Time Management Training: Strategies to Boost Productivity

“LSA helped us to drive more productivity and reduce stress. My team walked away with highly useful time management training tools and best practices. LSA absolutely custom designed the right solution for our specific needs.”
Sandeep Kumar | Director Software Engineering | Juniper Networks

“I continue to be impressed by the level of leadership development and management expertise and quality of facilitation that LSA has to offer. What an impressive group of great people.”
Tracy Esposito | HR Manager | Sony

Why Time Management Training Matters
Time management is no longer just about getting more done. It is about focusing on the work that creates the greatest value.

Research published in the Psychonomic Bulletin & Review found that only 2.5% of people can effectively multitask without sacrificing performance. For the remaining 97%+, attempting to juggle multiple priorities actually reduces productivity, increases mistakes, and makes work more stressful.
The organizational impact is significant. According to the Boston Globe, 43% of Americans consider themselves disorganized, while 21% have missed important work deadlines because of it. Nearly half report working late multiple times each week simply to catch up.

The good news is that effective time management is a learnable skill. With the right tools, habits, and planning techniques, employees can improve focus, accomplish more in less time, and reduce unnecessary stress.

That’s why LSA Global offers practical, research-backed time management training designed to help people work smarter instead of simply working harder.

Time Management Training Overview
This proven time management training program is designed for professionals who have day-to-day control over their priorities, schedules, and activities and want to improve their personal productivity and effectiveness.

Rather than promoting a specific planner or productivity system, participants learn practical principles and techniques they can immediately apply in any work environment. The result is:

Greater focus.
Better prioritization.
Improved execution.
Less stress.

Time Management Training: Practical Skills for Higher Productivity

What Participants Learn
Participants develop practical skills to:

Understand the principles of effective time management.
Reduce workplace “firefighting” and reactive behaviors.
Set meaningful S.M.A.R.T. goals and objectives.
Prioritize competing demands with confidence.
Create effective short-term and long-term plans.
Overcome procrastination.
Manage interruptions, including meetings, emails, phone calls, paperwork, and unexpected requests.
Improve focus and concentration.
Establish personal productivity habits that last.

Who Should Attend
This practical program is ideal for:

Managers
Supervisors
Individual contributors
Project leaders
Professionals who have discretion over how they manage their time and priorities

Customize Training for Your Organization
Every organization faces unique productivity challenges. LSA Global customizes each time management training program to align with your business goals, culture, and performance objectives to maximize participant engagement, behavior change, and measurable business impact.

To learn more about customizing a Time Management Training program for your organization, contact an LSA Global expert today.

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Here’s a token of my appreciation for ALL your efforts. I’m offering my most sincere thanks, and it extends to all the folks who made our customized management development programs such a great success.

Susan Anderson
Workforce Planning Bureau

Over the years, both at 3Com and now at Redback, I’ve found LSA Global to be a valuable partner. The recent management programs that they delivered for Redback’s executive and management teams was the right solution, of the highest of quality, and customized to fit our unique business and culture. I would highly recommend LSA to any company looking for top quality solutions.

Gina Fulton
Vice President of Human Resources

I am very impressed with the quality of work and talent. LSA did a great job of listening to my needs and providing the exact management training program expertise we needed to get the job done.

Don Pryor
Director, Business Planning & Analysis

We have been able to utilize LSA’s extensive expertise to leverage our investment in employee development.

The result has been the cost effective and highly effective delivery of high quality management training programs.

Thank you!

Steve Feller
Vice President, Human Resources

Understanding and conforming to legal compliance was very important to our company.

LSA’s interactive program for our managers was top-notch. It was tailored to our needs, aligned with our policies, and met all federal and state legal requirements.

I would highly recommend LSA Global.

Kelly Warren, SPHR
Director, HR & Compliance

We contacted LSA to help us design and deliver customized management development programs. LSA worked with us to meet our exact needs. We started at the top with our executive team. It was such a great success that we rolled it out company-wide. We look forward to a long-term partnership with LSA Global and their team of experts.

Barry L. Byrd, SPHR
Human Resources Manager

I consistently look to LSA Global when we need help.

I can always count on them to do a thorough needs analysis and to put together impactful and well-received leadership programs.

Their proven and outcome-based management development and performance management expertise make them my top-rated learning and development partner.

Stephanie Webb
HR Program Manager

LSA helped change our entire culture around meetings, making them more effective and efficient, thus enabling our leaders, managers, and teams to concentrate on driving more business.

Thank you!

Terry Wassman
VP of Human Resources

I highly recommend LSA Global to anyone who is looking to improve individual and organizational effectiveness through highly customized and top quality leadership and management training programs.

LSA’s broad range of expertise is a wonderful resource.

Greg Pappas
VP of Human Resources

LSA custom designed a Management Development program that is absolutely “on target” for our technical managers .

Their facilitator has done a superb job delivering the material in a way that is fast paced, highly interactive, and fun. She presents practical solutions to the critical people situations that our managers face every day.

I regard LSA as an excellent partner that understands our business needs and an important virtual member of our HR department.

Judith Onton
Vice President Human Resources

I had been working with LSA for many years across a few different companies.

Currently, I’m with a company who hadn’t done much new manager training. LSA designed and delivered exactly what we needed at this stage in our life cycle.

Our managers are excited, talking in the halls about the great experience, and applying what they learned.

LSA makes things easy and practical for us. Thank you!

Phyllis Moracco
HR Director

We have worked with LSA Global for our learning and development needs and have always had great success.

They helped us recently with targeted and customized Management Training Workshops to fit our unique situation, and they were fantastic.

I highly recommend LSA to anyone that is attempting to help take their leadership and management talent to the next level.

Mary Johnston
HR Manager, BU Radiology Informatics

We partnered with LSA Global to help us invest in our people in the areas of performance coaching, diversity, and inclusion. They were very flexible in meeting our specific needs.

LSA exceeded my expectations from a speed, quality, and value standpoint. I would recommend LSA to anyone looking for a true business partner.

Anita Luckinbill
Director, Human Resources

The customized Managing Virtual Teams program was extremely valuable for our managers and leaders.

LSA’s fundamental knowledge of our company provided an incredible base to build upon while tackling the complications of managing and working with globally distributed teams.

Our teams walked away walked away with highly useful insights, practices, and tools. It was excellent.

Debra Martucci
Vice President, Information Technology

I’ve been associated with LSA for the last 8 years and have found them to be extremely professional and client-focused.

I’ve participated in a number of solutions ranging from Performance Management to Leadership Training. I’ve found the quality to be superior.

They are always well prepared and have definitely done a considerable amount of pre-work in order to customize to our unique culture and goals.

Duane Schroeder
Human Resource Manager

FAQs

Time management training helps individuals and teams prioritize work, manage competing demands, eliminate distractions, and use their time more effectively. Rather than simply teaching productivity tips, effective time management training builds practical habits that improve focus, decision making, collaboration, and execution. Participants learn proven techniques to manage workloads, reduce stress, and consistently achieve higher levels of performance.

Time management training benefits professionals at every level, including individual contributors, managers, project leaders, sales teams, and executives. It is especially valuable for employees who juggle multiple priorities, experience frequent interruptions, or struggle with workload, deadlines, or work-life balance. Organizations also benefit through improved productivity, stronger collaboration, and more effective execution of strategic priorities.

While each program is customized to meet specific business and learning objectives, most time management training programs focus on practical skills such as: Prioritizing high-value work, Setting realistic goals and deadlines, Planning and organizing daily activities, Managing interruptions and distractions, Delegating appropriately, Improving focus and decision making, Reducing procrastination, and Managing email, meetings, and competing priorities more effectively. The goal is to help participants work smarter rather than simply work longer.

When employees manage their time more effectively, organizations benefit from higher productivity, faster execution, improved customer responsiveness, reduced stress, and better collaboration. Teams spend more time on strategic, value-added work and less time reacting to unnecessary interruptions, resulting in improved operational efficiency and stronger business outcomes.

LSA Global's time management training is customized to each organization's goals, culture, and business challenges. Rather than teaching generic productivity techniques, the program combines practical tools, behavioral science, and real-world application to create lasting behavior change. Participants leave with actionable strategies they can immediately apply to improve personal effectiveness, team productivity, and measurable business results.