Effective Time and Stress Management at the WorkplacePersonal Effectiveness and Productivity

Introduction

Do you realize that we are constantly faced with challenges of dealing with incoming “stuff ” such as emails, calls, information overload, messages, interruptions, difficulty of having to say “no”, Our thoughts having to handle too many tasks.

At work, do we really  response 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 encounter at experience time pressure. Too much pressure over a sustained period can however lead to a negative stressful situation. We should realize 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 On-Line intensive course, you will improve your present quality of life and be personally effective at 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 response 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 managements and be a master time manager
• Use Time Management Matrix to manage urgent and important tasks
• Identify Time Wasters and handle it
• Utilize 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
• Recognize the sources and signs stress
• Take steps in handling stress
• Use techniques to manage stress at workplace

Who Should Attend

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

Programme Outline

Effective Time Management

• What is Time Management
• Time Management Matrix/ Urgent Vs Important Task
• A-B-C Principle
• 80/20 Rule
• Busy Vs Productive Work
• 5 Steps to complete any task – Getting it done
• 4 Ways  to deal with indecision or managing workflow
• 4 Techniques to make quick decisions or when Multitasking
• Taking advantage of unexpected free time
• Handling Time Wasters
• Saying “No” positively
• Two biggest Time Robbers and how to handle them
• Time Creation
• Setting Time Objectives and Planning
• 10/90 Rule
• 10 Time Management Questions
• 10 Master Time Manager
• 7 Essentials of Good Time Management Habits

Effective Stress Management

• 2 Types of Stressors
• 3 Types of Stress
• 10 Top  Sources of Stress in the workplace
• Recognizing 4 signs and symptoms of stress
• 4 Essential steps in handling  stress
• 27 Ways to manage stress in the workplace

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.