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Overview

The workday is packed with activities, meetings, and deadlines. So why do some professionals stay in control while others constantly scramble? The difference isn’t working more or working harder. The difference is in understanding proven strategies that allow you to focus on what truly drives results.

In this workshop, you’ll explore effective strategies to manage your workload, eliminate distractions, and stay focused on what counts. Using tools and strategies like SMART goals, you’ll learn to prioritize efficiently, plan purposefully, and make confident decisions. However, this course is more than just theory. It provides practical tools you can apply immediately to work more efficiently, reduce stress, and consistently perform at a high level.

Whether you're juggling multiple projects or refining your time management skills, this course empowers you to work with intention. You'll create an action plan to stay organized and motivated, execute your goals with precision, and accomplish more with less stress.

This course is ideal if you:

  • feel like there’s never enough time and want to boost productivity without burnout
  • need a structured approach to planning, prioritizing, and making decisions
  • struggle with motivation or stress and want proven techniques to stay focused and energized
  • want to build a strong professional foundation with transferable skills across industries.

Upon successful completion of this course, you'll be able to:

  • apply proactive prioritization strategies to effectively distinguish between efficiency and effectiveness, as well as urgent and important tasks
  • create personal and workplace goals using the SMART framework to align with organizational priorities
  • utilize organizational tools and techniques to effectively manage and prioritize tasks
  • develop structured weekly and daily planning methods to enhance productivity and minimize procrastination
  • analyze short-term and long-term tasks to create an action plan that supports goal achievement
  • differentiate between policies and procedures to enhance workplace compliance and efficiency
  • assess the impact of stress in the workplace and implement stress management techniques
  • evaluate workplace challenges and employ structured problem-solving approaches to resolve them effectively
  • demonstrate effective decision-making strategies by recognizing barriers and leveraging best practices
  • apply interpersonal skills to enhance decision-making, communication, and workplace relationships
  • enhance intrinsic motivation through self-reflection and goal-setting for professional growth
  • conduct a self-analysis to identify strengths and areas for professional development and self-promotion
  • exhibit diplomacy and rapport-building techniques through effective communication strategies.

To request a course outline, contact ConEdAdvising@sait.ca.

Upcoming dates

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Registration closes seven days before the start date for on-campus, online scheduled, and blended courses, and one day before the start date for online self-paced courses.

After you've completed this course

Upon successful completion of this course, you'll be able to self-print a proof of completion document from your Continuing Education student account.

Costs

Technology

To be successful in this course, you’ll need:

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Financial support

Financial opportunities are available to help pay for your course fees. Learn more about how to reduce your education or training costs with available awards, bursaries, loans and grants including the Canada Alberta Job Grant. 

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SAIT is located on the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of Treaty 7 which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Îyârhe Nakoda of Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney.

We are situated in an area the Blackfoot tribes traditionally called Moh’kinsstis, where the Bow River meets the Elbow River. We now call it the city of Calgary, which is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta.

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