Time Management

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If you need help managing your time more effectively, this is the course for you. It gives practical advice on how to be more organised and productive, as well as how to get more out of your meetings, and how to manage an excessive workload.

£100 +VAT

4 CPD hours

120 days’ access

Use ACPD101 for 10% off any purchase.

Time Management

£100 +VAT

4 CPD hours 120 days’ access
Use ACPD101 for 10% off any purchase.

Time Management

This course is not currently available. To find out more, please get in touch.

This course will enable you to

  • Be more productive
  • Prioritise your work to ensure you meet your deadlines and achieve your objectives
  • Identify any time-wasting habits you have and eliminate them
  • Use technology to manage your time more effectively
  • Reduce time lost through inefficient meetings
  • Deal with an excessive workload

About the course

A large workload and tight deadlines are standard in a finance role. But are you being as productive as you could be?

This course helps you manage your time more effectively and introduces you to techniques that will help you to meet deadlines and increase your productivity. You’ll also learn how to make the most out of meetings, and the methods you can use to cope with an excessive workload.

Contents

You and your time

Time management and accountants
The struggles
What’s the answer?
Why is such a simple thing so difficult?

Being organised

It’s all about context
Organise for success
Get SMART
Keeping your priorities in order
Paired comparison analysis
Deadline panic
Planning in a changing world

Being productive

Getting the job done
Procrastination station
Too much going on!
Technology to the rescue!
Email fatigue
Technology tools
Tips and tricks

Effective meetings

Do we have to have meetings?
Preparing for meetings
Structuring meetings
Participating in meetings
The rise of the virtual meeting
Productive meetings

Excessive workload

Coping with excessive workload
Heavy workloads
Work-related stress
Coping with work
Avoiding excessive workload
Great to delegate

How it works

Author

Alan Nelson

Alan Nelson

Alan Nelson is the founder of accountingcpd and has a keen interest in economics and in management skills training in the accountancy profession. He has been Chair of ICAEW’s Practice Assurance Committee, and a member of ACCA’s SME Committee and of IFA’s Regulatory Committee. He is currently a member of the Bank of England’s Decision Making Panel.