Time and Task Management for Busy People

Clarity about the requirements of a job and the direction of an organization empowers employees to recognize those tasks that are crucial to their roles.

• Relate organizational intelligence to finding purpose in your job
• Explain the impact of abilities, strengths, intelligence and knowledge in day-to-day behaviors
• Discuss how competencies are related to role management

Develop a system to recognize crucial tasks and identify essential actions before they become urgent situations.

• Identify where urgency arises within your organization
• Relate urgency using reliability, credibility, quality and compliance
• Discuss techniques to increase productivity and regain control during a crisis

Making quality decisions means obtaining the clarity and data to objectively evaluate possible solutions.

• Recognize what situations require impulsive decision making
• Identify the important steps to clearly define an issue
• Describe and evaluate potential solutions to a problem

Effective time management isn’t about controlling time; it’s about managing how time is invested.

• Discuss techniques for setting relevant, achievable goals
• Identify the most desired qualities of a personal organization tool
• Recognize the benefits of focus, energy and willpower over procrastination

Attention management training teaches the ability to control distractions, focus on single tasks for higher-quality results and engage in sustained attention when necessary. 

• Identify how to use background tasking to avoid inefficiently switching between tasks
• Recognize the behavioral changes that contribute to the interruption loop
• Discuss a strategy to limit interruptions

Competencies associated with emotional intelligence, social intelligence and positive intelligence improve how we manage time and tasks.

• Discuss ways to apply innovative thinking throughout the day to inspire creativity and motivation
• Describe techniques for increasing optimism and life satisfaction
• Recognize the difference between habitual tasks and effective actions