• Kuala Lumpur

    Kuala Lumpur

Managing Multiple Tasks, Priorities and Deadlines – Advanced

 

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Ø INTRODUCTION


   Are you under pressure from an ever-growing task list, conflicting demands and constantly changing priorities? Productive working practices are valuable skills in today’s work environment. Competition is intense and companies need people who can organize their time effectively, collaborate with others to achieve goals, and who constantly strive to better meet customer and stakeholder needs.

This popular course will support you to develop practices and techniques to manage this pressure proactively, allowing you to meet deadlines and deliver against your objectives. You will also develop skills in working well with others to ensure success.

This course will feature:

  • Managing assigned tasks effectively
  • Evaluating and establishing priorities to meet crucial deadlines
  • Effective planning and project management techniques
  • Task leadership and collaboration skills
  • Influencing and stakeholder management skills

 

Ø Objectives

 

At this program's conclusion, participants should be able to:

 

l  Apply the skills necessary to get work completed on time

l  Use effectively, basic project planning tools to plan and schedule work

l  Identify key stakeholders and understand how to gain their support and input

l  Use positive communication & influencing techniques to ensure work is completed on time

l  Appreciate & engage colleagues to gain their commitment and support 

 

 

Ø TRAINING METHODOLOGY


This training course will combine presentations with instructor-guided interactive discussions between participants relating to their individual workplace. Practical exercises, video material and case studies aiming at stimulating these discussions and providing maximum benefit to the participants will support the training.

This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies as a percentage of the total tuition hours:

l  30% Lectures, Concepts, Role Play

l  30% Workshops & Work Presentations, Techniques

l  20% Based on Case Studies & Practical Exercises

l  20% Videos, Software & General Discussions

Pre and Post Test

 

Ø WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

 

These course targets professionals, from all industries, who want to acquire essential skills to create and develop an effective and efficient workplace environment. It is designed for team leaders, supervisors, managers and section heads who are interested in improving their personal productivity or that of the people they manage or work with, whether on a project or within a department. The course also serves as a solid foundation for those who are keen on assuming a supervisory or managerial role as the next step in their career

 

                                                                               Outline

Day 1

Introduction to tasks in a business environment

l  Role of self-management in managing tasks

l  Overview of task management

    • The task PTTR lifecycle 
    • Task management principles

l  Task management and the business environment

l  Organizational perspective on work accomplishment

    • Building value mindset in every task

l  Impact of company strategy on task management

l  Role of organizational structures in getting tasks done

 

Day  2

 

 

 

Importance of planning in task management

l  Managerial functions and tasks

l  Task management skills

l  Dealing with task constraints

l  Goals, objectives and tasks

o   From SMART objectives to SMART tasks

l  Scopes of work and task assignments

l  Identifying and managing task stakeholders

l  Task related risks

 

Day 3

 

 

 

Setting task priorities and deadlines 

l  How we deal with tasks - an assessment

l  Task management and work

l  Planning, scheduling and meeting deadlines

l  Task management and the development of priorities

l  Managing meetings, e-mails, and interruptions

l  ‘To do’ lists and managing priorities

l  Time wasters, procrastination and immediate demands

l  Tasks and automation

l  Task management and stress​

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Day 4

Tasks and shared responsibilities

l  Skills needed when assistance is needed

l  The four rights of delegation

l  Working effectively with others

l  Interpersonal skills and task accomplishment

l  Personal work styles and task accomplishment

l  Flexibility and versatility

l  Improving task productivity

Day 5

Changing tasks effectively

l  Improving task learning and understanding

l  Communicating changes to task assignments

l  Employee reactions to changes in task assignments

l  The importance of engagement and ownership

l  Overcoming natural resistance to changing tasks

l  Managing changes to tasks effectively

l  Personal plans and self-management

 

Schedule

 

  • 08:30 – 10:15 First Session
  • 10:15 – 10:30 Coffee Break
  • 10:30 – 12:15 Second Session
  • 12:15 – 12:30 Coffee Break
  • 12:30 – 14:00 Third Session
  • 14:00 – 15:00 Lunch

 

Fees

 The Fee for the seminar, including instruction materials, documentation, lunch, coffee/tea breaks & snack :

3.750 USD 

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