Course Content
Personal Productivity Training
    About Lesson

    After completing this course, participants will have learned to:

    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