The Often-Forgot Human Side of Project Management

from Russel Stuart

Overview:
Would you like to leave the office on time every night? Are you tired of coming to the end of the day with unfinished work that causes you to stay late? Is your personal life on the back burner but your stress is boiling over?

If so, attend this webinar and learn how to pack your day with greater productivity by using Microsoft Outlook to organize your appointments, meetings and private work time. You'll be equipped to take control of important work details and stay on top of coming deadlines…reducing anxiety and stress.

The tips and tricks for using Microsoft Outlook presented in the webinar take you beyond just using Outlook as an email tool. Email in Outlook is only about 15% of the power of the software.

This webinar teaches you to synergistically use the Tasks and Calendar so you can leave work on time with a calm feeling that your to-do list is under control and your deadlines will be met.

You'll learn the difference between hoping and dreaming you'll get more done in less time with the tips for planning, prioritizing, and estimating time frames for a steady, daily workflow.

An added bonus is the review of stress principles and how time and stress are interconnected.

Why you should Attend:
In this program you learn how to use the Outlook Calendar as a tool for:
Managing daily workflow, not just a way to keep track of appointments and meetings
Estimating the time it will take you to complete a task
Keeping track of project deadlines
Ensuring you keep track of personal "life balance" activities
Using Categories to help you sort information

Outlook provides you with a To-Do List, a To-do Bar, and a Tasks Folder. You'll learn how to use each and be given a tutorial on using Tasks features to:
Prioritize tasks
Organize details of assigned tasks
Capture all details of every project
Log all tasks you have been assigned
Ensure assignments do not slip through the cracks
View information in a variety of ways

Areas Covered in the Session:
If your workload has increased, your stress is up, and you need new ideas to "get it all done," you'll be amazed as you learn simple Outlook tricks that make handling your heavy workload easy. The stress tips will calm your mind.

You'll learn the power of disposing of minor details and focusing on high "A" tasks that:
Advance your career
Make it possible for you to meet your deadlines
Permit you to walk out the door on time, knowing you are in charge of your time and your productivity

The General Adaptation Syndrome is explained and techniques to dissolve stress are taught including how to use the:
Power of choice
Albert Ellis model of coping response
Concept of creative tension versus tension stress

This webinar takes you through the planning and execution features in Microsoft Outlook and how to:
Distinguish between the To-Do Bar, To-Do List and Tasks
Use the Calendar as a workflow tool
Pace your day
Plan forward

Who Will Benefit:
Administrative Personnel
Team Leaders
Team Members
Project Managers
Engineers
Managers at all Levels of the Company
Executives
Sales Professionals
Sales Managers
Customer Service Personnel
Employees who use Microsoft Outlook for just Email
Instructor:
Karla Brandau is a thought leader in management and team building techniques. She trains managers to improve their relationship with the employees to earn their gift of discretionary effort. She specializes in personalities, communication skills, leadership principles. She is the CEO of Workplace Power Institute and has educated mangers with her proven leadership principles in companies such as Motorola, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Panasonic, and BYD America.

She has a degree in education and is a Certified Speaking Professional, an earned designation given by National Speakers Association. Karla’s book, How to Earn the Gift of Discretionary Effort, teaches managers how to be the leader people CHOOSE to follow, not have to follow because of their position on the organizational chart. (from )

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