Productivity & Practical Time Management

Name: Productivity & Practical Time Management
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Work Smarter With Better Habits, Routines, and Priority Setting to Transform Your Workflow

Created byRebecca Brizi

Last updated 9/2026

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What you'll learn

Identify common productivity pitfalls and analyze the habits, barriers, and distractions that limit your effectiveness
Set work goals that focus your effort on meaningful results rather than simply staying busy
Identify the tasks, projects, and commitments most likely to move your priorities forward
Create a practical daily and weekly planning process that makes better use of your available time and energy
Use strategies to reduce the impact of distractions, interruptions, procrastination, and overcommitment on your most important work
Establish sustainable habits and routines that support consistent focus and follow-through
Create a personalized productivity plan that addresses your goals, workload, role-specific challenges, and work environment

Course content

5 sections • 24 lectures • 2h 9m total length

Introduction: Productivity Is Not About Working More2:56
Discover how productivity means doing more, not working more, by maximizing outputs through controlled inputs like time and tools, with tips like turning off email notifications.
Me: Why Am I Teaching This Course1:38
Apply a rules-based productivity formula learned from startup and consultancy experience to write processes, boost productivity, and raise morale and revenue across small businesses.
What To Expect On The Course1:45
Free Up Your Mind: The Real Productivity Skill3:24
Productivity is not just about time, tasks, and targets. It is also about energy management and brain functions.

Introduction: A Strong Foundation in Productivity0:42
What you can expect in this section.
Foundations of Productivity: Mastering the Art of Getting Things Done3:09
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.
Think You’re Productive? Here’s What You’re Getting Wrong5:42
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.
The Struggle to Stay Productive: Understanding the Challenges10:02
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.
Why Productivity Matters: It’s All About Performance3:33
A quick reminder as to the 5 main reasons why you are taking this course and how it will benefit you and your business.
The Five Elements of Productivity: Beyond the To-Do List3:06
Productivity requires 5 key elements, so before you get started, make sure your business can account for
Direction
Clarity
Tools
People
Motivation

The Productivity Blueprint: From Goals to Results1:09
Learn the steps to turn productivity into a natural business habit by mastering goal setting, task management, time management, and attention management for a consistently productive organization.
Effective Goal Setting: Productivity Starts with Purpose6:04
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.
From Goals to Tasks: The Engine of Productivity4:46
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.
Mastering Time: A Catalyst for Enhanced Productivity15:06
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)
Mastering Attention: A Key to Productivity and Well-Being7:27
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.
Transform Your Productivity: Harnessing Habits5:36
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.
Workspace Wisdom: Mastering Your Productivity Toolkit7:17
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.

Unlocking Productivity: Tailored Tips for Every Role1:01
Entrepreneurial Success: The Power of Strategic Productivity8:42
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.
Productivity and the Modern Manager: Best Practices8:52
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.
Freelance Focus: Productivity Skills For Self-Management9:31
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.
The Productive Business Owner: From Overwhelmed to Organized8:04
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.
Productivity For Employees: From Busy to Brilliant6:52
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.

Requirements

No previous experience needed, all techniques and tips are explained in the course

Description

Productivity is not about doing more work — it is about making better use of the time and energy you already have.

Productivity is not about filling every hour or simply getting more done. It is about choosing the work that matters most and using your time, energy, and attention intentionally to achieve meaningful results.

Move beyond generic productivity tips and discover a system that adapts to your needs and goals. In this practical course, you will build a personalized productivity system that fits your role, workload, goals, and work environment.

You will also learn practical strategies to manage distractions, interruptions, procrastination, and overcommitment—so your most important work does not continually get pushed aside by urgent but lower-value tasks. Through simple routines and sustainable habits, you will create a more consistent way to focus, follow through, and make progress.

This course is designed for busy professionals, managers, and business owners who are responsible for multiple priorities and want a better way to organize their work. It is especially useful if you:

Feel busy all day but are not making enough progress on your most important goals
Struggle to decide what deserves your attention when everything feels urgent
Manage multiple projects, responsibilities, meetings, or requests
Find that distractions, interruptions, procrastination, or overcommitment interfere with important work
Want practical daily and weekly routines that work in an office, remote, or hybrid environment

By the end of the course, you will have a practical productivity plan for your own work—one that helps you set meaningful priorities, protect time for high-value work, and make steady progress with less stress and greater consistency.

This course will teach you to build a personalized system for choosing meaningful work, managing limited time and attention, and following through consistently.

What students are saying:

"Very useful, great source for information and motivation to start a new year."

"Rebecca keeps the content moving well and breaks things into digestible pieces. One of the best online courses that I've taken."

"Very good course. Found instructor very engaging and knowledgeable! I will certainly try some of her tips."

"i've had another webinar by Rebecca, I find her presentations interesting and useful."

"Excellent practical information, well presented."

Who this course is for:

Professionals who want to spend less time reacting to demands and more time completing meaningful work
Employees, team leads, managers, and business owners who balance multiple projects, priorities, meetings, and competing responsibilities
Professionals who feel busy but are not consistently making progress on their work
People who struggle with procrastination, distraction, poor planning, or difficulty deciding what to work on next
People who struggle with overcommitment and a difficulty in saying no.
Remote, hybrid, and office-based workers who want to create effective daily and weekly routines that fit their actual work environment
Professionals who want a personalized productivity approach based on their role, workload, goals, and available energy—not a one-size-fits-all system

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Course content

Introduction4 lectures • 10min

Understanding productivity6 lectures • 26min

The Productivity Blueprint7 lectures • 47min

Productivity for different roles6 lectures • 43min

Conclusion1 lecture • 3min

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