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Whatwehopeyou’lltake-away:

TimeManagementmightbeanoxymoron,howeverwecanmakesmarterchoicestogainproductivity.

Someideasyoucanimplementrightawaytogetmoreproductivetimeoutofyouralreadybusyday.

TimeManagementTheabilitytouseone’stimeeffectivelyandproductively.

Ourfocusis“timemanagement”inaworkcontext.

Thereisnotimemanagement,onlychoicemanagement.

KevinEikenberry

Multi-Tasking

ThetermInformationOverloadwasfirstcoinedin1970byAlvinToffler,Americansociologist,futurologistandauthorofthe

bookFutureShock.

Ifheonlyknew…

Stress.GoodorBad?

A lifewithoutstresscansometimesbealifewithoutsignificance.Buthowyouinterpretthebody’sresponsemakesallthedifference.Alotofnewresearchshowsthatit’spossibletodevelopyourself-awarenesstotheextentthatyoucanapproachsomethinginapositiveway,thatforanotherpersonwouldbenegativelystressful.Anotherpersonmightfeelfloodedoroverwhelmed,butyoucandevelopawaytoapproach thedatainaconstructivemanner.

Source:DanSiegel,AuthorofBrainstorm:ThePowerAndPurposeOfTheTeenageBrain,featuredinthearticle,DataOverloadandtheMythofMulti-Tasking

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Micro-LearningIsitreallylearning?

Well– yes...ineveryessentialway.

1. Nocognitiveoverload2. Observation =mastery/learning3. Easytospacedintervalsbetweenvideos4. Targetcontentthatisimportanttolearner5. Interleaving (hugelyincreaseslearning)byusing

multiplestyles6. Testing (forcedrecall)helpsincreasemastery

PLANNINGAHEAD

KeystoTimeManagement

UNPLUG COMMUNICATION DECISIONMAKING

EMBRACEBREAKS MINIMIZEDISTRACTIONS

SELF-AWARENESS

Planforthenextday,beforeleavingwork.

• Youhaveasenseofwhattoexpecttomorrow.• Yousleepbetterwithoutthinkingaboutwork.• Ithelpsyoutocompartmentalizeworkandhome.• Youwakewithapurpose,asenseoftheday.Youare less

reactive.• Youwillknowifyoumaderealisticplansfortheday.• Youavoidthedecisiondilemma.Thesearethetimegapswhen

youaskyourself,”WhatshouldIdonext?”• Youhaveaclearfocus,whichreduces yourstress level.• Youenjoyfamilytimemore.Youarepresentandfocused.

PlanningAhead

SOURCE:LauraStack,TimeManagement:HowtoControlYourDayinanUncontrollableWorkplace

Unplug

CommunicationStrategies

1. Understandcommunicationpreferences

2. Usetherightchannelbasedonpriority

3. Beconscientiousoftheaudience

4. Knowwhoneeds andwantstoknow

DecisionMaking

1. Prioritizing

2. Overcominganalysisparalysis

3. Actnow,adjustlater

UrgentNotImportant

UrgentImportant

NotUrgentNotImportant

NotUrgentImportant

StevenCovey’sTimeManagementGrid

ActivityPlan Activity Review

StrategicInitiativeorBusinessImpact

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PlanningandScheduling

11minutes

MinimizeDistractions

1. Limittechnologyinterruptions

2. Organizeworkspace

3. Self-managementskills

EmbraceBreaksandEnergize

1. Humanphysiologyiswiredforbreaks...burstsofenergyandtimetorecharge

2. Breaks=improvedproductivity

3. Mentalandphysicalbreaksarebothneeded

IT’S3P.M.ONAWORKDAY...Howdoyoubeattheslump?AccordingtoarecentUniversity ofMichiganstudy, themostcommonstrategiesarecheckingemail,switchingtasks,ormakingato-dolist.However,noneofthesetacticsactuallyimprovedemployees' sense ofenergy.Whatdid:learningsomethingnew.

"Themoreactivelyyoucanengageyourbrain,themorealertinganactivityisgoingtobe,"saysJohnCaldwell, Ph.D.,afatiguemanagementspecialistandformerNASAresearcher."Youcanactuallyovercomeagoodbitofsleeppressurejustbyengaginginsomething interesting."

SobrushuponyourExcelskills, forexample,orwatchashortvideo.

Loginatwww.companycollege.com/YOURURL

DevelopSelfAwareness

Whatmotivatesme?Why?

Whatdoesnotmotivateme?Why?

WhatdoIneed personallyandprofessionallynow?

KeyTake-AwaysTimeisfinite.Wecan’treallymanageit.Insteadweneedtofocusonourchoicesandmindset.

Keytechniquesyoucanuseandteachyouremployeetoimprovetimemanagement:planningahead,unplug,communication,decisionmaking,embracebreaks,minimizedistractions,developselfawareness

PlanningandSchedulingforResults

InsightsandStrategiesVideoSeries

JanDurranssharesherstrategiesforbeingorganizedandachievingresultsinseveralkeyways,including:committingtoaregularwrittenplan,chunkingdown projects,regularreviewandaccountability,disciplineandmindsetforsuccessandmore!

BestPractices,SkillsandTools

TimeManagementVideoSeries

ManagingtheTimeofYourLifePartIManagingtheTimeofYourLifePartIIPlanningYourWeekPrioritizeYourTasksCreatingExtraTimeWorkingMoreEfficientlyGettingOrganizedStopProcrastinating

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