Managing Your Priorities and Deadlines: Simple steps to prioritise your workload and reach your goals
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Whatever your profession or stage in your career, you will invariably have deadlines to deal with on a regular basis. The key to professional success and career progression is being able to handle your priorities so that you get everything done to your satisfaction in the allotted time. This handy guide will give you tips on how to set your priorities and keep to your deadlines more effectively.
In 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Identify the bad habits that waste your time and how you can eradicate them
• Learn how to create a detailed schedule before starting a project, and why this is a skill that will benefit you in all future projects
• Discover how you can boost motivation at work with the perfect workspace and good habits, in order to get tasks done and achieve your objectives
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Managing Your Priorities and Deadlines - 50minutes
Problem: How can I set priorities and get organised in order to make the most of the time I spend at work?
Uses: Knowing how to choose priorities and manage your schedule to complete tasks within the set limits. Never losing sight of your objectives or wasting energy, saying ‘I’ll never have the time’, but planning and taking action.
FAQs:
How can I get rid of time-consuming habits?
How can I plan the tasks I need to get done?
How do I set priorities?
How should I organise my schedule?
How can I stop procrastinating?
How do I delegate successfully?
How can I disconnect from work once I’ve left the office?
With the arrival of the internet and new technology, the rhythm of life seems to get faster and faster. Nowadays, we live in a society where the words speed
, competition
and stress
are everywhere. Laptops and smartphones have made us available 24 hours a day. This means that the line between our professional and private lives has become more and more tenuous for both employers and employees, as they cannot avoid their inbox. Doctors have also noted that the number of people suffering from burnout is increasing.
‘Time is money’. How many times have we heard this expression, forcing us to speed up and dive headfirst into the pile of folders stacked on our desks? This focus on speed and our hyper-connected world prevent us from maintaining