Time management (English)

Parts of the course

• Set and maintain priorities
• Use deadlines proactively instead of undergoing them
• Keep your email under control and integrate it with your personal planning
• Useful tips & tricks in Outlook, even for experienced users
• Recognize time wasters and tackle areas for improvement more consciously
• Deal better with work pressure by creating peace in your mind
• Less to forget through more effective ToDo lists (e.g. Kanban board)
• Plan your work despite the daily ‘unforeseen’ circumstances
• Better handling of responsibility through better follow-up
• Saying “no” assertively and constructively
• Be more aware of modern information and communication technology

Timemanagement

The program

Part 1 : Time management

• Awareness: you cannot manage time itself, but you can determine your own (re)actions
• Overview: the 7 traits of the most effective managers as a basis
• Managing deadlines: student syndrome & Parkinson’s law
• How to create FLOW (Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi)
• Exercise: combat procrastination
• The power of progress reporting

Part 2 : Attention management

• Application: 10 super useful tips in Outlook
• The human brain can’t multitask?!
• Application: dealing with interruptions (Pomodoro and mind dump techniques)
• Working memory has a very limited capacity
• Application: a prioritized to-do list
• The JEEP 4X4 + GPS working method