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The "I-Hate-Wasting-Time" Time-Management Course 

Designed For: All professionals who want to manage their most precious asset, their time, more effectively and profitably

Objectives:

• To help participants manage their time more effectively, enabling them to fit in time to market themselves and their organizations without negatively affecting their other job-related responsibilities and billings
• To "open up" blocks of time for participants so they have more time for their families and other interests outside of work
• To teach professionals how to prioritize their work load, identify work to delegate, and how to delegate said work most effectively - while still controlling the quality of the work product
• To teach participants a practical, systematic approach to time management that leads to more control over their lives
• To demonstrate how to use a pocket calendar in the most effective manner (attendees leave with a "Day-Timer" provided by the instructor).

Program Highlights:

• The biggest mistakes professionals make in managing their most precious asset: time
• Common traits of the Best Time Managers: How the most effective professionals manage their time and what separates them from their competition
• What is "time management"?
• Time management test: Diagnosing how you invest your most precious asset; Prioritizing your work schedule
• Time usage analysis: Uncovering the traps that waste time
• Delegating for maximum results: A proven six-step approach
• Growing the people you have into more valuable assets
• Looking into the future: Coordinating your goals with how you invest your time
• Prioritizing your workload: Separating the urgent from the vital
• How to accomplish large and difficult projects in a minimum amount of time
• Leading your life vs. being subordinated to your schedule
• How to create balance in your life
• Designing your future: How to set and achieve your goals
• The Six Steps of Systematic Time Management
• 76 ways to save time and maximize your efforts
• Instruction and demonstration of the proper and most effective utilization of a pocket calendar (using the "Day-Timers" calendar - or the system of the firm or individual uses - as a sample). Attendees are provided with these calendars.

Course Level: Basic

Prerequisites/Advance Preparation: None

Method of Presentation: Lecture and discussion

Recommended Time Frame: 8 hours (can be adapted for shorter session)