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Time Management

Problem: Most people feel they would be more successful if they could just figure out how to make the time they have work for them better.

Solution: To enable people to be better time managers, this quick unit is a study in time management principles and related skills using T.A.P.P.  steps. In just a few hours, attendees will learn: how to remember appointments and prioritize a task list, and what may detract from their time and how to deal with it. The handout will includes sample formats that may be used to practice the principles and skills outlined.

Magic:  "When you get control of your time, it will magically seem like you have more time to accomplish important tasks."

• Opening
• Objectives & Agenda
• Time Management Style Profile
• Basic Principles & T.A.P.P. Steps
• Tasks & Prioritization           
• Individual Practice             
• Appointments & People
• Time Log
• Individual Practice                         
• Interfering Problems
• Tips           
• Self-evaluation                   
• Closing
• Question & Answer                       
• Review & Additional Information

Estimated training time:

• 4 hours with Time Management Style Profile

• 2 hours with Practice activities

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T.A.P.P.

Steps in Time Management

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Problem: Things are cluttered and needed items can not be found in a timely manner.

Solution: Using this unit in about an hour learning will include how to plan and implement an organization project for any area or item type using the S.I.F.T. method. Various types or organization problems are discussed.

Magic: "When you organize your workspace, you accomplish things more quickly by knowing where to find necessary items."

• Opening
• Objectives & Agenda
• Basic principles & S.I.F.T Method
• Scheme, Initiate, Format, and Triumph
• Problem Areas
• Discussion
• Closing
• Questions & Answers
• Review & Additional Information

Estimated training time:

• 1 hour with Discussion activity

Meeting Management

Problem: Some people do not enjoy attending meetings because they feel little gets accomplished and therefore their time was wasted.

Solution: People need to know meetings are an important way to get ideas shared and important tasks accomplished. This short unit is designed to help make meetings more effective by offering a quick look at basic meeting management and the related skills needed through the R.A!R.A! approach and other tips. In just a few hours attendees will learn: the necessary meeting roles, how to get the right people there, how to start and end meetings on time, how to accomplish more in each meeting , how to insure meeting ideas and decisions are captured, how to accomplish needed tasks and follow-up outside the meeting, what may detract from meeting and how to deal with it, and how to improve future meetings.

Magic: "When you have control in meetings, not only do you accomplish more in less time but you also bring a skill that can be learned by others through observation. "

Variations include:

Holding Effective And Efficient Team Meetings

Taking Excellent Meeting Minutes for Team Scribes and Admin Professionals

Facilitating/Leading Productive And Interactive Meetings for Business Leadership

• Opening                
• Objectives & Agenda
• Basic Principles & R.A!R.A! Approach
• Meeting Purpose Statement           
• Meeting Types
• Preparation
• Facilities, Equipment, & Materials  
• Set-up & Take-Down       
• Checklist
• Invitations & Reminders
• Roles  
• Agenda
• Open, Close, & In-between                       
• Agenda (3 T’s method)
• Practice Meeting
• Records          
• In Meetings (Boards & Flipcharts)
• Actions  (3 W’s method)
• Meeting Minutes    
• Practice Meeting
• Beastly Problems
• Practice Meeting
• Meeting Evaluation
• Closing
• Question & Answers         
• Review & Additional Information

Estimated training time:

• 4 hours without Practice activities

• 5 hours with Meeting Practice activities

• 6 hours customized Team Practice

• Optional Add-ons for Full-Day Training

  2 Hours for Train the Trainer/Deployment Planning

  2-3 Hours on Tools for Facilitators

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Project Management Simplified

Problem: Many people feel they could be more successful at planning and managing projects if they could just learn how the process works.

Solution: This unit will help guide new project managers and team members through the O.P.I.E. process of simplified project management. It will help them better understand how the planning and controlling of projects and resources should be done. The workbook for this unit includes sample formats that may be used to practice the principles and skills learned, as well as for future planning and budgeting purposes.

Magic: "When you properly manage a project, you may become considered wise and skilled in this area and then be asked to manage other projects, which increase in importance."

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Simplified Project Management For Teams

• Opening                                                    
• Review Objectives & Agenda
• Basic Principles & O.P.I.E. Process
• Project Roles & Types                  
• Open Project
• Objective & Analysis 
• Preliminary Approval         
• Project Manager
• Team Activity
• Plan Project
• Specification
• Schedule
• Resources
• Budget
• Plan Approval       
• Team Activity
• Implement Project                                                                    
• Project Team                     
• Plan Execute & Monitor
• Communication
• Progress Reviews & Performance Appraisal          
• Team Activity
• End Project
• Administration & Celebration
• Compensation & Evaluation
• Team Activity
• Meetings
• Meeting Roles       
• Agenda, Records, & Actions
• Hints
• Risky Problems
• Closing
• Question & Answers         
• Review & Additional Info

Estimated training time:

• 9.5 hours with Team activities

• 6 hours without activities

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Shirley Lee began using organization principles and methods before 1975 in both her personal and professional life. She believes in maximizing space and keeping things organized for better efficiency and neatness. To help others with space utilization and work organization, Shirley began formally coaching on-the-job in 1985.

Shirley Lee began her formal training as a facilitator in 1992. She has facilitated many different types of meetings including these: vision/mission/goal planning, problem solving, process mapping, change initiatives, reorganization, and quality improvement. She started delivering classes and seminars on meeting management to individuals, teams, and organizations in 1994.

As far back as 1986, Shirley Lee has been involved in many major project activities: including information systems design, process development, and quality improvement. She began actively exercising the role of project team leadership and planning project management in 1993. Shirley continued to polish her skills and eventually started helping others to learn some project planning basics in 1996 through both seminars and self-teaching materials.

Shirley Lee holds a degree in Business Administration. She spends most of her professional time developing productivity tools/programs, presenting workshops, facilitating team building and meetings, as well as writing. Shirley considers this fun too. However, in her personal time she enjoys her family, reading, gardening, and needlecrafts.

• Understand the key elements to put at the beginning of minutes
• Learn methods for recording meeting discussions
• Know why definitions in documentation are important
• Understand why just recording decisions is not enough
• Know what information that should be put at the end of minutes
• Learn ideas to improve the value of the record-keeper role

** Based on book: R.A!R.A! A Meeting Wizard's Approach.

Benefits: With the concepts from this training, your meetings will be more productive and accomplish the goal for having each meeting. In addition, as managers learn how to facilitate interactive meetings, you will gain more innovation by tapping into the creativity and ingenuity of all meeting members.
Learning Objectives:

• Understand the different types and methods for meetings
• Create an effective meeting agenda using 3T’s
• Understand meeting roles and how to assign
• Determine meeting participants and send invites
• Control the flow and productivity during meetings
• Assign action items using 3W’s
• Distribute informative records via minutes
• Learn to control meeting problems early