▲PARNELL Learning - Vital Skills Workshops

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. Participants will learn how to establish routines, set goals, create an efficient environment, and use time-honoured planning and organizational tools to maximize their personal productivity.

Workshop outline:

Module One: Getting Started
Icebreaker - Ground rules - The parking lot - Workshop objectives - Action plans and evaluation forms

Module Two: Setting Goals
Setting SMART Goals - Creating Good Habits - Evaluating and Adapting

Module Three: The Power of Routines
The Importance of Routines - Personal and Professional Routines - Six Easy Ways to Simplify Your Life

Module Four: Scheduling Yourself
Developing a Tracking System - Scheduling Appointments - Scheduling Tasks - The Simple Secret of Successful Time Management

Module Five: Keeping Yourself on Top of Tasks
The One-Minute Rule - The Five-Minute Rule - What to Do When You Feel Like You’re Sinking

Module Six: Tackling New Tasks and Projects
The Sliding Scale - A Checklist for Getting Started - Re-Evaluating and Adapting

Module Seven: Using Project Management Techniques
Understanding the Triple Scope - Creating a Timeline - Using a RACI Chart

Module Eight: Creating a Workspace
Choosing a Physical Layout - Ergonomics 101 - Using Your Computer Efficiently

Module Nine: Organizing Files and Folders
Organizing Physical Files - Organizing Electronic Files - Scheduling Archiving and Clean-Up

Module Ten: Managing E-Mail
Using E-mail Time Wisely - Folders and Rules - Making Use of Your E-mail Program - Resisting the Lure of the Blackberry®

Module Eleven: Beating Procrastination
Admitting the Problem - Making it Manageable - Identifying the Reasons - Adapting Your Long-Term Strategy

Module Twelve: Wrapping Up
Words from the Wise - Review of Parking Lot - Lessons Learned - Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations