KEYNOTE OR WORKSHOP TOPIC
KEYNOTE OR WORKSHOP TOPIC
Increasing Personal Productivity by Focusing on What Matters Most
How we manage our time reflects our values, our priorities, and our skills. It has a direct bearing on our success, both professionally and personally. Your life, career, and happiness are at the mercy of time. "Time is the stuff that life is made of." (Ben Franklin)
Format: 45-90 minute Keynote, half-day workshop or full-day workshop
Audience: Individual contributors and managers who would like to get more done in less time, stay focused on their top priorities, and feel less stress along the way.
How we decide to spend our time is a function of what we really value the most. The roles and expectations that we have accepted in life should drive the goals we set and the tasks we place on our daily "To Do" list. Managing time is, therefore, really a matter of controlling the "events" of our lives that will contribute most to our overall productivity. Tom has shared these concepts with more than 1,800 audiences, helping them understand how to take control of the things they can control and let go of the things they can't.
Understand the need to control the events of your life
Identify the real roles and expectations of your job
Set goals and break them into action steps
Commit to weekly and daily planning, to reduce stress and get more done
Make work/life balance more than just an idea
Control the length of those "endless" interruptions
Learn how and when to say "No," politely and respectfully
Understand how to handle the "time robbers"
Take time to manage stress on a daily basis and do what's necessary for self-renewal