TAILOR-MADE TRAINING (IN COMPANY)
Do you feel like there are too few hours in a day? At VAH Consulting, we understand that effective time management is essential for productivity and success. Our Time Management Training is specifically designed to provide professionals with the tools and techniques needed to make the best use of their time and achieve a better work-life balance.
In this training, participants learn how to prioritise, plan tasks efficiently and minimise distractions. Our experienced trainers offer a practical approach using proven methods such as the Eisenhower matrix and SMART goals. Through interactive sessions and practical exercises, participants discover how to increase productivity and reduce stress.
THE KEY OBJECTIVES
1. Learning to manage time and priorities.
2. Analysing your time-wasters
3. Learning how to organise your work effectively
4. Learning how to manage your emails, Outlook or other calendar and planning tools.
PROGRAMME
Introduction: key concepts of time
- The perception of time.
- The structure of time.
- Test and personal assessment: how well do you manage your time?
- The laws of time.
The definition and mission of my job
The human biorhythm and stress management
- Daily time management
- Planning techniques for daily use.
- The Eisenhower principle.
- Using the calendar in Outlook: the golden rules.
- Mapping and managing information on your computer/server.
Managing e-mail
- When to choose e-mail?
- When to choose the phone or other communication channels?
- What is e-mail abuse?
Using Outlook and e-mail optimally
- Tips and tricks for using Outlook (rules).
- The 4D method in Outlook for managing e-mail.
- Managing your inbox.
- Classifying e-mails.
- Netiquette.
Other planning tools and digital agendas
Organising your priorities
- The priority pyramid: strategic, tactical and operational approach.
- Short-term objectives.
- Medium-term objectives.
- Long-term objectives.
- The action plan.
The different causes of time wasting and how to solve them.
- Lack of concrete objectives.
- Routine
- Crisis management
- Lack of communication.
- Ineffective meetings.
- Ineffective delegation.
- Interruptions by phone, colleagues or visitors.
- Mail, paperwork and reading.
- Travelling.
- Not knowing how to say ‘no’.
- Having too much time on your hands.
- Procrastinating and waiting.
- Family and personal life.
How do you start an action plan?
- How can you change your habits?
- Are you a workaholic?
- How to limit stress and crisis.
- How to maintain concentration and focus.
Individual action plan and decision
TRAINING METHOD
Discover
Before the training, we send participants an online survey to measure their current skills using up to 10 criteria. We also look at their individual expectations and the kind of difficulties they have in their time management. This approach allows for initial communication with the trainer and tailor-made work.
Deliver
- Practice-oriented 1-day in-company training.
- Practical exercises, cases are prepared by mutual agreement and come from the managers’ context.
- Interactive and participatory pedagogy. 25% focus on theory, 75% practice-oriented.
- Mnemonic sheets with tips & tricks.
- Action plan and objectives to be achieved.
Decondition
VAH Consulting offers various opportunities to further apply the skills and techniques learnt in the future. Feel free to contact us for more information.
View VAH Consulting’s full training offer here.
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