Developing good Organizational Skill is an investment that will provide benefits for years. To be successful means to be organized. These skills will filter through all aspects of your participants professional and personal lives. Throughout this workshop your participants will be given the tools necessary in developing better Organizational Skills.
Through Organizational Skills your participants will encounter improved productivity, better management, and an overall increase in professional growth. Every day people waste numerous amounts of time looking for items. So stop looking for those important items, and start knowing where they are by getting organized.
Training Objectives:
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Examine current habits and routines that are not organized
- Learn to prioritize your time schedule and daily tasks
- Determine ways of storing information and supplies
- Learn to organize personal and workspace
- Learn to resist procrastination
- Make plans to stay organized in the future
Course Outline:
Module One: Getting Started
- Workshop Objectives
- Action Plan Creation
- Evaluation Form
- Pre-Assignment & Pre-Test
Module Two: Remove the Clutter
- Just Do It
- You Don’t Have to Keep Everything
- Three Boxes: Keep, Donate, and Trash
- A Place for Everything and Everything in its Place
- Practical Illustration
- Review Questions
Module Three: Prioritize
- Write It Down
- Urgent/Important Matrix
- Divide Tasks Effectively
- 80/20 Rule
- Practical Illustration
- Review Questions
Module Four: Scheduling Your Time
- Master Calendar
- Setting Deadlines
- Removing Time Wasters
- Coping with Things Outside Your Control
- Practical Illustration
- Review Questions
Module Five: To-Do Lists
- Use a Day Planner
- Finish What You Start
- Focus on the Important
- Handle Quick Tasks Immediately
- Practical Illustration
- Review Questions
Module Six: Paper and Paperless Storage
- Finding a System That Works for You
- Consistency in Storage
- Time-Sensitive Organization
- Setting Up Archives
- Practical Illustration
- Review Questions
Module Seven: Organization in Your Work Area
- Keeping Items Within Arm’s Reach
- Having Only Current Projects on Your Desk
- Arranging Your Drawers
- Organizing to Match Your Workflow
- Practical Illustration
- Review Questions
Module Eight: Tools to Fight Procrastination
- Eat That Frog!
- Remove Distractions
- Rewarding Yourself
- Breaking Up Large Tasks
- Practical Illustration
- Review Questions
Module Nine: Organizing Your Inbox
- Setting Delivery Rules
- Folder and Message Hierarchy
- Dealing with Emails Immediately
- Flagging and Highlighting Important Items
- Practical Illustration
- Review Questions
Module Ten: Avoid the Causes of Disorganization
- Keeping Everything
- Not Being Consistent
- Not Following a Schedule
- Bad Habits
- Practical Illustration
- Review Questions
Module Eleven: Discipline is the Key
- Stay Within Your Systems
- Learn to Say No
- Make Organization a Way of Life
- Plan for Tomorrow, Today
- Practical Illustration
- Review Questions
Module Twelve: Wrapping Up
- Words from the Wise
- Lessons Learned
