Topic 1

Getting Started

• Workshop Objectives
• Pre-Assignment Review

Topic 2

Setting SMART Goals

• The Three P’s
• The SMART Way
• Prioritizing Your Goals
• Evaluating and Adapting

Topic 3

The Power of Routines

• What is a Routine?
• Personal Routines
• Professional Routines
• Six Easy Ways to Simplify Your Life

Topic 4

Scheduling Yourself

• The Simple Secret of Successful Time Management
• Developing a Tracking System
• Scheduling Appointments
• Scheduling Tasks

Topic 5

Keeping Yourself on Top of Tasks

• The One-Minute Rule
• The Five-Minute Rule
• What to do When You Feel like You’re Sinking

Topic 6

Tackling New Tasks and Projects

• The Sliding Scale
• A Checklist for Getting Started
• Evaluating and Adapting

Topic 7

Using Project Management Techniques

• The Triple Constraint
• Creating the Schedule
• Using a RACI Chart

Topic 8

Creating a Workspace

• Setting Up the Physical Layout
• Ergonomics 101
• Using Your Computer Efficiently

Topic 9

Managing E-mail

• Organizing Paper Files
• Organizing Electronic Files
• Scheduling Archive and Clean-Up

Topic 10

Managing E-Mail

• Using E-mail Time Wisely
• Taking Action!
• Making the Most of Your E-mail Program
• Taking Time Back from Handheld Devices

Topic 11

Tackling Procrastination

• Why We Procrastinate
• Nine Ways to Overcome Procrastination
• Eat That Frog!

Topic 12

Wrapping Up

• Words from the Wise