Work Smarter, Not Harder: Time Management for Personal & Professional Productivity
This course is for professionals, project managers, administrative assistants, and anyone seeking to enhance their personal and professional productivity. You will gain and apply knowledge of personal and professional awareness, organization, and commitment. Learn to use tools, methods, and techniques in goal setting, prioritization, scheduling, and delegation to overcome time management challenges and enhance productivity.
Upon completing this course, you will be able to:
1. Plan effectively to achieve your personal and professional goals.
2. Recognize and overcome barriers to successful time management.
3. Identify specific time management tools (e.g., digital calendars, task management apps) and use them effectively.
4. Manage resources both effectively and efficiently.
5. Keep your sense of perspective to prevent and manage crises.
6. Delegate effectively.
7. Manage expectations and say “No” when appropriate.
To be successful in this course, you should have a basic understanding of workplace organization and a desire to improve personal efficiency.
Status: Mental Concentration
Mental Concentration
Status: Overcoming Obstacles
Overcoming Obstacles
Beginner·Course·10 hours
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5.0
·Reviewed Aug 1, 2020
Simple, lucid and engaging with real-time practical challenges. Resource material like formats, slides and link to articles and youtube video (loved the one on Multitasking in Week 4) are beneficial.
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 14, 2017
Excelente, parece un tema muy sencillo pero la verdad cuando te empiezan a explicar lo sencillo que puede ser mejorar la productividad uno cae en cuenta de que había estado malgastando mucho su tiempo
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 28, 2019
excellent, It is very helpful, I learnt a lot ,It boosts me to work efficiently in my career. very very happy to receive my certificate immediately after my completion of the course. thank you.
5.0
·Reviewed Dec 1, 2020
Excellent presentation in a succinct, easily comprehended style. Loved the video links about multi-tasking. Wow! It totally makes sense that we've got that all wrong--even as it applies to computers.
5.0
·Reviewed May 16, 2020
Most of the time I am unable to manage the time due to involvement in the non-productive works. This Course has given me to define urgent and important work in personal and professional work.
5.0
·Reviewed Apr 8, 2020
This course helped me to prepare for my "new" work. I'm very happy that I came across this crash course where I learned how to be more efficient towards my work ethic. Thank you! THANK YOU!
5.0
·Reviewed Jul 10, 2020
I am grateful to attend to Coursera classes. The data gives brief and simple explanation understandable to brain.Which we can practice in day to day life , to increase efficiency in work and life
5.0
·Reviewed Apr 10, 2020
Its a very nice and important course for our day to day life. Very effectively tutor explained the each and every topic in a very efficient manner which anyone can understand easily. Thanks.
5.0
·Reviewed Dec 6, 2024
Amazing course, giving insight in simpler form and highly relatable to our daily work life. I am definitely apply key learnings in my life from this course. High respect & regard to the author.
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 27, 2020
It is a really wonder time management and smart work learning techniques taught in the most smart and efficient way. Every individual who take this course will be benefited for the better.
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 26, 2021
This course is really is really a precious content for me and I can say for all of us. It changes my thinking and doing pattern of the tasks in terms of time management. Thank you so much!
5.0
·Reviewed Oct 17, 2025
useful tips ,clear and pointed content ! a course that especially people just starting they career should take in order to avoid dropping into traps that most of us just learned through mistakes
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Pulkit
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 2, 2020
Simple, lucid and engaging with real-time practical challenges. Resource material like formats, slides and link to articles and youtube video (loved the one on Multitasking in Week 4) are beneficial.
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Catherine
5.0
·Reviewed Dec 1, 2020
Excellent presentation in a succinct, easily comprehended style. Loved the video links about multi-tasking. Wow! It totally makes sense that we've got that all wrong--even as it applies to computers.
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Rehayema
5.0
·Reviewed Jan 26, 2017
This course helped me to see some self sabotaging habits that I had developed that were decreasing my overall productivity. Now I am able to take steps to change and start getting things done.
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Dr.
5.0
·Reviewed Sep 14, 2015
It was an excellent course and I have learned a lot out of it.
The presenter style was very nice and clear.
The slides were properly designed.
It was a very pleasant experience indeed.
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Berkia
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 21, 2018
I loved the practical tips on how t improve my productivity. The templates broke down the knowledge gained int actionable bite sized chunks. I also found the videos and extra reading relevant.
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Nisha
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 28, 2020
This course was quite helpful. I work in a fast pace environment with multiple projects going at the same time. Planning the work, prioritizing and mapping progress was helpful. Thanks for the course.
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藍元宗
1.0
·Reviewed Sep 9, 2015
The provided material is good, but not good enough to be called a 'course'. It seems more like a 'talk', not a 'course'. I suggest to add more materials, or merge with other courses.
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Pierre-Edouard
1.0
·Reviewed Oct 3, 2016
Terrible course compared to all others I've seen on Coursera.
Content is scarce, quality is low, maybe okay for college graduates, but being in business, it's just too slim.
Video quality is also terrible. Don't waste 35$
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Hicham
1.0
·Reviewed Feb 8, 2016
Coursera stands for its rich courses. This one is an exception, one of the worst I've ever seen so far. It's like reading a bad inspirational book. No system, no methods in place.
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Radhika.c
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 29, 2019
excellent, It is very helpful, I learnt a lot ,It boosts me to work efficiently in my career. very very happy to receive my certificate immediately after my completion of the course. thank you.
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Sangita
5.0
·Reviewed Jan 25, 2020
This course was quite helpful. I work in a fast pace environment with multiple projects going at the same time. Planning the work, prioritizing and mapping progress was helpful. Thanks for the course.
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Hrisheekesh
4.0
·Reviewed Jun 15, 2019
Gives important tips and pointers to a smarter working style.
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MEGHA
5.0
·Reviewed Dec 7, 2024
Amazing course, giving insight in simpler form and highly relatable to our daily work life. I am definitely apply key learnings in my life from this course. High respect & regard to the author.
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Julia
1.0
·Reviewed Sep 23, 2016
Unfortunately, without a doubt, the worst und most uninformative course I've ever taken. Apart from stating the obvious nothing new. A lot of repetition of "useless" information. Super disappointed. Can't believe that such a course is offered here and that I really paid for nothing of such quality.
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Prasad
5.0
·Reviewed Jul 11, 2020
I am grateful to attend to Coursera classes. The data gives brief and simple explanation understandable to brain.Which we can practice in day to day life , to increase efficiency in work and life
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Hyung
4.0
·Reviewed Sep 15, 2019
The program is quite basic and could be useful for someone starts to work after school.
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Maria
5.0
·Reviewed Dec 4, 2018
I liked it a lot, the information is very useful to every area of a person's life, the only thing I would improve is more graphics or draws accompanying the explanation.
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Jonathan
1.0
·Reviewed Aug 16, 2015
I soon got bored with the simplistic solutions, lack of challenge, and frankly, a condescending attitude. I then took all the quizzes, guessed or surmised the answers, got 100% right, and went on to something more productive.
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Geneveve
5.0
·Reviewed Mar 28, 2016
This module covers all the basic and yet very important information to be able to set your goal/priorities right everyday. Planning and making an estimate with the task for the day helps me to identify what I need to do first. Knowing what is multitasking and how to be effective in delivering several task at the same time.
Thank you for all additional modules and video.
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Jitin
5.0
·Reviewed Jan 17, 2019
Outstanding course with a simple & practical suggestions on time management and improving personal & professional productivity. Narratives of clients is very well used to understand the concept. Thank you very much for making a difference in our personal & professional life through this course.