Overview

Working smart is about having clear priorities and goals, developing action plans to achieve these goals, working through each day with a defined set of activities that take you closer to these goals and managing yourself and others who will help you on this journey. When organizations invest in building these skills in their employees, everyone achieves a higher level of effectiveness and results.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Identify and practice a number of skills for managing yourself, your personal development and your career/professional growth through better alignment, visioning and goal setting;
• Manage time and priorities more effectively using to-do lists, the prioritization matrix and other tools to help with overcoming procrastination;
• Improve your ability to manage relationships with others - working with different personalities, managing conflict and ensuring effective communication;
• Manage stressful and challenging situations in your life and work, and ensure that you can remain focused and productive regardless of the external pressures that you face;
• Use the project-management approach, discipline and tools to manage projects within your team and organization and achieve excellent results.

Course Content

• Managing Yourself and your Career
• Managing Time and Priorities
• Managing People
• Managing Stress
• Managing Projects

Course Delivery:

• Video Lectures
• Case Studies
• Interactive Activities
• Games
• Project-based Learning