In Managing Multiple Projects, Objectives and Deadlines, participants will learn...
- How to reap the benefits of better planning
- How to stay on top of multiple projects and demanding deadlines
- How to get organized and stay that way
- Why deadlines get missed—and how to make sure they won’t be
- How to make sure your real “top priorities” don’t get lost in the shuffle
- How to maintain a high level of personal motivation when the pressure is on
- How to overcome the most common barriers to personal productivity
Your employees are constantly faced with too many deadlines and too many projects, all of which have top priority. Then, just when you think things are going smoothly, a crisis erupts, priorities change and the scramble is on. In the midst of this hectic activity, the daily work must go on. You have to return phone calls, handle mail, attend meetings, prepare reports and schedules … plus take care of all the other expected and unexpected interruptions that are part of your organization’s daily routine.
If any of this sounds familiar, then this training course was designed for you and your employees, the busy managers, supervisors and administrative assistants who juggle deadlines, projects and multiple demands … the people with no time to waste!
We’ve combined everything your team needs to know about multiplying the results they get from every single day. They’ll gain vital new insights into how to maximize their on-the-job effectiveness.
Who will benefit from this training
Managers
Supervisors
Project managers
Project leaders
Team leaders
Self-directed work groups
Anyone responsible for directing and/or managing projects
TRAINING AGENDA
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Time management
+- The 10 “Golden Rules” of time management
- An eye-opening test to see just how out of control a workday really is
- How to eliminate the BIG THREE productivity killers: Procrastination, poor planning and personal disorganization
- Deadlines: How to tell the real from the phony
- How to turn chaos into momentum when everything happens at once
- How to improve personal effectiveness that can have a dramatic impact
- Small changes to boost productivity
- How to hit the ground running after a business trip or vacation
- Hidden time-wasters: Know how to spot them and stop them
Handling competing priorities like a pro
+- An ACTION plan for turning priorities into attainable, measurable goals
- Principles for effectively managing competing priorities without sacrificing quality
- A delegation checklist for time management
- Elements of positive self-regard for successful time management
- Methods for keeping interruptions from wreaking havoc on priorities
Getting organized and effective time management
+- How to use the “divide and conquer” strategy of organization
- Strategies for taking control of phone calls and voice mails
- Stem the tide of paperwork and electronic documents
- Keys to effective multitasking
- Enlist the help of others to stay organized—here’s how
- Creating a “get organized” tool kit
- How to utilize an e-mail program as an “electronic assistant”
- Choose a weapon to stay organized: Day planner, calendar, smartphone, personal productivity software
Project planning: An automatic way to increase productivity
+- Questions to ask when sorting priorities and setting deadlines
- The quick and easy rule for determining how much time to allow for planning
- When planning really is a waste of time
- Parkinson’s Law: How to apply it to cut the time required for any project
- Understanding every project’s “life cycle”
- Why prioritizing a project’s “Triple Constraints” is critical to success
- Project management tools the pros use: Work Breakdown Structures, Gantt charts and project management software
Managing the people side
+- Take this quiz to increase productivity
- ”Seek first to understand” a way to better results
- Why “excellence” and “perfection” aren’t synonymous
- Recommendations to cope with barriers
- The secret of master diplomats—how and when to say “No”
- Discouraging words to eliminate
- Six remedies for “hurry sickness”
- What to do when a supervisor micromanages productivity straight out the door!
- How to handle the challenge of working for multiple bosses—especially when they’re in different locations
- How to dramatically increase value to a boss and organization
Stress management
+- Know what triggers push “stress buttons”
- Take the test: How vulnerable are you to the negative effects of stress?
- Type A or Type B: Are you letting your personality type “work” for you?
- Why it’s more harmful to avoid stress than to deal with it head-on
- Turning stress into a healthy motivator for getting things done
- The 12-step plan for controlling stress and avoiding burnout
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