MANAGING TIME

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MANAGING TIME

• Management Toolbox

The National Democratic Institute
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ICEBREAKER/INTRO/ GROUND RULES

• Intro
• Ground rules
• Ice breaker exercise

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OBJECTIVES

• Understand time as a finite resource
• Schedule your time to accomplish the most
  important tasks
• Understand the process of delegating tasks

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TOPICS

• Time management
• Prioritizing tasks
• Delegating

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TIME MANAGEMENT
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OBSTACLES

• Technical errors
• External realities
• Personal habits and perceptions of time

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ENERGY CYCLES AND SOURCES
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WHERE DOES OUR TIME GO?
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3 STEPS TO MANAGING TIME
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SAMPLE TIME MAP
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PRIORITIZING TASKS

• IMPORTANT
• URGENT

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THE ART OF DELEGATING
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THE ART OF DELEGATING

1. Examine the task 
2. Who is the best person to do the job?
3. Communicate the objective
4. Clarify the requirements
5. Set a clear due date and schedule check-ins
6. Foster a relationship of understanding
7. Review and evaluate the result
8. Celebrate success!

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CONCLUSION

• Energy cycles
• 3 steps to managing time
• Time mapping
• Prioritizing
• Delegating
• Questions?
• Feedback?