Terminal Objective:  At the conclusion of this course, the learner will be able to better manage work time and meetings and improve trust among colleagues the project managers and engineering departments using the tools, knowledge and skills learned in this course.

Learning Objectives:

• To use time management techniques to control work interruptions

• To build trust among colleagues and between departments

• To run effective meetings that produce results and stay focused

 Course description:  In this hands-on course, the participants will be able to build on their current knowledge and practice new skills in time and meeting management.  The learning will use a variety of learner-centered activities to master the course content and immediately apply what they have learned aback at work.  These learning activities include: self-assessment via the DISC instrument, case studies, lecturettes, and work centered simulations.

Course Outline

Day #1

I. Course Introduction

• Expectation setting

• Course ground rules

• Participant introductions

II. Manager Work Styles

• Complete DISC assessment

• Debrief on DISC assessment results

• Applying DISC results to work place issues

III.  Time Management Techniques

• Assessing current time management approaches

• Identifying time wasters at work

• Dealing with time wasters at work

Day #2 

IV. Trust Issues at Work

• Definition of trust

• Trust destroyers

• Ways to increase trust

V. Effective Meeting Management

• Setting expectations

• Creating meeting ground rules

• Task focus in meetings

• Process focus in meetings

• Influencing in meetings without line authority

VI. Course Closing

• Action Plans to apply what has been learned back at work

• Course evaluations

• Goodbyes