The document outlines a time management workshop hosted by the Blount County Chamber of Commerce and Public Library, featuring activities including self-assessment, group discussions, and project management strategies. Key topics include procrastination, productivity costs from distractions like emails and meetings, and techniques such as the Eisenhower technique and Pomodoro technique. Participants are encouraged to identify personal time wasters and create actionable plans to improve their time management skills.

1. Time’s Up!
― from the It’s Your Career Series
Sponsored by the Blount County Chamber of Commerce and the
Blount County Public Library

2. Welcome and Introductions
Ari Baker, Instructional Librarian, Blount County
Public Library
Jackie Taylor, Professional Development Specialist,
Adult Education Foundation of Blount County
Facilitators:

3. Central Question
• Think of a situation where your time management skills fell short.
What went wrong? What did you learn from this experience?
• Share this experience with your table.
(10 minutes)

4. Procrastination Ted Talk - Tim Urban
https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_urban_inside_the_mind_of_a_master_procrastinator

5. Time Management Self-Assessment
• Take the Time Management Self-Assessment Survey.
• Tally your score at the end and identify your five most important
issues.
• What would you like to do better? Discuss your results.

6. Time Management Activity
• Divide into groups. Of your five most important issues, describe one
issue that’s relevant to your group.
• What strategies would you use to address this issue?
• Share your group’s issue and strategies with the class. Use the white
board.

7. How Do I Manage This Project?
• Identify a big project you are currently developing or will be tackling
in the near future.
• What tasks need to be done to successfully complete the project?
• List them on the handout.

8. Which Tasks Should I Do First?

9. Example

10. Your Turn – Eisenhower Technique
• Fill each quadrant with the tasks you brainstormed.
• Which are urgent?
• Which are not urgent, but important?
• Which are urgent but can be delegated?
• Which can be dropped?

11. Tackling Time Wasters

12. Culprit #1: Email
Infographic Source: https://www.atlassian.com/time-wasting-at-work-infographic

13. Email
Infographic Source: https://www.atlassian.com/time-wasting-at-work-infographic

14. Productivity Cost
Infographic Source: https://www.atlassian.com/time-wasting-at-work-infographic

15. Culprit #2: Meetings
Infographic Source: https://www.atlassian.com/time-wasting-at-work-infographic

16. The average
meeting-goer…
$37 Billion: The salary cost of unnecessary meetings in the U.S.

17. Culprit #3: Interruptions
• 80% of interruptions at work are considered trivial
• 60% or less of work time is actually spent productively
Infographic Source: https://www.atlassian.com/time-wasting-at-work-infographic

18. Distractions, Distractions, Distractions
https://tomato-timer.com/
Pomodoro Technique

19. Tips and Tools – Managing Distractions
• Tomato Timer: www.tomato-timer.com
• Rescuetime: https://www.rescuetime.com/
• Chrome Work Mode Extension

20. Tackling Time Wasters
• Think back on your experiences and your assessment results.
• Identify your top time wasters. List them on the handout and share
these with your group.
• What productivity hacks have you used successfully to address some
of the issues others in your group face?
• Which ones will you try, based on what you’ve learned today?

21. Bullet Journaling for Productivity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm15cmYU0IM
How to Bullet Journal

22. Next Steps
• Write down (or circle) three techniques or strategies you plan to
implement based on what you learned today.
• Share with the class.
• How do you plan to put your ideas into action?

23. Thank You!
• Please complete your evaluation
• Include ideas for future workshops
• Questions? Contact us:
• Ari Baker: abaker@blounttn.org
• Jackie Taylor: Jackie@jataylor.net