Conducted a One-Day workshop on Time Management for Shasun Chemicals and Drugs Limited at their factory on the Vandalur-Kelambakkam Road. The factory is a state-of-the art building with immaculately landscaped surroundings. The training hall is quite large and has all the latest facilities.
Although the attendance at the workshop was thin due to an ongoing budget review meeting, the participation as such was enthusiastic. Almost all the executives who attended were young and had many issues on Time usage to be clarified. I too had a number of interactive case studies and activities.
Their HR Department had already shared with me some the key issues thay wanted to be addressed in the workshop. I love it when HR Departments do this as it gives more focus on need based delivery of content.
I found the group to be focused, willing to learn and were highly efficient. So they were able to grasp the concept of Important activities Vs. Urgent but not important.
Some of the concepts covered were
- Formulating Goals using Powerful Goal setting Techniques
- Tools to Plan your work (I introduced them to my Daily Planner and Daily Time Record)
- Dealing with Difficult Tasks
- Maximizing the available time
- The importance of Right Attitude
- Use of Technology in Time Management
- Managing Stress effectively by Managing Time
All these are extremely practical and relevant. During the course of the workshop the participants realized through experiential learning that many of the issues in Time Management are basically people based issues.
One participant Mr. Shankar raised an issue about the art of saying no. I suggested that he should request the interrupter to call again after an hour. Invariably in such situation the caller won't come again unless it is genuinely important; in which case it is better to handle the issue.
On the whole a productive day.
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