Training on: Time and Stress Management
Venue: Park Palace Hotel, Kabul, Afghanistan
Commencement: February 11,2014
End: February 13,2014
Duration: 3 Days
Clients: AHDS, SCA, PIN, Olive Group, Ghazanfar Bank
Main Training Topics:
- Defining Stress and How It Affects Us
To begin, participants will explore what stress is and the effects it can have. They will also work on identifying their stressors.
- What Is Stress About?
This session will explore some of the things that stress is about. Participants will also learn about the positive effects of stress and what eustress is.
- Building a Solid Foundation
Next, participants will learn about the four pillars of stress management. Special focus will be given to relaxation techniques.
- Mental Strategies
This session will give participants two mental strategies to manage stress. They will also learn about the Triple A approach: alter, avoid, and accept.
- Stress at Work
During this session, participants will complete a stress inventory to help them identify areas of stress at work. Participants will also identify some solutions for work-related stress.
- Stress at Home
Next, participants will get some tips on running their household in a way that reduces stress, including budgeting, planning meals, general organization, and chores.
- Drainers and Fillers
To wrap things up, participants will identify the things that drain and energize them.
- What is Time Management?
- Importance of Time Management
- Brief Exercise
- A Time Management Goal
- Why is time-management hard?
- How Is Your Time Management?
o Self-Test
o Daily Activity Log
- Goal Setting
o Introduction
o Locke and Latham’s Goal Setting Theory
o Clarity
o Challenge
o Commitment
o Feedback
o Task Complexity
o SMART Goals
- Specific
- Measurable
- Attainable
- Realistic
- Time-Bound
- SPIRIT Goals:
- Specific
- Prize
- Individual
- Realistic
- Inspire
- Time Bound
o ABCDE Method
- Must Be Done
- Should Be Done
- Could Be Done
- Delegate Them
- Makes No Difference
- Tools for Prioritization
o Introduction
o Important VS Urgent
o Paired Comparison Analysis
o Grid Analysis
o Pareto Analysis
o Nominal Group Technique
o Delegation
- Managing Interruptions
o Introduction
o Take Responsibility for Interruption You Cause
o More Tips for Managing Interruptions
- Managing Procrastination
o Introduction
o Defining Procrastination
o Indicators of Procrastination
o Why You Procrastinate
o You Find the Task Unpleasant
o You Are Disorganized
o You Find the Task Overwhelming
o You Are a Perfectionist
o You Are Having Trouble Making a Decision
o Strategies for Overcoming Procrastination
- Introduction
- When the Task is Unpleasant
- When You Are Disorganized
- When the Project Feels Overwhelming
- When You Are a Perfectionist
- When You Are Having Trouble Making a Decision
- Scheduling
o Introduction
o Scheduling Options
o Long Term Schedules
o Medium Team Schedules
o Short Term Schedules
Serious Problems:
- More Sleeping
- Less Reading
- More internal units conflicts
- Firefighting and weak planning
- Limited time for exercises
- Top management doesn’t involve team in decision making
Contributing Points:
- Case studies and exercises
2.Participatory methods utilized
- Kind and active facilitator
- Full day classes covered
- Specific tools were given to participants to help them out manage time and stress
Recommendations from Training Participants:
- Three Days not enough
- RMC is to provide slides soft at the Start Up of each day.
- Kindly share new training courses with us.
- Provide us opportunities to excel as trainers
- Once the participants’ participation confirmed for the training, materials should be issued for prior study and preparation.
- Practical activities should be more focused