Time Management – An Intelligent Approach
Time management courses have been around since time began.
And in fact, we laugh when people talk about time management. Because more often than not, time manages us.
Time Management & King Cnut
You’ve probably heard the story about King Cnut. Cnut was a powerful King back in the 12th Century. He had this idea that he could go down to the beach and command the surf to stop crashing at his feet.
So the King had his people take his throne down to the beach and plant it at the edge of the surf.
Holding out his staff he demanded that the surf stop crashing. He commanded the water to be calmed. And you can guess what happened. Nothing.
Time is like the surf. If we think we can manage time, we’ll be as disappointed as King Cnut who believed he could stop the tide.
Here at Jonathan Halls & Associates, we approach time management differently from most training organizations.
One of the reasons we do this is because we front up and acknowledge that traditional time ‘management’ is the result of unreasoned thinking.
But that doesn’t mean we give up. Because while we really can’t manage time, we can manage our own work and priorities around time. And we can develop the degree of self-discipline that ensures productivity. That’s the key to intelligently dealing with time.
Our time management course is Different
We don’t think categorizing tasks as As, Bs or Cs and drawing up complicated lists with grids and squiggly lines is very effective for most people. And we think time management is more than just planning – it’s discipline.
In our Intelligent Time Management course, you’ll learn to manage tasks efficiently, deal with interruptions and fight last-minute fires.
You’ll discover techniques to clear your mind of clutter and useless distractions and become more effective in getting your work done.
And you’ll learn some of the more fundamental issues about personal effectiveness that other people forget such as physiology, diet and fatigue.
It also addresses how you see a task in your mind and that all so important step of actually getting started on a project.
Testimonial:
Intelligent Time Management was an excellent seminar presented by Jonathan Halls. The employees at American Psychological Association really enjoyed the material that was presented and hopes to have the course offered again.
Yolanda Thomas
American Psychological Association
HR Generalist
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Further Reading: CLICK HERE to read Jonathan Halls’ article on Intelligent Time Management