About this Event
Balancing competing priorities, tight deadlines, meetings and daily responsibilities can make it difficult to stay organised and productive at work. This Time Management for Busy Professionals session explores practical techniques to prioritise tasks, plan schedules, manage distractions and handle demanding workloads more effectively. Through workplace scenarios, group discussions and hands-on activities, you will learn how to make informed decisions, allocate time realistically and approach deadlines with greater confidence. The session also addresses procrastination, delegation and strategies for maintaining focus when priorities change. Whether you are a manager, team leader, project professional or business owner, you will develop practical approaches to organise your workday, manage competing commitments and build more consistent time-management habits.
01 | The Session At A Glance
Session Detail
Location
New York City, NY, USA
Duration
1 Full Day – 8 Hours
Delivery
Instructor-led classroom training
Format
In person classroom training (Virtual session available upon request)
Language
English
Credits
8 PDUs / Training Hours
Certification
Course Completion Certificate
Refreshments
Enjoy Complimentary Refreshments (Beverages, Lunch, and Snacks are included)
NOTE: The course will be delivered by experienced local trainers.
We aim to assign a qualified professional trainer based in or near the advertised training location. The trainer’s details and professional profile will be shared with registered participants before the session.
02 | Why This Session?
Managing competing priorities, meetings, deadlines and interruptions can be challenging in busy professional environments. Effective time management involves planning work, allocating time realistically and adjusting priorities as responsibilities change.
- Task prioritisation: Distinguish urgent tasks from important responsibilities.
- Planning and organisation: Structure schedules and manage deadlines.
- Distraction management: Recognise interruptions and maintain focus.
- Workload management: Review commitments and allocate time according to priorities.
03 | What You Can Take Into Your Work
- Identify how you currently allocate time across professional responsibilities.
- Prioritise tasks according to urgency, importance and deadlines.
- Apply planning techniques to organise daily and weekly activities.
- Use scheduling and task-management methods to track commitments.
- Recognise common distractions and identify ways to manage interruptions.
- Assess workloads and allocate time according to available resources.
- Develop a practical approach to reviewing priorities and adjusting plans.
04 | Is This Session For You?
Managers and Team Leaders: Explore ways to coordinate team priorities, organise meetings and balance management responsibilities with daily tasks.
Project and Programme Professionals: Develop approaches to scheduling activities, tracking deadlines and managing competing project commitments.
Business and Operations Professionals: Consider methods for organising recurring tasks, responding to changing priorities and managing workloads.
Administrative and Office Professionals: Explore techniques for coordinating appointments, handling requests and maintaining task lists.
HR and People Professionals: Examine ways to organise recruitment activities, employee-related tasks, meetings and administrative deadlines.
Entrepreneurs and Business Owners: Consider how to structure work schedules, allocate time across responsibilities and review competing commitments.
05 | The Strive Wisdom Approach
Practical: Focus on everyday tasks, deadlines, scheduling, prioritisation and workload organisation.
Human-Centred: Recognise that individual responsibilities, working patterns and personal work styles influence how people manage time.
Responsible: Encourage realistic planning, clear commitments and thoughtful decisions about workloads and deadlines.
Workflow-Oriented: Connect time-management techniques with calendars, task lists, meetings, project activities and routine work processes.
Applied: Use practical exercises and workplace scenarios to consider how planning and prioritisation techniques can be applied in daily work.
06 | From Individual Learning To Team Practice
In-House Session
Want to train your entire team?
Strive Wisdom can deliver this session as an in-house programme tailored to your organisation’s workflows, team responsibilities and scheduling requirements. The content can address shared challenges such as meeting management, workload allocation, task handovers, deadline planning and interruptions.
An in-house session can also provide an opportunity for teams to discuss common time-management challenges and consider consistent approaches to planning and prioritisation.
Interested in In-House Training? Contact us at [email protected] to discuss your team’s training requirements and available options.
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Agenda
The Seven Practical Areas
Module 1: Understanding Time Management
Info: • Identify common workplace time-management challenges.
• Review personal work habits and time-use patterns.
• Recognise factors that affect productivity and focus.
• Icebreaker
Module 2: Prioritisation and Decision-Making
Info: • Distinguish urgent tasks from important tasks.
• Rank responsibilities according to deadlines and impact.
• Make informed decisions when priorities compete.
• Group Discussion
Module 3: Planning, Scheduling and Goal Setting
Info: • Set clear and manageable work objectives.
• Organise daily and weekly schedules.
• Allocate time for tasks, meetings and deadlines.
• Hands-On Activity
Module 4: Managing Distractions and Interruptions
Info: • Identify common sources of workplace distraction.
• Explore methods for maintaining focus.
• Establish practical approaches to handling interruptions.
• Case Study
Module 5: Managing Workloads and Delegation
Info: • Assess workloads against available time and resources.
• Identify tasks that can be delegated where appropriate.
• Communicate responsibilities and expected completion dates.
• Role Play
Module 6: Meetings, Deadlines and Procrastination
Info: • Organise meetings around clear objectives and priorities.
• Recognise behaviours that contribute to delaying tasks.
• Break larger assignments into manageable steps.
• Simulation
Module 7: Developing Consistent Time-Management Practices
Info: • Review progress against planned activities.
• Adjust schedules when circumstances or priorities change.
• Develop a personal action plan for ongoing improvement.
• Workshop Exercise
Event venue & nearby stays
Regus - NY, New York City - Brookfield Place, 200 Vesey Street, 24th Floor, New York, United States
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