To enable individuals to:

• analyse and identify goals and objectives which need achieving by you and your staff
• learn how to effectively manage your own time
• manage how your staff use their time
• delegate effectively
• prioritise your own and your team's work using business critical criteria
• effectively plan your work and that of your team by using
• diary management techniques, organising emails and implementing action plans
• appreciate the difference between doing the work and getting things done

• The importance of goal and objective setting
  top achievers and time management
  ensuring your effort is focused on achieving
  corporate and departmental objectives
  analysing:
  - business requirements
  - team resources
  
  
• Organising your team
  Getting results through other people
  Agreeing:
  - performance standards
  - individual objectives and action plans
  
• Prioritising to succeed
  planning and scheduling skills
  prioritising to achieve results
  forward planning
  
• Effective delegation
  knowing when and how to delegate
  clarifying responsibilities
  motivating through delegation
  
• Emails - techniques to save time
  controlling the delivery time
  organising your inbox
  using folders effectively
  'flagging' messages
  addressing correctly
  using the subject line effectively
  getting your questions answered
  
• Diary Management
  Determined Time
  Preparation Time
  Goals and Action Plans
  
  

Catalyst will endeavour, with your help and approval, to tailor the course content as much as possible. We can do this by:

• Incorporating your organisation's documentation
• Referring to your organisation's policies, guides and procedures
• Agreeing pre-course and post-course work
• Tailoring exercises and the course manual to suit your requirements

For further details on how Catalyst can tailor your course see Tailored Courses.

Delegates are introduced to a number of time management techniques which they can take into their business and personal lives to improve the way that they manage their time.

This course is intended for managers who wish to improve their time management skills and techniques.