Take Back Your Time by Pearson
2h 8mBeginner2026-02-17
Authors

Pearson
Course details
We work in high-pressure environments, with many responsibilities, and we communicate faster, with more data than ever before. The problem is, when we are time poor, attention starved, under pressure, and struggling to keep up, we risk not looking up, not seeing the bigger picture, and losing out on critical perspective. To succeed in today’s workplace, professionals need to work faster and be more agile. Learning how to maximize and prioritize your time are key to long-term success. In this course, part of the Career Success Series from Pearson, learn how to take back your time to improve your productivity and everyday relationships at work. Along the way, get tips on measuring how you use your time and making the best use of shared, live meeting time with your colleagues. By the end of this course, you’ll be equipped with strategies to optimize asynchronous communication, meeting patterns, standards of behavior, and more.
Concepts
Introduction
- Welcome
The Role of Time in Teamwork
- How high-performing teams use time
- Identifying time sinks in teamwork
- The cost of time-wasting activities
- How bad time management leads to bad decision-making
- Where we should invest our time
Measuring Time vs. Impact
- Why passion and drive triumph over clock-watching
- How to prioritize for maximum impact
- Measuring your use of time
Reducing Email and Messaging Overload
- Losing time to emails and messages
- Creating efficient team communication
- Inspiring other teams with your time-saving
Optimizing Meetings
- Avoiding the pitfalls of poorly run meetings
- Effective use of live and asynchronous meetings
- Resetting meeting norms
- Troubleshooting common meeting problems
Resetting Your Team Culture
- Priming teams as sports teams, not tamilies
- Investing in in-person, hybrid, and remote relationships
- Taking responsibility for team improvement
- Delegating and seeking support
- Eliminating time-wasting distractions and derailers
Cultivating a Time-Respecting Culture
- Fostering a high-impact and time-efficient culture
- Managing time to be a high-performing team
- Taking responsibility for team improvement