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Master Your Time and Get More Done

Practical productivity strategies to beat procrastination, manage priorities, stay focused, and control your workload

Created byMike Claytonworkspace_premiumBest Instructor
BeginnerUpdated Sep 14, 2026

What You'll Learn

  • check_circleLearn how to deal with challenges like overwhelm, overload, and backlogs.
  • check_circleImplement prioritization models to distinguish between urgent and important tasks.
  • check_circleDevelop personalized routines to optimize energy levels and focus.
  • check_circleUtilize specific methodologies like GTD, Kanban, OATS, or Pomodoro to manage workflow.
  • check_circleExecute effective strategies for handling interruptions and delegating tasks.

About This Course

Take Control of Your Time. Get More Done. Build a Better Career.

You're ambitious. You want to do great work, make an impact, and build a successful career.

But there's a problem.

There's always more to do than there is time to do it.

Emails keep arriving. Your to-do list keeps growing. Deadlines creep closer. Meetings interrupt your plans. You put off the difficult tasks, jump between priorities, and sometimes finish the day wondering where all the time went.

It doesn't have to be this way.

This course gives you the practical tools and techniques to take control of your time, attention and workload.

You'll learn how to build productive habits, plan effectively, set priorities, overcome procrastination, manage interruptions and deal with overload without constantly feeling overwhelmed.

You'll also discover proven approaches including Pomodoro, Getting Things Done, Kanban, the Chain Method and Autofocus — so you can find the methods that work best for you.

But productivity isn't simply about squeezing more work into every hour.

You'll learn how to work with your energy, motivation and natural cycles, create the conditions for flow, protect your wellbeing and make time for the things that matter outside work too.

Become the person who gets important things done.

Whether you're starting your career, taking on more responsibility or moving towards your next promotion, effective personal productivity is a career advantage.

This course will help you:

  • Get organised when everything feels urgent
  • Prioritise the work that really matters
  • Beat procrastination and get started on difficult tasks
  • Stay focused despite emails, notifications and interruptions
  • Handle overload without becoming overwhelmed
  • Manage your energy as well as your time
  • Build better habits that make productivity easier
  • Set meaningful goals and turn them into action
  • Clear your backlog and regain control
  • Say no without damaging relationships
  • Create more time for deep, focused work
  • Develop a personal productivity system that works for you

The aim isn't to turn you into a productivity machine.

It's to help you work smarter, feel more in control, and have more time and energy for the career — and the life — you want.

Stop chasing your workload. Start taking control of it.

Course Content

4 activities • 31 videos • duration: 4h 3m

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Effective Working: The Basics6 videos • 47 min
  • videocamProductivity Habits
    Duration 9:33
  • videocamOrganization Systems to Enhance Productivity
    Duration 10:17
  • videocamPlanning and Preparation
    Duration 8:25
  • videocamEnergy Cycles
    Duration 9:23
  • videocamWell-being and Productivity
    Duration 5:10
  • videocamDeadlines and Milestones
    Duration 4:55
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Effective Working: Boost Your Productivity8 videos • 1.2 hours
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Time Management Fundamentals6 videos • 49 min
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Time Management Methods11 videos • 1.2 hours

Your Instructor

Mike Clayton

Business Trainer, Author and Speaker

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Dr Mike Clayton is a business trainer, author and speaker. Since 2002, he has been helping professionals, managers and leaders to excel in their roles with management, leadership, and personal effectiveness training. Mike has written over a dozen books for major publishers like Wiley, Macmillan and Pearson, including: Powerhouse, How to Manage a Great Project, How to Speak so People Listen, Brilliant Time Management, and The Influence Agenda. Mike's professional background is 12 years as a project management professional with the London office of international management consultancy Deloitte. Prior to that, Mike had an academic career in Physics, working at the world renowned Schuster Laboratory of the University of Manchester.

Credit Information

Professional development requirements vary by profession, country, and regulatory body. Before enrolling, review the course details and confirm that the content, learning format, and any listed credits meet your specific requirements. You are responsible for confirming eligibility with your regulator or professional association and keeping the records required for reporting.

What Students Are Saying

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Frequently Asked Questions

We are a registered provider with 300+ associations and regulatory bodies worldwide. We operate across 27 global markets including Canada, the US, Australia, and the UK. Every course page clearly displays its specific accreditations. Upon completion, you receive a professional certificate that can be validated online. Our certificates include all necessary accreditation details, credit hours, and completion dates, and are formatted specifically to meet the submission requirements of most global regulatory bodies.

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