Learning objectives :

• Plan your week around the value you want to create, distinguishing between what’s essential and what’s secondary
• Using your calendar as a communication and management tool, particularly in a hybrid work environment
• Staying focused and channeling your energy in the right direction

Course :

Session 1: Structuring Your Schedule
An effective schedule isn’t simply filled as requests come in—it’s built. Participants learn to proactively structure their week by distinguishing between two types of work blocks and scheduling their recurring tasks to protect them from interruptions.

Case Study : Present your schedule to your peers in groups of three, identify bad habits to stop, and concrete actions to implement to improve your time management.

Session 2: Making the Right Choices and Staying Focused
Even with a well-organized schedule, the constant stream of requests and meetings can throw everything off track. Participants work on their ability to make quick decisions when everything seems urgent and important, and to evaluate their meetings to identify which ones are worth keeping.

Example scenario : Take a fresh look at your weekly meetings and determine which ones to cancel, reschedule, or replace with an asynchronous channel, using your own criteria for making these decisions.

Session 3: Saying No and Managing Your Energy
Effective time management also involves knowing how to say no in a positive way—to coach your teams rather than taking on every request—and to protect what matters most. Participants also work on managing their own energy and that of their team: knowing where to focus their attention so that their efforts are well-directed.

Case Study : Practice saying “no” to a meeting request or a request that doesn’t align with your current priorities, to coach your team on how to better manage their own time without causing frustration.