Time and Stress Management for Managers

Managers who need to lead others have to be able to manage themselves, their own time and their own stress levels successfully.  This practical two-day workshop will enable delegates to better manage their own time, enable them to improve their decision making cycle, become pro-active, avoid procrastination and enable them to motivate and manage themselves and others, thereby reducing the levels of unhealthy stress in their teams.


Who should attend?

  • Middle management level employees
  • Supervisors
  • Team leaders
  • Employees who have been earmarked for succession into management


Workshop outline:

Time Management

Benefits of time management
  • Why should I manage my time better?
  • Why should I manage my team’s time?
  • Identifying your own time wasters
  • Managing external time wasters
  • How to implement time management with yourself and your team
Principles of time management
  • Balance
  • Planning and organising
  • How to avoid procrastination
  • Prioritising
  • The art of delegating effectively
  • The art of follow up and feedback to increase productivity 
Practical implementation of time management

  • Learning to manage your own time wasters
  • Learn to manage your team’s time wasters
  • Use the Yohari window principles to plan and execute
  • Learn to use time well to aid decision-making
  • Goals vs. results
  • Turning plans into action
  • Measuring your team’s productivity
  • Using to-do lists effectively
  • Using technology to “win” time
  • Implement a time management plan in your department 

Stress management

Understanding stress
  • What is stress
  • How can I recognise stress in myself?
  • How can I recognise stress in my team
  • Analyse your own stress profile
  • Different types of stress (personal, business, environment, organisational) 
Managing stress 
  • Methods of stress management
  • How can I relieve stress in myself and others?
  • Stress and conflict
  • Stress and anger
  • Stress in the workplace
  • Proactive strategies and techniques to counteract negative stress
  • Strategies to use stress productively and positively
  • Implement a stress management plan in your department

Additional Info

  • Course Duration: 2 Days
  • Investment: R 3 490 (ex VAT)
  • Includes: Fully developed manual | Framed certificate of attendance | Notepad | Pen
  • In-house Training: In-house training is convenient and can be more cost effective.
  • Public Courses: Book 2 or more delegates from the same company and receive 10% discount.