C097 — Personal Productivity

Module One: Getting Started
• Icebreaker
• Housekeeping Items
• The Parking Lot
• Workshop Objectives

Module Two: Setting SMART Goals
• The Three P’s
• The SMART Way
• Prioritizing Your Goals
• Evaluating and Adapting

Module Three: The Power of Routines
• What is a Routine?
• Personal Routines
• Professional Routines
• Six Easy Ways to Simplify Your Life

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

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
• Evaluating and Adapting
Module Seven: Using Project Management Techniques
• The Triple Constraint
• Creating the Schedule
• Using a RACI Chart

Module Eight: Creating a Workspace
• Setting Up the Physical Layout
• Ergonomics 101
• Using Your Computer Efficiently

Module Nine: Organizing Files and Folders
• Organizing Paper Files
• Organizing Electronic Files
• Scheduling Archive and Clean-Up

Module Ten: Managing E-Mail
• Using E-mail Time Wisely
• Taking Action!
• Making the Most of Your E-mail Program
• Taking Time Back from Handheld Devices

Module Eleven: Tackling Procrastination
• Why We Procrastinate
• Nine Ways to Overcome Procrastination
• Eat That Frog!

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