Effective time management is critical for efficiency, productivity, stress reductions, achievement, and work-life balance. While it allows organization to reap the benefits of greater productivity, it takes more than simple reminders to "stop procrastinating."
The Time Management Thumball is a dynamic tool designed to facilitate conversation and understanding. Featuring 31 thought-provoking conversation prompts, it empowers players to explore their individual time management challenges and opportunities. Cover topics such as procrastination, technology, sleep, priorities, urgency, importance, planning, delegation, and more.
BUILDING TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS
Typically, time management curriculums cover these business skills:
- Avoiding procrastination
- Digital time management (time spent on devices)
- Ways to improve focus and productivity
- Sorting and prioritizing tasks based on urgency and importance
TIME MANAGEMENT THUMBALL PROMPTS
Each conversation prompt on the Time Management Thumball encourages reflection and discussion about personal time management, including:
- Topics for Reflection
- Typical time thieves
- Understanding when and why you lose track of time
- Feelings about planning, to-do lists, and deadlines
- Personal priorities
- Strategies for Better Managing Time
- Managing interruptions
- Delegation
- Structuring time and breaks
- Time saver tips
- Use of down time
- Favorite time-wasters
- Routine activities
- Sleep
FACILITATING THUMBALL ACTIVITIES
Playing with Trainers Warehouse Silver Series Thumballs couldn't be easier. Just toss the ball and ask the recipient to respond to the prompt under their thumb. Beyond that, remember that your goal is to make conversations about time management interesting and productive. You might want to remind your group that there are no "right answers. The goal is to understand yourself and each person's pitfalls, opportunities for improvement, and pick up a few new strategies.
TIPS
- Explain your goal. Be transparent in communicating the purpose of the game.
- Don't rush. Appreciate that some many not be able to give quick answers; others might want to take time to discuss their thoughts.
- Give players a "pass." If a player finds a prompt particularly difficult, invite them to take a pass, ask a friend, or toss again.
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MORE CONVERSATION STARTERS BY TRAINERS WAREHOUSE
In addition to Silver Series Thumballs, Trainers Warehouse offers many other tools to build relationships, inspire conversation, and enhance learning about meaningful topics. Explore products such as Conversation Cards and UNZIP-IT Decks. Some facilitators prefer decks because they enable players to have small group conversation with 1 or 2 other participants before sharing with a larger group of players.
