Managing Self, Setting Goals and Priorities

Contents:

1- Obstacles to managing priorities:

·        Having trouble keeping up? Find out why

2- Guidelines for managing priorities: 

·        Juggling with “urgent” vs. “important”

·        Use a system

·        What’s “top priority”?

·        Focus on the outcome

·        Use time efficiently

·        The best-laid plans.

·        Take care of yourself

·        Apply what you’ve learned

3- Determining what is most important:

·        Feeling too busy? Take a “time out”

·        Key questions for determining priorities: set 1

·        Key questions for determining priorities: set 2

·        Working efficiently

·        Short of time? Use it wisely

·        What’s “good enough”?

·        Search for shortcuts

·        Delegate work

·        Apply what you’ve learned

4- Planning and scheduling:

·        For action-make a plan

5- Anticipating problems and lessening their effects:

·        Common mistakes

·        Watch for “red flags”

6- Building a successful team goals are key to getting things done:

·        Defining goals

·        The purpose of every goal should be clear.

·        The purpose of every goal should be clear.

·        Ownership, accountability and dealing with missed goals

·        Measure progress, celebrate achievement

·        Three steps for positive goal setting

·        Goals that help and goals that hinder

Who Should Attend?

Employees, managers and supervisors in the self-directed work-team atmosphere