Time and Stress Management – Life Day Spa

Based on SAQA's Unit Standard ID 117156 NQF Level 4, 3 Credits

Do you feel as though you don't have enough hours in your day? Would you like to achieve more in the same amount of time with less stress? This highly practical programme focuses on translating strategic intent into effective daily action. The course takes place at the renowned spa, Life Day Spa.

Learners attending this programme will develop self-management techniques and learn the principles of time and stress management. The importance of developing effective systems and procedures is highlighted, enabling them to become more proactive and efficient.

Course Objectives

  • Identify time management profiles
  • Understand the principles of time management
  • Design and implement time efficient work plans to eliminate time wastage and enhance your own and your manager's performance
  • Successfully plan and confidently prioritise your workload to ensure your own and your team's objectives are met.
  • Identify and eliminate time “thieves”
  • Consistently meet deadlines
  • Develop proactive and reactive stress management strategies
  • Create a stress management plan

Course Designed For

All office staff who are looking to improve their time management and organisational skills in order to effectively manage their own workload and enhance their performance.

Course Outline

Time management profiles

  • Understanding current time management techniques and processes
  • Identifying the top time wasters that impact on an organisation's productivity and minimising their negative influence
  • Identifying external forces that affect time utilisation

Time management principles

  • Understanding the 80/20 principle
  • Focussing on the importance of delegation
  • Using prioritising to manage the work of a team
  • Creating work/life balance

Creating time efficient work plans

  • The organisation's objectives are understood and clearly defined in terms of the work that has to be done by the department/division/section.
  • The objectives are translated into work plans for the department/division/section.
  • The key activities required to complete a specific project are identified and all tasks and work procedures are analysed and assigned to a specific time frame.
  • Persons to whom tasks can be delegated are identified and included in the plan.
  • Plans eliminate and/or manage time wasters in the department/division/ section.
  • Tasks are prioritised in terms of urgency and importance for the department/division/section/organisation

Develop time efficient work plans

  • Using delegation to get work done
  • Becoming proactive by encouraging efficient information flow, efficient meeting planning and management and administrative procedures
  • Informing all team members of their roles, duties and functions.
  • Monitoring and amending work plans and work performance
  • Analysing the impact of stress on interpersonal relationships

Managing stress

  • Identifying methods of stress management and relief
  • Analysing proactive and reactive stress
  • Creating a stress management plan

The following beauty treatments form part of the programme

  • UBUSO - Revitalizing Facial Spa with Pressure Point Massage - (NOT A BEAUTY FACIAL)
  • TLHAPISO - Spa Body Treatment - Choice of Body Wash, Exfoliation or Body Brushing
  • IZIMANGA - Traditional Full Body Massage with Hot Stones
  • MOLALA - African Head, Neck & Shoulders Massage
  • NEO MAOTO - Traditional African Royal Foot Massage (from toes to knees)
  • NEO MATSOGO - Traditional African Royal Hand Massage (from fingers to elbows)

Course duration
One day

Dates
26 March (Johannesburg)
14 May (Johannesburg)
23 July (Johannesburg)
5 September (Johannesburg)
26 March (Pretoria)
14 May (Pretoria)
23 July (Pretoria)
5 September (Pretoria)
26 March (Cape Town)
14 May (Cape Town)
23 July (Cape Town)
5 September (Cape Town)
26 March (Durban)
14 May (Durban)
23 July (Durban)
5 September (Durban)

Investment
R4450.00 excl VAT