Time Management Training

Time Management Training Course Outline

Brisbane Professional Development Program

Course Overview

We all know that sinking feeling: the day slips away despite our best intentions. I've seen so many Brisbane business professionals facing the same issue – working harder but getting less. This all encompassing time management course covers the actual causes of productivity halting clutter and gives you the tools you need to eliminate it immediately!

In my work with Australian businesses, I've found that the source of most time management problems is a systemic one, not the fault of individuals. The program centres around the creation of sustainable habits and systems that just, "work" in our busy business world. You will discover how to recognise busyness versus productivity and make space for what is important in your work and personal life.

The training is based upon practical application rather than theory, sharing actual workplace examples and situations experienced daily by Brisbane professionals. We'll help with how to deal with everything from email overload to colleague interruptions, giving you the confidence that you can protect your time and still keep good working relationships.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

Diagnostic Skills:

Understand time wasting habits and why they exist

Evaluate current productivity programs and identify areas to improve on

Use tested decision making frameworks to assess the priorities of work

System Implementation:

Develop and follow custom time management systems

Develop daily and weekly planning habits that work

Establish productive workspace organisation methods

Communication and Boundaries:

Use practical strategies for dealing with interruptions and requests

Model how to communicate assertively about where work boundaries are established

Work out reasonable, achievable deadlines and set stakeholder expectations

Technology Integration:

Learn how to manage your digital life and tools instead of being managed by them

Adopt email management techniques to keep your inbox stress free

Optimise for efficiency through task batching and scheduling strategies

Leadership Application:

Delegate appropriately while maintaining quality

Demonstrate positive time management behaviours for associates

Establish collaborative work environments that enable focused, efficient work

What You Will Learn

Session 1: The Time Audit Reality Check Figure out where your time is really going vs. where you think it is. You will discover the secret time sucks that are destroying your productivity, and learn why willpower alone won't change your bad patterns.

Session 2: Priority Matrix Mastery Learn to separate the urgent from the important. We'll look at practical tools for how to make quick decisions about priorities even when it feels like everything's crucial.

Session 3: Planning Done Well Design simple but powerful planning systems that will take minutes to set up, but save you hours every week. Use this week to discover how to add buffer time to your schedule and prepare for the unexpected.

Session 4: Boundaries for Communication that Work Practice diplomatic ways of addressing interruptions, unreasonable requests, and scope creep. Scripts and techniques that allow you to protect your time without alienating relationships.

Session 5: Email & Digital Workflow Makeover Change your relationship with email and digital tech. Find out about batching, how to manage notifications, and digital organisation to work for you instead of against you.

Session 6: Delegation and Team Performance Discover where and how to delegate results oriented tasks, even if you can't find anyone to delegate to. Discover how to delegate wisely and develop checks and balances.

Session 7: Sustainable Systems Integration Bring all of it together with your own tailored action plan. You will walk away with clear next steps and accountability to make sure your new habits last.

Course Delivery Format

This interactive course features short lectures, practice exercises, and peer sharing. They come with the authentic dilemmas they are currently experiencing at work that very day, so that the content is immediately applicable and usable. Interactive exercises in small groups, and time for personal reflection, to reinforce learning, and increase confidence for using new approaches.

Concluding Remarks

Time management is not about stuffing as much into your day as you possibly can, it's about making room for what truly matters. This class offers tactical advice and mindshifts to help you take control of your schedule instead of letting it control you.

You will leave here with real world, can't miss systems, the confidence to say no, and a plan to keep doing all of it once you go back to real life. More importantly, you'll find that effective time management creates space for the work you really want to do as well as the personal life that you deserve.

The investment in this training pays for itself immediately, as most attendees report saving 5 10 hours/week by the end of the first month. Once you're not in that endless vortex of catch up, it means your time can actually be spent doing the work that's actually moving your career and your Company forward.