Personal Productivity

This course is designed to help you stop “wishing” for more time and start creating it. By identifying “hidden moments” and eliminating inefficiencies, you will learn to transform your daily chaos into a streamlined system for success. From environmental optimization to the mastery of time-honored planning tools, this course provides the blueprint for high-level 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