Manage your workload and reclaim your day

When every task feels like a priority, staying productive is difficult. This course is for any professional managing a full workload and competing requests. Participants learn how to protect their focus, handle interruptions, and manage the mental pressure of a demanding schedule. 

They discover how to build daily habits that support their work goals and maintain composure during busy periods. The result is a more manageable workday with clearer priorities and less time lost to last-minute pressure or stress-induced errors.

  • Adaptability and learning agility
  • Analytical thinking and problem-solving
  • Decision making and judgement
  • Digital literacy and tool confidence
  • Effective communication
  • Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
  • Leading self and others
  • Productivity and personal effectiveness
  • Relationship and stakeholder management

  • Course participants will have more productive and manageable workdays, with clearer priorities, better focus, and less time lost to competing demands and last-minute pressure.
  • Stakeholders will see more reliable delivery, better use of shared time, and fewer disruptions caused by overload or competing demands.
  • Your organisation will sustain productivity and performance in high-pressure situations where priorities compete and demands change quickly.

  • Set priorities effectively to manage competing demands, meet deadlines and ensure high-value work is completed
  • Minimise time lost to distractions, set boundaries and work more productively, improving focus and efficiency
  • Maintain performance under pressure by managing workload, decisions and stress effectively

Module Overview Competencies
1

Aligning daily efforts with high-value results

  • Clarifying what matters most across daily tasks and long-term deliverables
  • Making clear priorities and choices when demands compete and time is limited
 Prioritise tasks effectively to meet urgent deadlines while protecting time for longer-term goals and high-value work.
2

Building more productive work habits

  • Identifying personal work patterns and habits that reduce focus or efficiency
  • Adjusting how and when work is done to improve daily concentration
 Adapt working habits to improve focus, reduce wasted effort and increase productivity.
3

Protecting time and relationships

  • Handling interruptions, requests, and meetings with professional poise
  • Setting clear boundaries and navigating different expectations around time
 Negotiate competing requests professionally to maintain focus on key tasks without damaging stakeholder trust.
4

Maintaining performance under pressure

  • Recognising signs of overload and applying quick reset techniques
  • Staying focused and making logical choices when workloads are high
 Use practical recovery tactics to stay calm and make sound decisions during periods of intense work volume.

  • Individual contributors
  • Professionals managing full workloads
  • Those juggling competing priorities
  • People working in fast-paced environments
  • Individuals responsible for meeting deadlines
  • Those managing frequent interruptions

Find out why you should choose us and how we deliver our workshops in-person or online. 

Pressure-Proof Productivity: Workload Management, Effective Results

In-person public training dates 
24 June 2026  12 August 2026  
  • Length: 7 hours / 1 day
  • Venue: Toa Payoh Centre
  • Workshop fee: S$655.00 (subject to prevailing GST)
  • Funding: Up to S$500 UTAP claimable
  • What's UTAP? 

The Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP) is a training benefit for NTUC members to help defray the cost of upskilling. Members enjoy 50% unfunded* fee support, capped at S$250 annually. NTUC members aged 40 and above receive increased support up to S$500, while NTUC Starter members can claim up to S$200 per year. Learn more about UTAP eligibility or submit a claim for this workshop via the official NTUC UTAP portal. *Unfunded course fee refers to the balance payable after applicable government subsidies. Terms and conditions apply.
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