Improve Your Productivity
Survival Strategies for Today’s Workplace
Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008
8 a.m. — Registration
8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. — Program
Lunch is included in the registration fee.
Crowne Plaza, Cromwell
Is clearing off your desk an impossible task? Do you feel overburdened and overwhelmed by your daily calendar? From the moment you sit down, you face phone calls, e-mails, meetings and deadlines. And
if you have a cell phone or PDA, it’s routine to check your messages after hours. So, how do you put the brakes on an out-of-control workday and accomplish something? CBIA has the answer.
Improve Your Productivity is a new conference designed just for you. Today’s stresses are very different from those of even five years ago, so you need fresh advice. You’ll get it with:
Self-management in a 24/7 work world
Jan Yager, Ph.D. — Yager is a nationally recognized expert, coach and author on productivity in today’s workplace. She is regularly quoted in the national media (The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Self, The Dallas Morning News, USA Today) and is a frequent guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Today Show, Good Morning America, The View, CBS News Sunday Morning, National Public Radio, and BBC radio.
Beyond overload: 10 secrets to get back control
Abbey Marks-Beale, president, The Corporate Educator — Get a grip on many common causes of stress: a perceived lack of time, too much e-mail, more reading than anyone can possibly handle and a lack of effective organization. This workshop delivers some of the best ideas that all overworked and overloaded professionals need to gain control of their busy lives.
Nicotine addiction and workplace productivity
Bruce Sherman, M.D., medical director of Goodyear — Dr. Sherman will discuss published research — from an employer’s perspective — on the relationship between nicotine addiction and worker productivity, absenteeism, presenteeism, and employer costs.
Managing time and stress
Learning Dynamics — Unmanaged stress can lead to lower levels of teamwork and customer service, diminished employee commitment and lower productivity. You’ll learn the best ways to organize your day so that it’s more productive and less stressful.
Free to the first 70 registrants!
Creative Time Management for the New Millennium by Jan Yager, Ph.D.
In today’s hectic world, everyone needs more time. Now, in these pages, you’ll find techniques for productive and efficient time management that will help you to get organized. You’ll discover how a systemized approach to handling your professional responsibilities will give you more time for what you want to do!
Cost per person:
CBIA members: $79
Nonmembers: $100
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