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Decision-making, prioritisation and time management for leaders

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 8 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
35 min
Lessons
6 lessons
Frequency
In a manager programme and at the start of a high-workload period
Last reviewed
21 Oct 2026
Making decisions
What would you do?

You must choose a supplier by Friday with limited data

Try it: this is one of 19 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 6 lessons, about 35 minutes
  • Process, scenario, sorting activity, tabs and quizzes

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 10 slides
  • Quiz, poll, scale, word cloud slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

  • Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
  • 30-day check-in
  • Anonymous by default
  • Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 270.0Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessment-Whole course
SO 270.1Explain why leaders overload and the cost to the teamBest practiceWhole course
SO 270.2Prioritise with a simple urgent/important methodEisenhower matrix (practitioner tool, see verification list)Whole course
SO 270.3Make decisions with a repeatable method and know when to decide alone or involve othersBest practiceWhole course
SO 270.4Protect focus time and say no with an alternativeBest practiceWhole course
SO 270.5Plan a week that reflects your priorities + your infoBest practiceWhole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 8 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 35 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

The overloaded leader

3 pages

7 min
Before you beginNoteList
Fifty-two unreadTextImage
What would help?ChecklistKey factQuiz
2

Urgent and important

3 pages

6 min
Four boxesTabs
Sort your weekSorting activity
CheckFlashcardsMatching quiz
3

Making decisions

3 pages

6 min
Five stepsProcess
Who decides?Accordion
Try itScenarioQuiz
4

Grey areas: saying no and protecting time

3 pages

6 min
Say no wellProcess
What would you do?Scenario
CheckSorting activityMulti-select quiz
5

Plan your week

3 pages

6 min
Weekly planningProcess
Focus timeChecklistNoteYour info
Try itScenarioQuiz
6

Your weekly plan and the final assessment

2 pages

4 min
Next stepsProcessYour infoNoteYour info
PracticeQuizKey factNoteButtonYour info

Live deck and surveys

10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

ContentTitle, agenda, "if everything is urgent, nothing is a priority
PollHow many hours of focus time did you have last week?
ContentThe four boxes
QuizAn important task that is not urgent should be… Scheduled ✔ · Dropped · Done last · Delegated always
QuizA good "no" includes… (An alternative or a date ✔)
ScaleHow in control of your week do you feel?
Word cloudA thing that eats your time
ContentWeekly planning steps
Open-ended / Q&AOne meeting or task you will stop
Content · customiseClosing {{HR_CONTACT}}, {{SURVEY_1_URL}}, {{SURVEY_2_URL}}, {{COURSE_URL}}
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
  1. Overall rating 5 stars
  2. Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
  3. What was most useful? multi-select
  4. Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
  5. Which habit will you start? multiple choice
  6. How confident are you saying no with an alternative? 1-5 scale
  7. Which course should come next? ranking
  8. I have enough time to do my most important work. 1-5 scale
  9. One thing we should change or add open text
  10. Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
  1. Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
  2. How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
  3. Do you know where to find the weekly planning template? yes / no / not sure
  4. A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
  5. Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

8 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • Who managers ask about people questions{{HR_CONTACT}}
  • Link to your manager competency or leadership framework{{MANAGER_FRAMEWORK_LINK}}
  • The confidential route for raising a conduct or safety concern{{SPEAK_UP_ROUTE}}
  • Link to the next course in your leadership path{{NEXT_COURSE_LINK}}
  • Where course completions are recorded{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
  • Link to the self-paced course{{COURSE_URL}}
Show all 8 fields
  • Link to the baseline survey{{SURVEY_1_URL}}
  • Link to the post-course and 30-day survey{{SURVEY_2_URL}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run decision-making, prioritisation and time management for leaders training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

In a manager programme and at the start of a high-workload period.

Who needs this training?

Managers with heavy workloads; run by L&D.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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Open the live deck to see how the session runs alongside the course and both surveys.

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