Personal Productivity

INTRODUCTION 

• Course Objectives

MODULE 1

• Setting SMART Goals
• The 3 P’s
• The SMART Way
• Prioritizing Your Goals
• Evaluating and Adapting
• Knowledge Check

MODULE 2

• The Power of Routines
• What is a Routine?
• Personal Routines
• Professional Routines
• Six Easy Ways to Simplify Your Life
• Knowledge Check

MODULE 3

• Scheduling Yourself
• The Simple Secret of Successful Time Management
• Developing a Tracking System
• Scheduling Appointments
• Scheduling Tasks
• Knowledge Check

MODULE 4

• Keeping Yourself on Top of Tasks
• The One-Minute Rule
• The Five-Minute Rule
• What to do When You Feel like You’re Sinking
• Knowledge Check

MODULE 5

• Tackling New Tasks and Projects
• The Sliding Scale
• A Checklist for Getting Started
• Evaluating and Adapting
• Knowledge Check

MODULE 6

• Using Project Management Techniques
• The Triple Constraint
• Creating the Schedule
• Using a RACI Chart
• Knowledge Check

MODULE 7

• Creating a Workspace
• Setting Up the Physical Layout
• Ergonomics 101
• Using Your Computer Efficiently
• Knowledge Check

MODULE 8

• Organizing Files and Folders
• Organizing Paper Files
• Organizing Electronic Files
• Scheduling Archive and Clean-Up
• Knowledge Check

MODULE 9

• Managing E-Mail
• Using E-mail Time Wisely
• Taking Action!
• Making the Most of Your E-mail Program
• Taking Time Back from Handheld Devices
• Knowledge Check

MODULE 10

• Tackling Procrastination
• Why We Procrastinate
• Nine Ways to Overcome Procrastination
• Eat That Frog!
• Knowledge Check

ASSESSMENT

• Post-Test