
Managing Your
Stuff: Clutter-
Busting “Musts” for
Getting Organized
- Eligible for Pack Rats
Anonymous? How to break
yourself of the instinct to
keep everything
- How to organize ANYTHING
in 3 steps: Analyze, Plan, and
Take Action!
- “Get a bigger trash can” and
other words of wisdom from
organizational gurus
- Creating an in-box system
that works for you instead of
against you
- A step-by-step plan of attack
for turning piles into files
- How to design a filing system
that meets your specific needs
- Technology tamers: getting a
grip on e-mail, voice mail,
faxes, and more
- In a tight squeeze? Space
organization tools that can
give you more room to work
- Desk-clearing techniques
that’ll make you look
Managing for the
Long Haul: “Next-Step
Thinking” Keeps You
on Track for Life!
- Understanding the concept of
“next-step thinking”:
determining the next step
you’ll need to take action on
any task, problem, or project
- PLANNING SESSION:
Developing your personalized
plan for organizing your time
- How to use next-step thinking
to put your plan into motion
- Maintaining your plan: steps
you’ll take tomorrow, next
week, next month, next year
- Prevent backsliding! Guerrilla
tactics for avoiding the
pressure to do more
