SELECTION MENU
You will use this menu to
customize a four or six-hour workshop. Select the
topics that are most relevant to your anticipated or
currently scheduled participants. The approximate
duration of each segment is indicated.
HOW
TO BECOME THE RINGMASTER (30 min.)
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How to train others to be more efficient
in making their requests
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How to use discipline to more effectively
manage your day
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How to complete more tasks instead of
jumping around all day
GOAL
SETTING - MEETING DEADLINES (60 min.)
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The purpose and benefits of goal
setting
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Why successful people set goals
and plan
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Nine tips for setting
successful goals
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How to develop goals that will
drive your company
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How to anticipate obstacles before they happen so you meet your deadline
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How to make sure your efforts
line up with your Leader's
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Team exercise
PLANNING & ORGANIZATION (60 min.)
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Scheduling your week and day
before you leave work
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How to get off to a fast start
everyday
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Making a Master and Daily List
with flexibility
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Why and how to add balance to
your list
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The “Veggie” Principal and using
it to your advantage
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How to put together a powerful
morning
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Get to work early and leave on
time
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How to batch like items to get
an edge
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Don’t
over plan
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Successful people do one thing
at a time
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How to "leave work at work"
mentally
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Exercise (Putting together an
effective day tomorrow)
PRIORITIZING & MULTI-TASKING (30 min.)
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The difference between an A and
B priority
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How to use a decision-making
matrix
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Characteristics of Human Nature
and Prioritizing
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How to fit a request where it
works best for you
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How to stop hopping around all
day from task to task
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How to create separation between tasks an
increase focus/concentration
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How to quickly decide between multiple tasks
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Exercise
FINDING MORE TIME (30 min.)
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How to use the Law of
Subtraction
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How to determine the best use
of your time
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How to do the right task at
the right time
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How to reduce the amount of
time you spend on tasks
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Exercise (How can you save
2 hours a day?)
MANAGING AND CONTROLLING INTERRUPTIONS (60 min.)
Understanding what happens
when you're interrupted
Criteria for a worthwhile
interruption
Strategies for preventing them
Strategies for limiting them
Strategies for managing,
controlling, and writing effective e-mail
Strategies for using the
phone more effectively in less time
How to use your voice mail
so you look like a pro
Exercise (How can you
more effectively handle interruptions?)
CONTROLLING YOUR DESK AND FILES (30 min.)
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Why and how to keep a clear desk
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How to organize your tools and
reduce clutter
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Why to only put the present in
your desk file drawer(s)
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Develop easy file system that
works
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How to make the piles go away
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How to handle paper just once
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The value of colored file
folders
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Why you need to file a little
everyday before you go home
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Why you should go home with a
clean desk
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Exercise (How could you
change your desk and filing?)
PROCRASTINATION (30 min.)
The major causes
How to recognize it
Strategies for overcoming
procrastination
Exercise
DELEGATION THAT EMPOWERS (30 min.)
Why we don't delegate more
and the benefits of delegation
How to delegate not dump
Common mistakes people make
The eight steps to successful delegation
Exercise (Take a task
you're currently doing and delegate it)
PLANNING AN EFFECTIVE MEETING (30 min.)
Stop scheduling meetings in the morning
Common mistakes made everyday
Ten steps to assure a successful, time
effective meeting
Exercise (What could you
do differently for your next meeting?)
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