Course Details

This course is appropriate for a wide range of professionals but not limited to:

• Managers and Employees with heavy workloads and tight deadlines
• Professionals struggling with work-life balance
• Anyone seeking to boost personal productivity while maintaining well-being
• Leaders concerned with team burnout

• Expert-led sessions with dynamic visual aids
• Comprehensive course manual to support practical application and reinforcement
• Interactive discussions addressing participants’ real-world projects and challenges
• Insightful case studies and proven best practices to enhance learning

By the end of this course, participants should be able to:

• Apply the Eisenhower Matrix and other prioritization tools to manage daily workflow effectively.
• Implement techniques to minimize time waste from distractions, procrastination, and inefficient meetings.
• Identify the personal and environmental triggers of stress and burnout.
• Utilize effective stress mitigation strategies (e.g., mindfulness, cognitive restructuring) for daily resilience.
• Establish clear professional boundaries to protect focus time and work-life balance.
• Develop a personalized system for planning and organizing tasks and projects.

DAY 1

Time Audit and Productivity Foundations

• Welcome and introduction
• Pre-test
• Conducting a personal time audit: Where does your time go?
• Challenging productivity myths and the fallacy of multi-tasking
• Setting professional and personal goals (long-term and short-term)
• Introduction to energy management vs. time management

DAY 2

Prioritization and Workflow Mastery

• Mastering the Eisenhower Matrix (Urgent/Important)
• The Pareto Principle (80/20 Rule) applied to tasks and projects
• Techniques for effective delegation and avoiding "reverse delegation"
• Batching similar tasks and creating 'Deep Work' blocks

DAY 3

Dealing with Time Wasters and Technology

• Strategies for minimizing interruptions and managing open-door policies
• Managing the 'tyranny of the inbox' and email overload
• Running and attending efficient, time-boxed meetings
• Overcoming the root causes of procrastination

DAY 4

Understanding and Mitigating Stress

• The physiology of stress and its impact on performance and health
• Identifying personal and environmental stress triggers
• Cognitive restructuring: Challenging negative thought patterns
• Implementing daily stress mitigation techniques (mindfulness, breathing, micro-breaks)

DAY 5

Integration and Sustainable Habits

• Establishing clear boundaries (digital, schedule, and physical)
• Creating a personalized 90-day time and stress management plan
• Review of best-in-class productivity tools and systems
• Post-test
• Certificate ceremony