Effective Time and Stress Management at the WorkplacePersonal Effectiveness and Productivity

Introduction

Do you realise that we are constantly faced with challenges of dealing with incoming “stuff” such as emails, calls, messages and difficulty of having to say “no” while our thoughts having to handle too many tasks at the same time?

At work, do we really respond to these stuff in an effective and efficient way? If not, then it will require techniques and skills in making better choices and decisions within the available time.

In our jobs, we also experience work-related stress due to lack of time. Too much pressure over a sustained period can, however, lead to a negative stressful situation. We should realise that stress is an “invisible disease” and can affect us, our colleagues, our employer and those closest to us.

By signing up to attend this one-day intensive course, you will improve your present quality of life and be personally effective at the workplace. The essential tools and techniques provided in this course will greatly assist you to manage both time and stress management in your daily life.

“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.”
Michael Altshuler

“Stress is not what happens to us but rather how we respond to what happens and the response is something we can choose.”
Maureen Killoran

Key Takeaways

Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to;

Develop time management habits, question your time management and be a master time manager

• Use Time Management Matrix to manage urgent and important tasks
• Identify Time Wasters and handle it
• Utilise unexpected free time and create time
• Get any task done on time
• Deal with indecisiveness or make quick decisions and get things done
• Overcome procrastination and perfectionist habits.
• Plan and Set time objectives
• Differentiate types of stress and stressors
• Recognise the sources and signs of stress
• Take steps in handling stress
• Use techniques to manage stress at the workplace

Who Should Attend

Executives, Managers, Supervisors, Team Leaders, Frontline and Support Staff from cross-cutting industries

Programme Outline

Module 1: Effective Time Management

• What is Time Management
• Seven Essentials of Good Time Management Habits
• Self- Assessment: Detecting Your Time Robbers

Module 2: Time Management Matrix/ Urgent Vs Important Task

Module 3: A-B-C Principle

Module 4: 80/20 Rule

Module 5: Busy Vs Productive Work

Module 6: Five Steps to complete any task – Getting it done

Module 7: Five Ways to deal with indecision or delay

Module 8: Four Techniques to make quick decisions

Module 9: Taking Advantage of Unexpected Free Time

Module 10: Handling Time Wasters

Module 11: Two biggest Time Robbers and how to handle them

Module 12: Saying "No" positively

Module 13: Four degrees of delegation-level

Module 14: Time Creation

Module 15: Setting Time Objectives and Planning

Module 16: 10/90 Rule

Module 17: Ten Time Management Questions

Module 18: Ten Master Time Manager

Module 19: Individual Exercise

Module 20: Effective Stress Management

• Two Types of Stressors
• Three Types of Stress
• Group Activity
• Self-Assessment: Assessing Your Current Level of Stress

Module 21: Ten Top Sources of Stress in the workplace

Module 22: Recognising four signs and symptoms of stress

Module 23: Individual Exercise

Module 24: Group Activity

Module 25: Four Essential steps in handling stress

Module 26: Twenty-seven Ways to manage stress in the workplace

Module 27: Self –Reflection

Module 28: Action Plan and Personal Commitment

Methodologies

• Two Self-Assessment Exercises (Detecting Your Time Robbers and Your Current Stress Level)
• Interactive session with Group Discussions and Presentations

Programme Trainer

Francis Claudius has more 25 years of training experience. His training working experience comes from the Learning & Organisation Department in a large organisation. He was a professional trainer facilitator and an in-house training consultant. Currently, he is an Associate Trainer and Assessor for the Employability Skills(ES), Work Skills Qualifications (WSQ) Training Programme and Executive Development & Growth for Excellence ( EDGE ) He is also an Associate Lecturer teaching the Training & Development Module for Diploma Students, Human Resource Development Module and Change Management Module for Advanced Diploma Students.

His previous appointments include Learning Account Manager and Senior Training Executive. In these capacities, he had performed training needs and rolled out training roadmaps specific to business units. He has also designed, developed and delivered training programme in the areas of technical, computer, soft skills and management-related courses to meet specific business needs of an organisation. He has trained both the junior and senior officers in his organisation and public-run courses thereafter. He has been consistently receiving very good ratings and appraisals from course participants.

As a trainer and facilitator, he has an interest in human development to excel in their work or personal life as well. He strives to conduct his training in a lively manner with enthusiasm, passion and dedication. He conducts training programmes in an interactive style by engaging participants to contribute ideas and their experiences too so as to add value for the benefit of all participants. He does this by trying to link concepts, examples and experiences discussed in the workshop to actual scenarios and situations faced by participants in the workplace and in life. He is well versed in the different training approaches that relate to participants learning outcomes. He is well versed with the adult learning approach and applies it.