MODULE 1: HOW TO MANAGE YOUR TIME
T1.Using Time Productively
*The benefits of managing time effectively
*Setting Targets
*Defining Targets
*Failing to reach targets
*Time management tasks
*Summary
*Feedback to activities
T2.Planning and Prioritising
*Creating a "To do" list
*Prioritising the tasks
*Reviewing your "to do" list
*Interruptions
*Summary
T3.Planning Activities
*Estimating times
*Planning complex work
*Critical factors
*Reviewing and rescheduling
*Summary
T4.Using Your Own Time
*Using a personal time log
*Improving your use of time
*Summary
*Section summary
*Home assignment |
MODULE 2: IDENTIFYING SELF DEVELOPMENT NEEDS & OPPORTUNITIES
T1.You and Your Job
*What does your job require?
*Case study
*What's in your job description?
*Your capabilities
*SWOT analysis
*Summary
*Feedback to activities
T2.Development Needs and Opportunities
*The importance of getting feedback
*Gathering feedback
*Identifying goals
*Summary
*Feedback to activities
T3.Moving Forward
*The learning cycle
*Case study
*Learning styles
*Learning opportunities
*Take ownership
*Summary
*Feedback to activities
*Section summary
*Home assignment |
MODULE 3: SELECTING, PLANNING & MONITORING
T1.Selecting a development program
*Identifying your self-development needs
*Case study
*Development programs
*Summary
*Feedback to activities
T2.Planning and Carrying out Development
*Develiopment plans
*Setting objectives
*Timescale and resource implications
*Recording progress
*Summary
*Feedback to activities
T3.Monitoring progress and planning further development
*Monitoring your progress
*Case study
*Revising your development plan
*The final review
*Summary
*Feedback to activities
*Section summar
*Home assignment |
MODULE 4: MANAGING OWN STRESS
T1.The causes ans symptoms of stress
*What do we mean by "stress"?
*Positive and negative stress
*Case study
*The cause of stress
*The symptoms of stress
*Summary
*Feedback to activities
T2.Stress in the workplace
*The negative effects of stress in the workplace
*Case study
*Risk situations at work
*Signs of stress in your organisation
*Summary
*Feedback to activities
T3.Reducing and managing stress
*Managing stress
*Sources of support
*Your stress management plan
*Summary
*Section summary
*Home assignment |
MODULE 5 : EFFECTIVENESS & EFFICIENCY
T1.Effectiveness, Efficiency and Results
*Inputs
*Outputs
*What is effectiveness?
*What is efficiency?
*Summary
*Feedback to activities
T2.Efficiency and Performance
*Ways of increasing efficiency
*Setting targets
*Using targets to measure efficiency
*Summary
*Feedback to activities
T3.Balancing effectiveness and efficiency
*Links between effectiveness and efficiency
*Improving both measures
*Summary
*Feedbck to activities
T4.Assessing Performance against objectives
*Cost benefit analysis
*Making decisions
*Monitoring performance against targets
*Raising efficiency to the required level
*Summary
*Feedback to activities
*Section summary
*Home assignment
*Summary of Module 1 |