Module One: Getting Started

• Icebreaker
• Ground rules
• The parking lot

• Pre-Assignment Review
• Workshop Objectives

• Action plans and evaluation forms

Module Two: Setting SMART Goals

• The Three P’s
• The SMART Way
• Prioritizing Your Goals
• Evaluating and Adapting

Module Three: The Power of Routines

• What is a Routine?
• Personal Routines
• Professional Routines
• Six Easy Ways to Simplify Your Life

Module Four: Scheduling Yourself

• The Simple Secret of Successful Time Management
• Developing a Tracking System
• Scheduling Appointments
• Scheduling Tasks

Module Five: Keeping Yourself on Top of Tasks

• The One-Minute Rule
• The Five-Minute Rule
• What To Do When You Feel Like You’re Sinking

Module Six: Tackling New Tasks and Projects

• The Sliding Scale
• A Checklist for Getting Started
• Evaluating and Adapting

Module Seven: Using Project Management Techniques

• The Triple Constraint
• Creating the Schedule
• Using a RACI Chart

Module Eight: Creating a Workspace

• Setting Up the Physical Layout
• Ergonomics 101
• Using Your Computer Efficiently

Module Nine: Organizing Files and Folders

• Organizing Paper Files
• Organizing Electronic Files
• Scheduling Archive and Clean-Up

Module Ten: Managing E-Mail

• Using E-mail Time Wisely
• Taking Action!
• Making the Most of Your E-mail Program
• Taking Time Back from Handheld Devices

Module Eleven: Tackling Procrastination

• Why We Procrastinate
• Nine Ways to Overcome Procrastination
• Eat That Frog!

Module Twelve: Wrapping Up

• Words from the Wise

• Review of Parking Lot

• Lessons Learned
• Your Notebook

• Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations