Time and Self-Management

Learning never stops, especially in today's digital and unpredictable work environment. Fortunately, today's employees can do more for their education than ever before. This e⁠-⁠training course introduces the concept of lifelong learning, explores future skills, offers tips for identifying personal learning needs, showcases diverse learning opportunities, and provides strategies for integrating learning into daily work routines. Additionally, it offers insights on effectively coordinating with managers and networking with colleagues to facilitate internal knowledge sharing.

The nature of work in the modern world is changing rapidly. Unlike the past where people would often do the same job for years, it has become common for work tasks to change frequently. This change is due to increasing digitalization, artificial intelligence, and temporary work. In this context, it has become increasingly important for employees to regularly undergo training and upgrade their skills to increase their own employability. But what does employability mean? What skills are necessary to stay efficient and attractive in the job market in the long run? What is the relationship between career identity, self-efficacy and employability? Our e⁠-⁠training course provides answers to all these questions and more on the subject of employability.

This e⁠-⁠training prepares employees to work together in hybrid teams as successfully and as smoothly as possible. Participants learn how they can establish binding rules as a basis for hybrid collaboration and where the limits of hybrid work lie. In addition, hybrid team meetings, team cohesion—despite physical distance and the recognition and communication of individual needs and wishes are essential contents. 

Anyone wanting to use time productively must first have an idea of where their time currently goes. This e⁠-⁠learning begins by inviting participants to write down their estimates. Then, for two weeks, write down what you've done during every hour of the day. This self-assessment will then be used as a basis for learning the essential methods of time management. The Pomodoro Method, batching, timeboxing, and prioritizing according to the Eisenhower Matrix. The goal is for participants to learn to manage their time in a way that other team members can rely on. This e⁠-⁠learning can also be used to get to know individual methods more closely.

With the aid of learning strategies, it is possible to guide memory and learning processes for specific goals. This e⁠-⁠training course introduces participants to a series of learning strategies based on research in the psychology of learning. These strategies are geared to widely varied learning goals—ranging from classic rote learning, to the consolidation and structuring of knowledge, to the more efficient use of informative texts and one's own notes. Participants will learn how to apply these strategies for self-directed learning opportunities in everyday work, and what makes them so effective.

More and more people are working from home all or part of the time. That has a lot of advantages, such as a better work-life balance and being spared the daily commute to work. At the same time, employees working from home also face major challenges. Many of the structures otherwise taken for granted are no longer there, and the easy, convenient contact with colleagues is also gone. The personal responsibility is greater—everyone is called upon to structure their working time, organize their workstation, avoid distractions and stay self-motivated. Learn how to do this in this practical training that includes many tips and transfer tasks for your everyday life working from home.

In this e⁠-⁠learning course, you will learn how you can work more productively and with less stress. It's not about working faster and harder to boost output. Instead, you can employ easy-to-learn methods to structure your day efficiently and be more relaxed in achieving your goals. You will learn how to get into the flow and become absorbed in your work. We will show you what your biorhythm has to do with your productivity and how you can plan your day so that you work harmoniously with your internal clock. After all, people who work efficiently, with less stress, not only perform better but are also more relaxed and satisfied on the job.

The ever-increasing use of digital communication tools has led to information overload in the workplace, which poses challenges for people every day. In this e⁠-⁠training course, you will learn how to control the flood of digital information by using personal information management skills. In addition, you will learn strategies for increasing your productivity, creativity, and ability to concentrate. Practical techniques and tricks will be introduced to demonstrate how to bring order to any overflowing inbox. Additionally, the e⁠-⁠training course will teach you how to scrutinize your personal use of digital communication tools more closely, as well as showing you methods for handling such tools in a balanced and healthy way.

Do you struggle to take action, even though you really want to? Then engage in self-reflection and set concrete goals for yourself. This microlearning will show you how.

Suppose you have an implementation intention ready for as many situations as possible. In that case, it will be much easier for you to take the necessary steps to reliably reach your desired goal. This micro shows how it's done!

Responsibility means prioritizing. In this microlearning, you’ll learn how to reflect on and evaluate your roles and the expectations that come with them.

With strategic weekly planning, you can make better use of your time and achieve your professional goals.

The key to long-term success is transforming knowledge into actionable skills! Exercises, discussions, Q&A sessions, and role-playing activities all help in this process.

With the loci method, you link information with familiar places to make it easier to remember.

With the SQ3R method, you can better grasp the most important content when reading a text and keep it in mind for later.

Sometimes, it may feel like your work is meaningless—but it never is! When you view your tasks as part of the larger picture, that's where you find the real meaning.

It can be frustrating when learning doesn't work out the way you want it to. By realising why the skills you want to acquire are important, you will be able to motivate yourself for the learning process.

It can be difficult to delegate tasks that are enjoyable, but it is crucial for both time management and employee development.

Those who work from home face the challenge that many of the usual work structures don't exist. This micro shows how they can better structure their own work time.

In a home office, you always seem available and approachable as a parent. This micro shows how simple symbols can be used to clearly distinguish work mode from home mode.

Hybrid work often requires more communication about needs, coordination and even work/life boundaries. This micro provides practical tips on how to do this.

Monotasking allows you to tackle tasks one at a time and concentrate fully on them.

Use the ALPEN method to efficiently plan your to-dos for the day and keep track of all your tasks!

Job crafting helps you better match your tasks and responsibilities to your skills and interests.

Here you will learn how to define your goals according to SMART logic so that they are precise and motivating.

Use the Eisenhower Matrix to prioritize your tasks by urgency and importance in order to focus on the right tasks.

In this micro, you'll learn how to manage your time in your home office efficiently and draw a clear line between working time, free time and breaks. Small rituals and a clear structure that is individually tailored help.

With the Inbox Zero method, you'll get more order out of your inbox. You won't be distracted by emails outside of your designated time slots.