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Time Management


Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time

You’re probably wondering what “eat that frog” means. This workshop will show you how to zero in on your critical tasks and organize yourself to make the most of your day.

You will learn to:

  • Use a process for deciding and setting goals
  • Utilize a process for planning to meet goals
  • Generate ideas for taking action
  • Identify personal constraints that interfere with good time management

You will benefit by:

  • Recognizing new ways to get motivated for action
  • Explaining “frog eating” and why it’s good for you
  • Listing new ways to “create” more time for yourself

Audience:
All staff members who find themselves overloaded by work and would like to find innovative ways to reduce workload anxieties

Program Note:
Participants will receive a copy of the book Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy.

Schedule Selection(s)

   

Cost: $149
Location: HRD
Presenter: Joanna Sabo

Date: Wed. 9/24/08
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Code: TMC850

   
  Date: Fri. 3/13/09
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Code: TMC900
   
  Date: Wed. 6/24/09
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Code: TMC901
   
Cost: $149
Location: North Campus Administrative Complex (NCAC),
Conference Room C
Presenter: Joanna Sabo
Date: Mon. 5/11/09
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Code: TMC904
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onlineTake Control of Your Time: A Guide to Practical Time Management

This unique self-paced online tutorial will enable you to get organized and identify your most valuable time in a workday.

You will learn to:

  • Plan your day and prioritize tasks
  • Assess how you use your time
  • Identify ways to set goals
  • Recognize tasks to be performed at prime times and down times
  • Pinpoint reasons for interruptions through the use of a time log

You will benefit by:

  • Achieving more at work and at home
  • Reducing stress in your life
  • Becoming more self-disciplined
  • Developing more organized work methods
  • Improving your ability to concentrate and control interruptions

Audience:
All staff and faculty who must meet the challenge of managing their limited time to get the most important work accomplished

Schedule Selection(s)

   

Cost: $89
Location: Online

Date & Time: Available 24 hours a day from date of activation through 8/31/09 . Registrations are accepted at any time.
Code: TMC

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E-Mail and Information Overload: Proactively Managing the Glut

Every day professionals are getting buried under a continuing stream of both useful and useless information. Come and learn how to finally feel like you are on top of your work, rather than it being on top of you.

You will learn to:

  • Use proven strategies to effectively sort, prioritize, and manage your email accounts
  • Identify ways to manage the various sources of information in your work
  • Prepare a daily plan of action to apply to the most important and/or urgent projects and tasks in your job

You will benefit by:

  • Learning how to control e-mail, voice mail, snail mail, articles, reports, and other sources of information overload
  • Gaining efficiency by reducing or eliminating clutter on your computer and in your work area
  • Increasing your effectiveness by proactively identifying and acting on your most important/urgent projects and tasks
  • Lowering your stress level by feeling more in control of the information flow

Audience:
Anyone who experiences a high volume of information

Schedule Selection(s)

   

Cost: $139
Location: HRD
Presenter: Randall Dean

Date: Wed. 1/21/09
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Code: TMC902

   

Cost: $139
Location: North Campus Administrative Complex (NCAC), Conference Room C
Presenter: Randall Dean

Date: Thu. 4/30/09
Time: 8:30 p.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Code: TMC903

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Finding an Extra Hour Every Day: Time Management & Technology Strategies for Busy ProfessionalsNew!


Everyone wishes they had extra time in their day. This session goes deep into many of the most common areas of productivity loss (and possible gain!) afflicting many busy professionals today. Come and learn several new and immediately useful strategies for finding a few minutes here and there – typically in places and things most of us are already doing -- that leads to at least an extra hour of productivity every day.

You will learn to:

  • Identify key current projects and life roles and incorporate planning tools
  • Effectively say “No” when and if appropriate
  • Clear the clutter in your mind for better focus and attention
  • Create strategies for making your time in meetings more productive and efficient
  • Effectively use “padding” for managing information receivables

You will benefit by:

  • Learning how to be honest with yourself about responsibilities, capabilities, and capacity
  • Developing strategies which allow you to identify key responsibilities (work and personal) and give time to the most important of those
  • Taking advantage of expected and unexpected “downtime”


Audience:
Anyone wishing to gain control over their workload and find extra time in their day.

Schedule Selection(s)

   

Cost: $139
Location: HRD
Presenter: Randall Dean

Date: Wed. 3/25/09
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Code: TMC905

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