Boost Your Productivity: Practical Time Management

What you can expect in this section.

Before we learn how to be productive, let’s dive into what it means to be productive. This lesson is an introduction to what productivity means and how to measure it. Start here: these definitions will carry you through the rest of the course and make it easier to slot what you learn into the right place.

We tend to know what harms our productivity, but we tend to do those things all the same. In this lesson I want to review the most prominent myths about productivity, and explain why each one is harmful. With a better understanding of the errors in these myths, it will be easier to avoid them in your own work.

Productivity seems like it should be easy: just be more efficient. But you will have already figured out that it is not as simple as that. With this lecture we will review the main challenges to productivity, and as you go through I want you to be quite honest with yourself and note which ones you are struggling with. This will give more direction and context to how you approach the rest of this course.

Operational reasons and (5min mark) Personal reasons.

A quick reminder as to the 5 main reasons why you are taking this course and how it will benefit you and your business.

Productivity requires 5 key elements, so before you get started, make sure your business can account for

• Direction

• Clarity

• Tools

• People

• Motivation

Start with understanding the key role that setting goals plays in proper productivity. Then review if your goals check all the boxes and make sure they are properly shared with your team.

Goals only get accomplished with the right tasks. Learn about what task management really means (it’s not just a to do list) and how to create a task list that will maximize productivity.

Time Management is a precious tool, that can make a difference not just to your productivity, but to your mood and mental health too. In this lesson learn

• What it is

• How to design it using our 5 key elements (2min 37)

• The most popular time management techniques for you to experiment with (5min 15)

• And examples (11min 06)

Productivity happens when you give the right attention, to the right things, at the right times. Learn more about attention management and how to develop your own methods to stay focused when you need it the most.

Habits are the secret key to productivity. Change doesn’t happen when you decide to change something, it happens when you are able to change your habits. Sy any changes you have to make to improve your or your team’s productivity will require attention to habits.

We touched on your physical environment in a previous lecture, and now we will take a closer look. Making your workspace—both physical and digital—as personal and comfortable as possible will have a big impact on your productivity.

An entrepreneur is a specific type of person, role, and area of work. Find out if that describes you, and what the most important parts of prioritization are for the entrepreneur.

A manager is one of the most pivotal productivity experts in a business. If you are managing a team or a department, this course could be considered all about you.

As a freelancer, every moment of your time is money. Productivity is what makes the difference between a successful freelancing lifestyle and burnout. Find out the key productivity points relevant to a successful freelancer.

Find out how a business owner is different from an entrepreneur and from a freelancer and what productivity factors most apply to the role of a business owner.

Employee success is determined by your productivity: what you produce vs what the business invested in you. Learn to use productivity to communicate well, to make requests, and to get that promotion.