COURSE OVERVIEW Do you feel like you have too much to do and not enough time to get it done? Are you overwhelmed with new projects, pressing deadlines and conflicting priorities? This interactive session helps participants identify common time wasters, discusses new strategies for prioritizing, and helps participants develop systems to address competing priorities - whether it's a personal workload or for coaching a struggling employee. This course will equip you with the skills and techniques to: • Identify common time-wasters and see which ones are slowing you down the most • Learn new techniques that help you create a master list and prioritize quickly. • Discuss Next Steps. The Four D’s of Do, Defer, Delegate, or Delete • Review the importance of being flexible and communicating often and with clarity. • Examine the pros and cons of technology in managing conflicting priorities. COURSE OUTLINE MANAGING CONFLICTING PRIORITIES DURATION VIRTUAL 90 Mins CLASSROOM 2 Hrs CUSTOMIZATION We can partner with you to customize our learning offerings to target your organization’ s specific focus areas, change delivery method or dive deeper by integrating even more activities, discussions and case studies. Lesson One: The "Everything is Important" Mentality Identify Common Time Wasters Investigate and Eliminate Workplace Distractions: mine vs others Activity: My "Favorite" Distractions Lesson Two: The Getting Things Done Model (GTD) Creating a Master "To Do" List Determine Urgent vs Important Items Activity: Ruthless Prioritization Lesson Three: The Four D's: Do, Defer, Delegate, or Delete Block Scheduling First, Eat the Frog The Sunken Cost Fallacy Activity: Culling the List Lesson Four: Flexibility is Key A day in the life: the Pomodoro Method Shift Happens: Interruptions, New Tasks Ask for Help Activity: Communicate, Clarify, and Confirm Lesson Five: Technology Solutions: Pros and Cons Activity: High Tech/Low Tech Lesson Six: Wrap Up Learning and application