Personal Productivity

Most people find that they wish they had more time in a day. This workshop will show participants how to organize their lives and find those hidden moments.

Most people find that they wish they had more time in a day. This workshop will show participants how to organize their lives and find those hidden moments. Participants will learn how to establish routines, set goals, create an efficient environment, and use time-honored planning and organizational tools to maximize their personal productivity.

Personal Productivity is a goal most of us have. Through this workshop your participants will be on the right track in achieving that goal. Some people blame everything that goes wrong in their life on something or someone else, but through this workshop your participants will take ownership and begin to lead a more productive life.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO TEACH A ONE-DAY WORKSHOP FOR PERSONAL PRODUCTIVITY:

Training Manuals	PowerPoint Slides
Instructor’s Guide	Quick Reference Job Aids
Icebreakers, Activities, & Exercise Files	Pre-Assignments, Pre-/Post-Assessments
Promotional Advertorials	Lesson Plans with Flip Chart Notes

PERSONAL PRODUCTIVITY COURSE OUTLINE:

Module One: Getting Started

Icebreaker
Housekeeping Items
The Parking Lot
Workshop Objectives

Module Two: Setting SMART Goals

The Three Pâ€™s
The SMART Way
Prioritizing Your Goals
Evaluating and Adapting

Module Three: The Power of Routines

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

Module Four: Scheduling Yourself

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

Module Five: Keeping Yourself on Top of Tasks

The One-Minute Rule
The Five-Minute Rule
What To Do When You Feel Like Youâ€™re Sinking

Module Six: Tackling New Tasks and Projects

The Sliding Scale
A Checklist for Getting Started
Evaluating and Adapting

Module Seven: Using Project Management Techniques

The Triple Constraint
Creating the Schedule
Using a RACI Chart

Module Eight: Creating a Workspace

Setting Up the Physical Layout
Ergonomics 101
Using Your Computer Efficiently

Module Nine: Organizing Files and Folders

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

Module Ten: Managing E-Mail

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

Module Eleven: Tackling Procrastination

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

Module Twelve: Wrapping Up

Words from the Wise
Review of Parking Lot
Lessons Learned
Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations

Training Topics

Administrative Skills

Accountability in the Workplace

Administrative Office Procedures

Administrative Support

Business Writing

Meeting Management

Organizational Skills

Social Media in the Workplace

Career Development

Assertiveness and Self Confidence

Communication Strategies

Creative Problem Solving

Entrepreneurship

Interpersonal Skills

Negotiation Skills

Personal Branding

Project Management (6th Edition)

Time Management

Women in Leadership

Human Resources

Business Succession Planning

Contract Management

Crisis Management

Developing a Lunch and Learn

Diversity and Inclusion

Employee Onboarding

Employee Recruitment

Employee Termination Processes

Hiring Strategies

Human Resource Management

Managing Workplace Harassment

Measuring Results from Training

Millennial Onboarding

Office Health and Safety

Sensitivity Training

Talent Management

Train the Trainer

Unconscious Bias

Universal Safety Practices

Workplace Bullying

Workplace Diversity

Workplace Harassment

Workplace Violence

Personal Development

Adult Learning – Mental Skills

Adult Learning – Physical Skills

Anger Management

Attention Management

Being a Likeable Boss

Critical Thinking

Emotional Intelligence

Emotional Intelligence at Work

Goal Setting and Getting Things Done

Improving Mindfulness

Improving Self-Awareness

Increasing Your Happiness

Job Search Skills

Life Coaching Essentials

Managing Personal Finances

Managing Workplace Anxiety

Personal Productivity

Public Speaking

Social Intelligence

Social Learning

Stress Management

Taking Initiative

Trust Building and Resilience

Work-Life Balance

Supervisors and Managers

Budgets and Financial Reports

Coaching and Mentoring

Conducting Annual Employee Reviews

Developing New Managers

Employee Motivation

Facilitation Skills

Knowledge Management

Leadership and influence

Lean Process and Six Sigma

Manager Management

Middle Manager

Office Politics for Managers

Performance Management

Self Leadership

Supervising Others

Team Building Through Chemistry

Virtual Team Building & Management

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