Supervisor Training: Time Management

Who should attend

Anyone who has very little control over their daily schedule and/or wants to improve how they manage their time. In particular, the workshop is geared toward Front line supervisors and early career professionals who often have many outside and unexpected (in the moment) demands of their time.

Why attend – outcomes/goals

• To help participants think about how their day, week, and month are managed,
• To help participants be more effective in managing their time, and
• For participants to leave with a few tools and ideas that will work specifically for them.

The instructor for this class is Cheryl Carrico, Director, Business Services, Genedge.

Agenda :

• Introduction:

• Brief introduction on the importance of time management and the webinar goals
• Do you dictate your day or do you “let” others dictate your day?
• Thinking about thinking of how you work best

• Identifying Time Wasters & Procrastination :

• Time wasters – busy without value add
• Procrastination – what does it look like and why do we do it?

• Time Management Principles & Tools:

• Multi-tasking – does it help or hurt? (brief exercise)
• Importance/Urgency and response
• Thinking about how you work best – 1. Time of day for types of tasks, 2. Organizing what needs to be done, 3. Estimating the time to complete tasks

• Setting Goals & Priorities:

• Explain SMART goals and prioritization methods.
• Discuss the Eisenhower matrix (priority matrix).
• “Hunks, Chunks, and Bites”
• What are daily necessary items: Timesheets?, reports?, etc. – How and when do you get your input? Do you require the input to be consistent to minimize your time and or rush?

• Scheduling and Planning:

• Tips for meeting your time management goals – will be based on input from participants!!

• Q& A:

• Specific questions and suggestions

Host or Publisher The Southwest Virginia Alliance for Manufacturing