Prioritising and Decision Making
Work smarter without burning out. This Prioritising and Decision Making course helps you manage workload effectively, focus on what matters most, and make confident decisions in busy, high-pressure work environments.
In this course, you will learn how to:
- Set clear goals and priorities using practical time management tools
- Distinguish between urgent and important tasks to focus your effort
- Take control of interruptions, meetings and competing demands
- Make better day-to-day decisions under pressure
- Manage stress and workload to avoid burnout
Who is this course for?
Professionals, managers and team members who feel overloaded, struggle with competing priorities, or want to improve time management and decision-making at work. Suitable for employees at all levels.
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Course Outline
Course overview
Duration: 1 day (6.5 hours)
There are only 24 hours in a day, and only so many of those that you want to spend in the office!
While many people seem to see working long hours and being highly stressed as a badge of honour you can in fact be more productive and fully effective in your role without burning yourself out.
Quite simply in this whirlwind world we need to be great at managing the time and that’s what this interactive one day workshop will teach you.
Objectives
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Use a selection of tools to set goals, plan and prioritise your time
- Stop self-sabotaging and create more productive time every day
- Take control of your day, the time you have available and other people who try to steal your time
- Hold more effective meetings
- Manage stress so that you can be at your peak more often
Content
Getting Started
- Understanding the need to manage your time effectively
- Identifying your time stealers
- Setting goals
- Getting clarity about what needs to be done
- Understanding what is urgent and what is important in order to prioritise your tasks
- Planning your time
- Using to do lists and other time management tools
Stop Self Sabotaging
- Understanding your time personality and the impact it can have on how you use your time and how others perceive your time management
- Recognising procrastination and taking action
- The myth of multitasking
- Creating focus and clarity in your day
- Using the time you have to be most productive
Taking Control
- How to assert yourself with others who might be impacting your time management
- Managing interruptions
- Saying no and feeling OK about it
- Negotiating workloads
- Delegating
- How to hold productive meetings
- Managing your meeting attendance effectively
Avoiding Burnout
- Exploring stress and how we respond to it
- Shifting mindsets
- Thinking differently
- Managing overwhelm and panic
- Tools to manage stress at work
Why Choose Underscore for Prioritising and Decision Making Training?
Underscore Group delivers practical, instructor-led leadership and personal development training that helps people communicate clearly, build confidence, and work more effectively with others. Based in Sussex and supporting organisations across the UK, we specialise in relatable, real-world learning that strengthens capability at every level — from early-career professionals to experienced managers.
Every session is tailored to your organisation’s culture, values and ways of working, ensuring the skills taught transfer directly into day-to-day behaviour. Our leadership and people-skills programmes are trusted by organisations across finance, aviation, healthcare, construction and professional services.
- Trusted by leading UK organisations
- Expert trainers with real business experience
- Small-group sessions (6–8 people)
- Practical, hands-on learning approach
- Virtual & onsite delivery across the UK
- Six months of post-course support
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