Managing Multiple Tasks, Priorities

Introduction of Work Task Concepts

• Understanding the role of self-management in managing tasks

• Overview and context of task management

• Identifying reasons for the current focus in business on managing tasks

• Understanding how work is accomplished in organizations

• Identifying the role of strategic management in leadership of tasks

• Understanding the role of organization type in task management

Importance of Planning in Management of Tasks

• Clarifying goals, objectives, assumptions and constraints in work

• Integrating a scope, work structure and management plan in assignments

• Learning to identify and manage stakeholders

• Identifying risk techniques that affect tasks, priorities and deadlines

• Understanding how to develop clarity of purpose and objectives in task assignments

• Identifying the skills necessary to lead and manage work tasks

Setting Priorities & Deadlines in our Time Management

• Using the manner we approach work as an initial time management plan

• Planning for time management, scheduling and meeting deadlines

• Integrating time management into development of priorities

• Making the most from meetings, e-mails, interruptions and transition time

• Developing a personal plan, with a ‘to do’ list and priorities

• Dealing with time wasters, procrastination and bosses

Skills Required to Deal with People in our Work Assignments

• Identifying skills required to obtain the help of others on tasks

• The importance of understanding our ways of working with others

• The importance of interpersonal skill in accomplishment of tasks

• Identifying interpersonal work styles of self and other

• Understanding task flexibility and versatility in people leadership

• Learning how to work better with others to have productive work

Personally Managing Tasks to Implement Change

• Learning techniques to use communication for success in tasks

• Understand the characteristics of proper communication

• Identifying methods to deal with human change patterns

• Developing a personal plan to become more effective with self-management

• Dealing with some people who struggle with change

• Practicing techniques to help colleagues with change