Duration: 1 Day
Course Overview
This dynamic and interactive one-day course equips professionals with practical tools and proven strategies to take control of their time, improve personal productivity, and reduce stress in today’s fast-paced, always-connected world. Designed for knowledge workers at all levels, the course combines modern time and attention management principles with hands-on exercises to help attendees make lasting changes to how they work.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course you will be able to:
• Identify and overcome personal time management challenges
• Increase focus and reduce distractions through attention management
• Apply a structured approach to task and email management
• Handle meetings and communication more effectively
• Create a personal action plan for ongoing improvement
Course Content
Time Management Essentials:
Time Management in the Modern Workplace
• Current challenges: overload, constant change, digital distractions
• Group activity: identifying and prioritising key challenges
Well-Being and Mindset
• The link between stress and time management
• Recognising personal stress triggers
• Reframing limiting beliefs and adopting a healthier mindset
Attention Management
• Proactive vs reactive attention
• Understanding personal attention rhythms (“Lark or Owl” questionnaire)
• Practical strategies for improving focus and limiting distractions
Task Management (The CORDE Model)
• Capture, Organise, Review, Do, Evaluate – a five-step approach
• Tools and apps to support effective task management
• Group activity: assessing value and impact of current tasks
Email Management
• Establishing an effective inbox management system
• The @Action, @Read, and @Waiting folder methodology
• Techniques for reducing time spent on low-value emails
Meeting Management
• Identifying and reducing unnecessary meetings
• Best practices for running efficient, outcome-focused meetings
• Alternatives to meetings for faster collaboration
Personal Action Planning
• Reflecting on key learning points
• Identifying specific actions to implement in the workplace
• Resources and techniques to support ongoing improvement