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Time Management Map out your goals, maximise your effectiveness, and win control of your time 19 – 20 November 2011 • Hyatt Regency Hotel, Dubai, UAE OFFICIAL REGIONAL RECRUITMENT PARTNER

5 Key Learning Objectives 1. Prioritise! Know what’s urgent … and what’s important 2. Stop procrastinating … NOW! Get productive 3. Handle floods of emails, telephone calls and meetings to stay on your schedule Follow us on: www.twitter.com/iirmiddleeast www.facebook.com/iirmiddleeast www.youtube.com/iirmiddleeast

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4. Maintain Work/Life Balance – stop burning the candle at both ends 5. Use new technology to communicate effectively: identify and beat all your time wasters

Time Management 19 – 20 November 2011 • Hyatt Regency Hotel, Dubai, UAE Meet Your Expert Course Director Anne McDougall is an international training and change consultant with over 20 years’ executive training experience in the UK, Europe and

Dear Colleague, Do you feel like you don’t have the time to accomplish all the things you have on your ‘to-do list’? Or are you someone who has been thinking about creating a to-do list but you’re unsure where to start? Do you feel that there just aren’t enough hours in the day?

the Middle East. Anne empowers people and organisations to become creative positive thinkers committed to achieving their companies’ business plans. Anne has a proven track record creating organisational change and improvement through her design and delivery of training programmes. She is frequently commissioned to assist executive teams to resolve conflict and to coach senior executives to optimise their leadership and management capabilities. Anne holds a Masters Degree in Training and Development from the University of Sheffield. She is a member of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) and is a published author. Anne

If you’ve become conscious of days going by without you achieving all that you aimed for, then this course is for you. Attend this course and you’ll be able to take control of your time, and successfully achieve your goals using effective techniques and tools. Guaranteed! If you’re keen to refine your planning skills or develop simpler, time and cost effective systems in all aspects of your life, take the time to get in touch. After all there’s no time like the present! Join executives from all over the Middle East to discuss the practical skills and management areas that concern you most! Anne and I look forward to meeting you at the course in November.

is a skilled, imaginative trainer who, as well as being able to transfer skills, offers new insight into management

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Hear What Our Delegates Said About Anne’s Previous Courses With IIR ME: “A very helpful course that helps you so much in managing your time as well as identifying the tools for effective communication.” Marwa Hosni Mahmoud, Administrative Assistant, Western Region Development Council, UAE

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Who Should Attend? Whether you’re senior management or a trainee in your organisation, good time management practices are important for you to increase your effectiveness. Learn how to prioritise tasks and activities, eliminate unnecessary activities, and manage personal and professional time efficiently.

“Excellent course and a great course leader. It was taught in a clear and interactive manner.” Ingrid Liekens, Executive Assistant, National Research Foundation, UAE

“Dealing with Anne is amazing. Everyone will love her because she knows her material very well and knows what she’s talking about.” Zahra Salem Al Braiki, Communications Coordinator, Statistics Centre Abu Dhabi, UAE

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Course Timings: Registration will commence at 07.30 on Day One. Course sessions will start promptly at 08.00 and finish at 14.30. There will be two breaks for refreshments and lunch will be served at the end of each day’s sessions.

Day One

Day Two

Introduction – Course Overview And Objectives Understanding Your Time Style • Questionnaire Making Time Work For You • List all the things you want more time for • What are your barriers to good time management? • 10 polite ways to say ‘NO’

Procrastination – The Thief Of Time • Identifying why and where you procrastinate (put things off) • Your action plan Practical Exercise Identifying Your Time Wasters

Practical Exercise Your Culture And Time • How good is your communication system? • Are tasks simple with as few steps as possible? • How much time do people spend in follow up each day? Video Clip

Practical Exercise Forward Planning • How far ahead can you plan? • When pro-activity is not enough • How to simplify everything you do Practical Exercise

Understanding The Key Result Areas Of Your Role • Estimating how much time to give to each task • Organising and clutter • How to multi-task Video Clip/Practical Exercises Declaring War On Time • Your daily, weekly, monthly, yearly plans • Prioritising • Making use of X rated or “wiggle” time Practical Exercise The Blockers • E-mails and the internet • Paper and filing • Telephone calls • Meetings Practical Exercise Ideal Vs Actual Use Of Time • Mismatches identified • Root problems • Remedial action

Delegation • Questionnaire on how to delegate Crisis Management – Group Discussion On Last Crisis • Why did it happen? • How could it have been avoided? • What lessons were learnt? Practical Exercise The New Technology And Time • Research and RSS • How wikis update quickly • Using podcasts and video-casts to communicate and learn quickly Practical Exercise Stress Management • Stress analysis questionnaire Work/Life Balance • Your life style audit • How flexible working improves motivation and performance • How to avoid burnout Practical Exercise

Practical Exercise

Summary of Day Two Questions Action Plan Close

Summary Of Day One Questions

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Yesterday Once More • Review of the key learning points

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Time Management 19 – 20 November 2011 • Hyatt Regency Hotel, Dubai, UAE FIVE WAYS TO REGISTER 971-4-3352437 971-4-3352438 register@iirme.com

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Course fees include documentation, luncheon and refreshments. Delegates who attend all sessions will receive a Certificate of Attendance.

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