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Personal Productivity is a common personal and professional goal. Through our Personal Productivity workshop, participants will learn how to establish routines, set goals, create an efficient environment, and use time-honored planning and organizational tools to maximize their personal and business productivity. Learn the tips and tricks to getting more out of your day, and begin to lead a more productive life.

*This course pairs well with Goal Setting and Getting Things Done, for those looking for strategies to get more out of their personal/professional time

Course Objectives:

• Set and evaluate SMART goals
• Use routines to maximize productivity
• Use scheduling tools to make the most of your time
• Stay on top of your to-do list
• Start new tasks and projects on the right foot
• Use basic project management techniques
• Organize physical and virtual workspaces for maximum efficiency
• Take back time from e-mail and handheld devices
• Beat procrastination

Course Outline:



Personal Productivity

Module One: Setting SMART Goals

• The Three P’s

• The SMART Way

• Prioritizing Your Goals

• Evaluating and Adapting

Module Two: The Power of Routines

• What is a Routine?

• Personal Routines

• Professional Routines

• Six Easy Ways to Simplify Your Life

Module Three: Scheduling Yourself

• The Simple Secret of Successful Time Management

• Developing a Tracking System

• Scheduling Appointments

• Scheduling Tasks

Module Four: Keeping Yourself on Top of Tasks

• The One-Minute Rule

• The Five-Minute Rule

• Feeling Overwhelmed

Module Five: Tackling New Tasks and Projects

• The Sliding Scale

• A Checklist for Getting Started

• Evaluating and Adapting

Module Six: Using Project Management Techniques

• The Triple Constraint

• Creating the Schedule

• Using a RACI Chart

Module Seven: Creating a Workspace

• Setting up the Physical Layout

• Ergonomics 101

• Using Your Computer Efficiently

Module Eight: Organizing Files and Folders

• Organizing Paper Files

• Organizing Electronic Files

• Scheduling Archive and Clean-Up

Module Nine: Managing E-Mail

• Using E-mail

• Taking Action

• Making the Most of the Program

• Taking Time Back

Module Ten: Tackling Procrastination

• Why We Procrastinate

• Nine Ways to Overcome Procrastination

• “Eat That Frog!”

Module Eleven: Assignment Review / Wrap Up