MCTadmin
MCTadmin
MCTadmin
MCTadmin
MCTadmin
While it is true that Workplace Politics are at play in every organization, it does not necessarily mean that there is discrimination in the workplace. Not all politics are bad and understanding how the interconnections between a team of people can lead to success for each team member as well as the company.
Why are there so many different organizational systems and time management methods out there? The answer is simple: it’s like any other personal challenge, like weight loss or money management. There is no simple, one size fits all answer. You must build a solution that works for you.
Over the course of this two-day workshop, we will explore various time management and organizational tools and techniques so that you can build a customized productivity plan for your personal and professional lives. At the end of the course, you will emerge with a plan that works for you, so that you can start regaining control of your life!
Course OverviewYou will spend the first part of the day getting to know participants and discussing what will take place during the workshop. Students will also have an opportunity to identify their personal learning objectives.
To start, participants will explore what personal productivity means to them and others, and what it might feel like. We’ll also discuss how personal productivity is similar to (and different from) basic time management.
This session will give participants some useful attitudes to cultivate and some skills that they might want to work on. You will also discuss why multi-tasking is a myth.
Your daily and weekly task lists are in fact only the tip of your personal to-do list. This session will show participants how to create a strong foundation for their daily plan: a vision statement, dreams, and goals.
After the lunch break, participants will brainstorm a list of characteristics of a good organizational system. You will also explore Pareto’s principle, also known as the 80/20 rule.
This session will focus on how to purge a workspace, design it for efficiency, and re-organize it. We will also introduce our filing system and our daily information management system: the incubator.
Next, we will take a closer look at organizing electronic files and e-mail.
Am overview of the four components of an information management center: calendar, to-do lists, communications log, and project notebook. To reinforce learning, participants will review three case studies and then create their own.
This session will introduce the GOPHER model of handling information. Participants will then apply the knowledge to a case study.
Next, participants will learn how to prioritize work with the Eisenhower principle, also known as the urgent-important matrix.
In this session, participants will explore different ways of saying no.
Participants will discover the importance of routine through an exercise and a large group discussion.Stopping Procrastination Now (Not Later!)This session will give participants some ways to tackle those tasks that they have been putting off. Participants will also complete a Challenge to Change.
The final session of this workshop will give participants to organize key areas at home, including chores, exercise, and meals.
At the end of the course, students will have an opportunity to ask questions and fill out anaction plan.
