Time Management and Effectiveness

S1 - Introduction, Course Organization, Pass Criteria

Slides for the first session:


Pass criteria



Course organization:

  • 1 session every 2 weeks
  • core topics + topics you voted for:
Results of topic voting
Topic Pts
Expectations management 12
Effective focus / flow experience 10
Uncertainty, impostor syndrome 9
Work-life balance 8
Effective scheduling 8
Crisis communication 8
Not get overwhelmed 6
Habits 6
Emotion, values, motivation 5
Non-guilty relax 3
Procrastination 2
Multitasking 2
Effective resting 2
Stop overthinking 1
Sustainable work pace - burnout prevention 1
Plan less but more effective 1
Less time with emails 1


These topics will impact the content of our future sessions - approx. 2 topics per session.

Rights reserved to merge / adjust topic to create unified and meaningful session content :-) 


Topics covered in presentation

  • Effectiveness vs. efficiency
  • Eisenhower Priority Matrix
    • How to use it
    • Evaluate and review time spent in each quadrant
  • Goals
    • Achievable, Measaurable
    • How to formulate goals
    • How to turn goals into plans


Takeaway message / HW assignment for first session to be found here: