COURSE OVERVIEW:
Welcome to the Plan & Organise Work for Enhanced Productivity course. This program equips you with the skills, tools, and working habits needed to increase efficiency, reduce stress, and take control of your professional responsibilities. You will explore the benefits of being organised at work, how to structure your day for maximum impact, and how to set realistic, actionable goals. This course also examines how to think practically, plan projects effectively, overcome procrastination, and manage tasks in a systematic way that strengthens accountability, clarity, and performance.
This course begins by examining how to take control of your day, how and why you should set goals, and how to think realistically when defining work priorities. You will explore what to do when you take on a project, how to plan your work effectively, and why procrastination undermines productivity. This section also examines why people procrastinate, how to escape that tendency, and how to use organisational tools such as a master list to manage projects, commitments, and deadlines. You will explore how to manage your day using a daily list, how to prioritise correctly, what to consider when prioritising tasks, and how to specify and negotiate deadlines and responsibilities with clarity.
A further part of the program focuses on focusing your attention, maximising working time, and managing your environment. You will explore how to maintain task focus, multitask efficiently, find more time for yourself, and gain control of your physical workspace—including your desk and documents. This section also examines how to limit interruptions, manage email effectively, and master outgoing communications. You will learn strategies for handling incoming calls professionally, improving the quality of outgoing calls, and using communication tools to support—not disrupt—workflow.
The final learning area focuses on delegation and meeting management, two essential skills for enhanced productivity. You will examine how to delegate effectively by choosing the right tasks, selecting the right people, and communicating expectations clearly. This section explores how to plan and schedule meetings smartly, how to run meetings successfully, and how to attend meetings run by others in a way that contributes value and protects your time. You will learn how meeting behaviours influence productivity and how strategic participation reduces wasted effort while improving collaboration.
By the end of this course you will be able to organise your work with confidence, prioritise effectively, control your schedule, manage communications efficiently, delegate with purpose, and participate in meetings in ways that support enhanced productivity and professional success.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
By the end of this course, you will be able to understand:
- The benefits of being organised at work
- How to take control of your day?
- How and why you should set goals?
- How to think realistically?
- What you should do when you take on a project?
- How to plan your work effectively?
- Why you should not procrastinate?
- Why do we procrastinate?
- How to escape the tendency to procrastinate?
- How to use and keep a master list?
- How to manage tasks with your master list?
- How to manage your day by using a daily list?
- How to prioritise correctly?
- What you should do when prioritising?
- How to specify and negotiate tasks and deadlines?
- How to focus on your tasks?
- How to multitask efficiently and effectively?
- How to find more time for you?
- How to gain control of your desk?
- How to limit interruptions?
- How to manage your e-mail effectively?
- How to master outgoing e-mail efficiently?
- How to successfully manage incoming calls?
- How to master outgoing calls?
- How to delegate effectively?
- How to plan smart meetings?
- How to schedule meetings smart?
- How to run meetings successfully?
- How to attend meetings run by others?
COURSE DURATION:
The typical duration of this course is approximately 2-3 hours to complete. Your enrolment is Valid for 12 Months. Start anytime and study at your own pace.
ASSESSMENT:
A simple 10-question true or false quiz with Unlimited Submission Attempts.
CERTIFICATION:
Upon course completion, you will receive a customised digital “Certificate of Completion”.