“It is not about doing things right, but doing the right things” Work organization and time management is one of the most sought-after social skills among procurement staff. During the training, participants will learn how to plan and set priorities. They will develop the ability to formulate real goals. They will improve their skills of managing themselves in time and working under pressure. During the training, we work on real situations taking place in the procurement department.
Program
I. Managing your own time as managing yourself
- Managing yourself - identifying your own strengths and weaknesses
- Diagnosis of your own time management style
- Time thieves, factors increasing and decreasing operational efficiency
- Ten rules of good time management
II. Covey's concept - 7 habits of effective action:
- proactivity
- vision of the goal
- prioritization
- attitude ++
- understanding
- synergy
- self-improvement - striving for balance
III. Setting professional goals in purchasing
- Rules for formulating personal and professional goals
- The SMARO method that is specific, measurable, ambitious, realistic and on time
IV. Planning - setting priorities and achieving goals effectively
- Planning as a result of strategic thinking
- Finding the hidden task structure, i.e. where to start planning
V. Planning principles in practice
- Pareto principle in time management in procurement
- Eisenhower's principle of prioritizing the work of merchants
- Analysis of the "ABC" and ways to combat postponing important tasks "to later"
VI. Work planning and psychophysiological efficiency
- Performance curve and biological rhythms - individual exercises
- Disturbance curve and task curve
- Working under pressure
- Factors increasing the psychophysical condition and resistance to stress at work
VII. The most common time management problems
- What disorganizes our activities?
- A web of my own time entanglements (questionnaire: Thieves of my time)
Training duration: 2 days
Big Fish trainers who provide hard purchasing knowledge are active professional people associated with procurement for over 20 or more years. They have experience in large international organizations, managing procurement on the regional or global scope. Experts cooperating with us have experience in managing both indirect and direct categories. Big Fish training, in addition to pure purchasing knowledge, contains elements that increase soft skills. We will provide clients who are interested in our services with full profiles of trainers dedicated to a given training program.