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Time Management: GTD, Pomodoro & SMART for Productivity [EN]

Name: Time Management: GTD, Pomodoro & SMART for Productivity [EN]
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Last updated 7/2026

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What you'll learn

Master practical time management techniques to boost productivity and reduce stress
Set and achieve SMART goals while prioritizing tasks using the Eisenhower Matrix and ABC method
Apply proven planning tools like GTD (Getting Things Done), Kanban, Pomodoro, and Time Blocking
Identify time-wasters and improve daily focus and efficiency
Effectively delegate tasks and manage workload without micromanaging
Overcome procrastination and apply strategies like “Eat the Frog” to tackle complex tasks
Implement stress management, mindfulness, and recovery techniques for better well-being
Use modern tools and apps like Trello, Asana, Todoist, and digital calendars for productivity
Apply Agile, Scrum, Mind Mapping, and Gantt charts to improve project management and workflow
Build personalized action plans to maintain work-life balance and prevent burnout
Gain confidence in managing their time both professionally and personally
Develop habits and systems that turn routine tasks into engaging and rewarding activities

Course content

9 sections • 90 lectures • 50h 8m total length

Time Management Basics: Productivity, Focus, Priorities and Work-Life Balance1:00:06
1. Definition of time management and its importance in the modern world.
2. The basic principles of time management.
3. Benefits of effective time management for professional and personal life.
4. Assessment of participants' current time management skills (self-analysis).
5. Familiarization with basic tools: To-Do sheets, diaries, electronic calendars (Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook).
6. Practical task: analyze current time use.
Quiz: GTD, Pomodoro, SMART Goals and Time Management Systems at Work
Time Management Coaching: From Chaos to Clarity
SMART Goals, Eisenhower Matrix and ABC Method for Better Prioritization37:04
1. Setting and formulating SMART goals.
2. Prioritization: ABC method and Eisenhower matrix.
3. 4D (Do, Defer, Delegate, Delete) technique for prioritizing tasks.
4. Creating a personal task list and prioritizing tasks.
5. Practical assignment: analyzing and reallocating current tasks.

GTD, Kanban and Pomodoro: Plan Tasks, Organize Work and Protect Focus36:16
1. Basics of effective planning.
2. Planning tools and techniques (diaries, electronic calendars, apps).
3. Pomodoro technique to increase concentration and productivity.
4. Creating and managing To-Do lists using the Kanban method.
5. Using the GTD (Getting Things Done) method to organize tasks.
6. Practical assignment: creating a weekly plan using various techniques.
Delegation Skills, Focus and Eliminating Time Wasters for Productive Work42:12
1. Time cost analysis: identification of "time wasters".
2. Methods of increasing concentration and productivity (Pomodoro, time-blocking).
3. The art of delegating tasks: when and how to delegate.
4. Using the technology of "Golden Hour" to accomplish important tasks.
5. Practical task: analyzing your time and developing a plan for improvement.

Stress Management and Procrastination Recovery for Sustainable Productivity37:57
1. Psychology of procrastination: causes and ways to overcome it.
2 Techniques to combat stress and stress management (meditation, mindfulness).
3. The importance of breaks and recovery.
4. Principles of "Eat the frog first" to combat procrastination.
5. Practical assignment: creating a personal plan to combat procrastination.
Time Management Apps: Trello, Asana, Agile Boards and Bullet Journaling44:38
1. Review of modern time management applications (Trello, Asana, Todoist).
2. Using Timeboxing techniques for effective time allocation.
3. Principles of Agile and Scrum for project management.
4. Visual methods of time management (Mind Mapping, Gantt Charts).
5. Bullet Journaling technology for organizing tasks and ideas.
6. Practical assignment: choose and master a new application or technique to improve time management.

Personal Productivity Audit and Effective Employee Checklist for Work39:55
Who Is an A-Player? Gallup Research, Strengths and Performance Habits32:59
How Google Evaluates Top Employees, Goals and High Performance at Work37:37
Self-Leadership: Become a Troubleshooter and Solve Problems at Work34:09
Managing Up, Executive Work, Netflix Lessons and Micromanagement Risks40:24
Master time management by learning to work with the executive through managing up, exploring Netflix secrets, and avoiding micromanagement.
Effective Teamwork: Patrick Lencioni Test and Team Player Skills29:57
Overdelivery, OKR and Performance Review for A-Player Productivity32:48
Agile Productivity Beyond GTD: Time Management for Knowledge Work27:42
Explore agile time management, applying backlog, Kanban boards, sprints, planning poker, and Scrum roles to plan work and personal projects with iterative deliveries.
Career Growth, Training and Development Plan for A-Player Employees31:20
Motivation Strategies for Sustained High Performance and Productivity34:55
Effective Communication Skills for Productive Knowledge Workers32:29

Troubleshooter Role and Stages of Structured Business Problem Solving39:52
Discover the role of a troubleshooter and the stages of problem solving to improve productivity through gtd, pomodoro, and smart goals.
Problem Formulation, Task Structuring and Clear Thinking at Work37:06
Root Cause Analysis for Business Problems, Bottlenecks and Workflow Issues29:41
Analytics, Decision Prioritization and Focused Problem Solving at Work29:40
Generating Solution Ideas for Business, Productivity and Workflow Problems28:57
TRIZ in Business Context: Structured Creativity for Better Solutions30:12
Advanced Troubleshooting Techniques for Complex Workplace Problems27:55
Group Decision-Making, Facilitation and Productive Team Alignment28:50
Business Problem Frameworks and Specialized Troubleshooting Cases44:27
Troubleshooter Tools, Problem-Solving Templates and Development Path33:46

Critical Thinking Fundamentals for Better Productivity and Decisions59:24
Develop critical thinking skills by examining evidence and reasoning strategies. Apply these skills to everyday productivity challenges within time management methods like GTD, Pomodoro, and SMART.
Logic, Argumentation and Clear Reasoning for Productive Knowledge Work34:51
Explore logic and argumentation alongside time management methods like GTD, Pomodoro, and SMART to boost productivity and decision-making skills.
Cognitive Distortions and Thinking Traps That Waste Time at Work36:59
Explore cognitive distortions that hinder productivity and learn practical time management methods from GTD, Pomodoro, and SMART to boost focus and efficiency.
Information Analysis, Source Evaluation and Better Decision Quality29:44
Critical Thinking Decision-Making for Priorities, Risks and Trade-Offs27:49
Critical Thinking in Action: Apply Better Reasoning at Work18:42
Develop critical thinking as a daily habit across business, education, and personal life by asking clarifying questions, separating facts from interpretations, and verifying assumptions to improve decision making.

Emotions as the Foundation of Emotional Intelligence and Self-Management41:38
Identify how emotions underpin productivity and guide prioritization, focus, and planning within GTD, pomodoro, and SMART strategies.
Emotional Influence on Others, Communication and Informal Leadership40:50
Explore how emotional influence affects interactions and productivity, and connect it to time management strategies like GTD, Pomodoro, and SMART for effective performance.
Emotional Intelligence Skills for Productivity, Influence and Focus42:25
Relationships Based on Emotional Intelligence, Trust and Collaboration34:21
Ideal Self: Vision, Identity and Personal Development Goals at Work43:47
Shared Vision, Team Alignment and Productive Motivation at Work36:43
Coaching, Empathy and Influence Skills for Informal Leaders36:28
Changing Ourselves Through Emotional Intelligence, Habits and Reflection28:57
Learn to change yourself by mapping your ideal and real selves, selecting three development zones, and building a concrete plan to develop emotional intelligence and emotional leadership.

1. Hiring A-Players for Productive, High-Performing Teams41:49
Learn to hire a-players who drive performance by building a large candidate funnel, identifying top profiles, and interviewing widely to outpace the numbers game.
2. Time-Smart Candidate Sourcing Across Multiple Channels34:04
Learn how to source A-players across internal and external channels, craft compelling job descriptions, build an external talent pool, and use diverse strategies to attract and interview top candidates.
3. Efficient Candidate Assessment and Selling the Job Opportunity29:24
Master competency-based interviewing and candidate evaluation, including structured HR interviews and the KR technique. Explore GMA tests, test assignments, and scorecards to improve selection quality and selling vacancies.
4. Productive Employee Onboarding: A Manager's Checklist30:28
Explore productive employee onboarding through a manager's checklist, from a well-crafted job offer and pre-boarding to rookie books, starter kits, first-day induction, and ongoing mentoring and feedback.
5. Forming to Performing: Team Development for Productive Leaders30:36
Explore the four stages of team development (forming, storming, norming, performing) and Belbin roles to optimize leadership, goal setting, and interpersonal dynamics for productive teams.
6. Building One Unified and Highly Productive Team30:19
7. Managing Employee Personality Types for Better Productivity27:29
Explore Adizes' Pi, A, I typology to identify four core employee types—producer, administrator, entrepreneur, integrator—and learn to assemble balanced teams and tailor management.
8. Employee Termination: Who, When and How for Leaders39:12
Learn how to evaluate and terminate underperforming employees ethically and effectively, classify workers from A to E, and apply structured exit procedures to protect the team and culture.
9. Leadership Styles for Productive People Management33:14
Apply situational leadership to match leadership styles to employee development levels, using diagnostic assessment, flexibility, and partnership to lead, coach, and delegate across D1–D4 with S1–S4.
10. Choosing the Right Leadership Style for Maximum Team Performance28:09
Master situational leadership by diagnosing employee readiness and applying the right leadership style—from directive to delegating—to boost instant team effectiveness and prevent excessive or insufficient leadership.
11. The Effective Leader: Gallup Insights on Productive Management25:18
12. Managing Team Culture for Focus, Energy and Results25:50
13. Salary Management for Productive and Fair Teams44:32
Explore how salary, market benchmarks, and Herzberg's motivation theory shape attraction, retention, and fair pay in tech teams, including base pay, bonuses, grading, and the McDonald's principle.
14. Bonuses and Incentives That Drive Team Productivity34:32
Explore how to design fair, transparent bonus systems linked to motivation, KPIs, and goals, including types, frequencies, market benchmarks, and implementation steps.
15. Sales Team Compensation for Motivation and Performance42:56
16. Employee Benefits Beyond Salary for Sustainable Productivity44:06
17. Motivation 3.0 and Total Motivation: What Drives Employees41:48
Explore motivation theory 3.0 and total motivation, revealing how autonomy, mastery, and meaning drive employee engagement beyond money, with gamification and purpose-driven leadership.
18. Employee Retention and Burnout Prevention for Productive Teams36:31
Explore employee retention strategies and burnout prevention for productive teams, learn turnover calculation, exit interviews, and practical ways to boost engagement and motivation.
19. Employee Engagement for Maximum Team Performance35:01
Explore how employee engagement drives team performance through Gallup Q12, the social exchange theory, and actions like pulse surveys and manager-led improvements targeting intellectual, emotional, and social engagement.
20. Continuous Feedback to Sustain Motivation and Productivity34:38
Continuous feedback builds motivation through a bidirectional dialogue about effectiveness between managers and employees, providing timely, specific, outcome-focused insights that drive action.
21. Talent Management and the 9-Box Grid for Productive Leaders29:33
Learn talent management using the nine-box grid to identify high-potential employees, align them with A roles, and move talent across roles through training, succession planning, and deputy selection.
22. Identifying and Leveraging Employee Talent for Results24:40
23. Employee Learning and Development for Better Performance42:28
24. Succession Planning: How to Choose and Prepare Your Successor33:46
Identify key positions, develop deputies, and implement succession planning with a bench to ensure seamless replacements. Plan, rotate, and monitor successors to protect operations and enable growth.
25. Team Strategy: Aligning People, Priorities and Productivity44:42
Align teams with a practical strategy framework—diagnose problems with SWOT and PESTEL, set goals via OKRs, and execute concrete strategic initiatives tested by hypotheses to boost productivity.
26. SMART Goals, MBO, KPI, OKR, WIG and V2MOM for Leaders39:52
Explains OKR and its contrasts with MBO and KPI, detailing goals, key results, leading indicators, quarterly cycles, and the four disciplines of execution, including WIG and V2MOM.
27. Performance Metrics, Dashboards and Results Evaluation36:37
Build a balanced control system by setting goals, applying dashboards and weekly reports, and evaluating results with OKR-based reviews to reduce micromanagement and empower teams.
28. Building Employee Accountability, Ownership and Delivery24:07
29. Productive One-on-One Meetings for Managers and Employees30:02
30. Employee Coaching for Focus, Growth and Performance30:00
Lead effective employee coaching within one-to-one meetings by asking insightful questions, applying the grow model, and guiding coachees to unlock talents, set goals, and achieve faster results.
31. Effective Team Meetings: Strategy Sessions to Daily Stand-Ups25:29
32. Collaborative Problem Solving for Productive Teams26:38
33. Agile and Project Management for Leadership Productivity29:23
Explore the fundamentals of agile and project management, including Scrum, Kanban, backlog and sprints, and learn to apply change management, product ownership, and collaborative delivery.
34. Kanban Boards and Trello for Productive Team Workflows29:40
35. Managing Change Without Losing Team Productivity27:24
36. Task Execution and Delivery for High-Performing Teams27:18
Drive task execution in agile teams through sprint planning, daily scrums, backlog and burndown charts, and sprint reviews, while prioritizing essential work and embracing single tasking.
37. The Manager's Role in Business and Team Productivity33:01
Explore the manager’s role in boosting business and team productivity by balancing functional and people management, with insights from Google and Gallup and practical leadership growth.
38. Organizational Business Models for Productive Leaders28:15
Explore organizational design and structure, including functional, divisional, matrix, network, and virtual forms. Apply five design steps, analyze drivers, and align structure to strategy for better integration and leadership.
39. Business Understanding and Clear Responsibility Allocation28:28
Learn to map the business model and allocate responsibility across departments using the Rossi matrix (RACI), SIPOC, and business process diagrams for value creation.
40. SWOT and PESTEL Analysis for Productive Decision-Making25:46
Examine how SWOT and PESTEL and staple analysis assess external and internal factors, map opportunities and threats with TOWS, and apply PRIMO-F, EVR, and stakeholder concepts for productive decision-making.
41. Effective Communication for Productive Managers and Teams24:04
42. Radical Candor: Direct Feedback Without Wasting Time29:14
Master radical candor by delivering direct feedback with care, balancing transparency, two-way communication, and OKR-aligned goals to boost team performance.
43. Managing Conflict Within and Between Productive Teams29:16
Learn to manage conflict within and between productive teams by diagnosing conflict situations, avoiding conflictogens, and applying constructive resolutions to balance interests.
44. Business Negotiation Skills for Time-Smart Leaders29:16
Develop time-smart negotiation skills by using firm no and counteroffers. Recognize donkey, sheep, fox, and owl behaviors to navigate threats and what if scenarios.
45. Adapting Management Tools for Productive Remote Teams30:38
Learn how to adapt management tools for productive remote teams, create rules and checklists, and implement asynchronous communication and remote work audits to boost collaboration and results.
46. Creating Rules, Policies and Checklists for Productivity38:24
47. Team Operating Principles for Focus and High Performance18:38
48. Essential Tools for Productive Remote and Distributed Teams26:10
Discover essential tools for remote and distributed teams, including messaging, project collaboration, cloud documents, and knowledge bases. Learn about Slack, Jira, Trello, Google Docs, Miro, Confluence, Notion, and HR systems.

Requirements

Basic computer skills for using digital productivity tools and apps
Access to a computer, tablet, or smartphone with internet connection
Willingness to reflect on personal productivity habits
Motivation to improve focus, organization, and planning skills
Openness to trying new techniques like GTD, Pomodoro, and Kanban
Familiarity with common digital calendars (Google Calendar, Outlook) is helpful but not required
Ability to complete homework tasks and apply techniques to real-life situations
Desire to reduce stress and procrastination while increasing efficiency
Readiness to practice new skills daily and adjust routines
Interest in personal growth, productivity, and work-life balance

Description

Overwhelmed? Burned out? Always busy, yet never caught up?

It’s time to flip the script.

This course is your complete productivity system—built on GTD, Time Boxing, Pomodoro, SMART Goals, Kanban, and more—to help you take control of your schedule, eliminate procrastination, and finally get things done without burning out.

Whether you’re a professional, manager, entrepreneur, or student, you’ll walk away with a personalized, proven time management strategy to work smarter—not harder.

Led by Mike Pritula, productivity coach and HR expert with 20 years of experience and 150+ online courses, this program turns chaos into clarity—with real tools, real structure, and real results.

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What You’ll Learn

• How to plan your day using GTD, Time Boxing, and Kanban

• The Eisenhower Matrix, ABC prioritization, and SMART goals

• How to block distractions and create deep-focus zones

• How to beat procrastination with “Eat the Frog” and Golden Hour

• The best apps for productivity: Trello, Asana, Todoist

• Delegation tactics and the power of time blocking

• Stress reduction, energy management, and burnout prevention

• A complete productivity toolkit to apply immediately

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Course Structure

Class 1: Introduction to Time Management

• Essential tools: Google Calendar, Outlook, and time audits

Class 2: Goals and Priorities

• SMART goals, Eisenhower Matrix, ABC Method, 4D framework

Class 3: Planning & Organization

• GTD, Pomodoro, Kanban, and weekly planning techniques

Class 4: Delegation & Time Blocking

• Eliminating time wasters, using time boxing, and Golden Hour focus

Class 5: Overcoming Procrastination & Stress

• The psychology behind it and methods to beat it daily

Class 6: Tools & Techniques for the Modern Worker

• Agile, Scrum, mind maps, Gantt charts, and Bullet Journals

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Why Take This Course?

• Real-world tactics, not fluff – Use what top performers actually use

• Lifetime access – Revisit tools and lessons anytime

• Immediate impact – Practical tasks and custom system creation

• Proven expert – Taught by Mike Pritula, 20 years in HR & productivity

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Who This Course Is For

• Professionals looking to reclaim time and reduce stress

• Team leaders and entrepreneurs who need better structure

• Students and remote workers juggling multiple tasks

• Anyone tired of procrastinating and ready to take control

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This course contains the use of artificial intelligence. It ensures cutting-edge insights and the latest practices.

This course contains a promotion.

Stop drowning in tasks. Start leading your time.

Enroll today and build the productivity system that powers high achievers.

Who this course is for:

Professionals looking to boost productivity and reduce work-related stress
Entrepreneurs and business owners who need to juggle multiple priorities
Managers and team leaders seeking to manage time and delegate effectively
Freelancers and remote workers aiming to structure their day for better results
Students wanting to balance studies, work, and personal life
HR specialists and trainers interested in learning time management frameworks
Anyone struggling with procrastination and distractions
Individuals overwhelmed by workload or complex projects
Employees aiming to master tools like GTD, Pomodoro, Kanban, and Agile
Anyone committed to developing self-discipline and better habits for productivity

Time Management: GTD, Pomodoro & SMART for Productivity [EN]

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Course content

Time Management Fundamentals: GTD, Pomodoro, SMART Goals and Deep Focus3 lectures • 1hr 37min

Planning, Task Organization, Time Wasters and Maximum Workplace Focus2 lectures • 1hr 18min

Stress Management, Procrastination and Productivity Tools for Focus2 lectures • 1hr 23min

Extra: A-Player Skills for Knowledge Workers and High Performers at Work11 lectures • 6hr 14min

Extra: Troubleshooting Skills for Big Business and Productivity Problems10 lectures • 5hr 30min

Extra: Critical Thinking Skills for Productivity, Decisions and Time Saving6 lectures • 3hr 27min

Extra: EQ Skills for Informal Leadership, Influence and Productivity8 lectures • 5hr 5min

Extra: People Management Skills for Leadership Productivity48 lectures • 25hr 33min

BONUS: Time Management Tools, GTD Templates, Career Growth Resources1 lecture • 1min

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