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"A Goal is a Dream with a Deadline"

Course Content

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"Very specific, made easy, lots of practical examples, excellent trainer.

Overall very, very good!"

 Joel Fernandes, Showroom Supervisor - Zayani Motors

This course will teach delegates how to;

• Be able to plan and prioritise in a changing world
• Link medium term goals to daily plans  
• Control interruptions and overcome procrastination  
• Understand different working styles
• Increase productivity through working smarter
• Solve problems and hit deadlines with less stress  
• Manage and integrate paper and emails  
• Improve meetings, delegation and work-life balance  
• Have a personal action plan

Before leaving the course each participant will create their own action plan of how they are going to implement the training in their workplace.

The training itself is highly charged and an enjoyable three day course involving seminar style lectures, open discussions, real life examples, classroom exercises, role-plays and extensive accompanying course-notes.

Working Styles

Different behavioural work drives will be discussed and identified.  The pros and cons of each style will be analysed and solutions to potential problems created.

 

Procrastination

The different types of procrastination will be examined and solutions identified to combat them.

 

Time Challenges

The difference between urgent and important work will be established, as well as the criteria used to decide on how different tasks should be prioritised. Discussions will be held to solicit ideas on how each individual could make better use of their time and practical solutions to challenges will be agreed upon.

 

Managing Performance

The vital importance of performance planning and performance management will be discussed.  Each individual’s key performance areas will be identified and they will then be given guidelines on how to set objectives for both themselves and their subordinates in each area of performance.

 

Setting Business Objectives

As individuals and as a team, objectives will then be set in each performance area.  These will provide the basis for the organizations business goals over the next year, and all future interventions will be aimed at facilitating the achievement of these goals.

 

Teamwork

The importance of teamwork and the different team roles that people play will be examined.  A self-analysis of each individual’s strengths and weaknesses as a team member will be established.

 

Managing Meetings

Although meetings can be extremely useful, they are often mismanaged and can be a very inefficient use of time. The participants will learn how they can improve the quality of the meetings that they both attend and conduct.

 

Personal Organisation

The participants will learn a number of time and effort saving techniques designed to help them be more organised and disciplined in the workplace.

 

Individual Action Plan

Each participant will prepare an individual plan of action detailing how he or she intends to implement the learning that they have gained into their day-to-day work.