WorkingSm@rt with Outlook (New)

Take control of your workload and competing priorities. Receive practical, hands-on skills instruction to help you absorb proven techniques for a total time-management solution. Integrate communications, tasks, activities and planning, and apply the WorkingSm@rt method using the new Microsoft Outlook together with Microsoft To Do.

WorkingSm@rt teaches you how to change behaviours and optimize the use of technology to take control of your time, productivity, collaboration and work results.

What we cover

• Unit 1: Being Productive The challenges of modern workplace expectations on knowledge workers, the fundamental principles of productivity, and focusing on the tasks with the greatest return on your time.
• Unit 2: Setting Yourself Up to Work Sm@rt What is in the Outlook toolbox, setting up the main components for enhanced focus, and eliminating unhelpful habits.
• Unit 3: Managing Your Workload With Tasks Capturing and planning the execution of your flexible pieces of work, and keeping track of work you have asked others to do.
• Unit 4: Managing Your Time Commitments The Outlook Calendar, avoiding the planning fallacy, and becoming a better daily planner.
• Unit 5: Managing Your Email Effectively Extracting the work from your Inbox, quickly filing what you need to retain, and working from a near-empty Inbox.
• Unit 6: Managing Your Communications Planning, capturing and following up on time, every time.
• Unit 7: Planning for Results How the planning cycle helps you become more strategic in your daily choices.

What you will leave able to do

• Create a consistent focus on priorities
• Gain control of your Inbox and email
• Improve your communications
• Manage your time, tasks and activities
• Use Outlook and To Do with a business-planning approach

Every session is customized to your organization's needs. The final agenda is confirmed with your facilitator before delivery.