Course Methodology

The course uses self-assessments and a wide mix of business cases that promote healthy discussions around the importance of managing multiple tasks, deadlines and priorities. Participants will benefit from role plays covering workplace challenges related to handling tasks, deadlines and priorities. They will learn how to deal with conflicts that may arise as a result. Interactive team exercises are also used with each team presenting their findings and comments.  

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Explain the link between strategic planning and task accomplishment
• Describe task objectives, constraints and stakeholders 
• Set task priorities and deadlines
• Improve task outcomes when working in groups and teams
• Communicate, justify and persuade others when it comes to changes to task assignments

Target Audience

This 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. 

Target Competencies

• Self management
• Goal setting
• Scheduling
• Task management
• Conflict management
• Communication
• Motivation
• Dealing with change