It would be handy if you could open your brain, scoop out information that is outdated, then pour in new information that would put you on the cutting edge.
Imagine how efficient and effective it would be if you could also do the same thing to every person on your team.
The good news is this: Karla Brandau's program of Outlook on Steroids performs this surgery. She helps organizations thrive in the 21st Century by reinventing the time management skills of executives, managers and employees.
In Karla's curriculum, outdated time management habits and processes are tossed out while fundamental time management principles are infused into the Microsoft Outlook program, bringing you a unique blend of time and technology.
The Microsoft Outlook program has been around since 1996. From its inception, Outlook was loaded on nearly every computer in corporate America and for ten years it has been used primarily as an e-mail program. Some organizations learned to take advantage of the scheduling meetings functions and reaped substantial benefits. Using only these two features, e-mail and scheduling, however, leaves about 85% of the power of Outlook wasted and lowers your organizational return on the investment of the software.
Time and Technology Program Benefits
Employees know how to use all of Microsoft Outlook,
not just the e-mail function
Greater return on your investment in Microsoft Outlook. Your
organization paid Bill Gates a lot of money in order to use
Outlook. Karla helps you get everything you can out of that investment.
Increased team productivity as teams learn tips and techniques for
working together
Decreased time spent in e-mail as everyone learns the secrets for surviving
e-mail overload
Increased personal productivity as individuals learn more about focus, refining
their to-do lists and prioritizing in Outlook
Reduced emotional stress as people feel in-control of their workloads and
their lives
When a new technology such as Outlook is introduced, the productivity gains have infinite potential but are slow to be realized. Why? Because the entire organization must embrace the new technology, not just enlightened individuals found in small pockets here and there.
Karla is the catalyst for innovative new processes unique to your organization that will permit work to be done far more efficiently.
When Karla Brandau's program, Outlook on Steroids, is instituted in your organization, it gives you 100% usage and turns every employee from an e-mail user only to a competent addict of the full spectrum of features available in the software program.
The program is done in your computer lab where each individual can access the internet and his/her own laptop or it is done with teams each having their own laptop.
Modules include:
Survival Tips for E-mail Overload
Help every individual in your organization how to handle the deluge of e-mail while learning to write succinct messages that reduce organizational clutter in the Inbox.
Rowing Together: Improving How Teams Work Together
Improve the productivity of your teams through the team-based, person-to-person features of Outlook. These instructions help employees plot their daily activity to insure on- time completion of project deadlines.
Performing in the Zone
Take personal productivity to new heights as you learn how to access the full power of Microsoft Outlook's Tasks, Calendar, Notes and Journal features.
You'll learn little known secrets for prioritizing and planning your day that will prevent even the smallest detail from slipping through the cracks.
A recent participant said:
“I thought I was a power user of Microsoft
Outlook but after your instruction I’m going to have to take two days off work to implement everything!”
Methods of Delivery:
Keynote
Karla is a popular Keynote Speaker on time management and technology. She
customizes her presentation to include solid time management principles
(TMPs) and tips and techniques for implementation to put you back in control
of a balanced lifestyle.
Breakout session
The audience gasps with shock and awe when Karla shows attendees little known features of
Microsoft Outlook that let them reduce the time spent on trivia and increase
the time spent completing their to-do list items.
Karla's principles for Maximizing Outlook are now available in the Time for Results Pictorial Guide, available for download right now!
On-Site Productivity Culture Change Training
For a total productivity culture change in your organization, call today for
a complimentary consultation on assessments, training programs and follow up
methods tailored just for you.
Training options range from 1/2-day to 2-days with follow up sessions
scheduled at
4 months, 8 months and 12 months after the initial program.
Karla conducts live training sessions in two possible ways:
1. In your computer room with the computers networked
2. In a conference room with participants using their laptops
Please keep in mind that access to the internet is necessary to experience the interactive aspects of Outlook to the fullest extent.
Executive Coaching
Custom fitted for your personality and your work style, this personalized
coaching puts you in control, makes you look good in the eyes of your
colleagues, and helps you manage your direct reports with efficiency.
Webinar
You can join one of the public Webinars listed in the box below or
you can schedule your own convenient, cost-effective, online training session designed for your specific team.
Outlook on Steroids
Shock and Awe
July 9 or August 4
Get help with quirky changes in Microsoft Outlook 2007 and get introduced to little known features in Outlook 2007 that will make a big difference in your efficiency and effectiveness. You'll get smart tips on how to integrate the Inbox with the other Outlook folders, how to use signatures in creative ways, and how to access the web right from Outlook. You'll never have to wait for your browser to boot up again. Demonstrated in Outlook 2007
Learn how to speed up, keep up, and move work forward when using the Tasks and Calendar folders in tandem. If you are one of those who have never used tasks, you be amazed at the heavy lifting the Tasks folder can do for you and at the simple mind shift you can make to use the calendar to pace your daily productivity. The BIG BONUS, however, is understanding how the mysterious To-Do Bar works in Outlook 2007 and how it relates to the Tasks folder. You'll be on track for unprecedented productivity. Sign up your entire team to attend this session. Demonstrated in Outlook 2007
Get rescued from the avalanche of e-mail while learning to produce real results when processing your Inbox. You'll learn how to scan e-mail for embedded tasks, quickly prioritize, and get right to processing your Inbox work. Included is a never-fail idea for making fast decisions on where to safely store processed e-mail for quick and efficient retrieval. You'll also learn the secrets for using flags and categories effectively. As this program raises the efficiency of anyone who uses e-mail, you may want to bring this program in-house. The in-house version includes how to write e-mails that actually reduce the number of e-mails you receive. Demonstrated in Outlook 2007
Contacts, Contacts, Contacts: Your Life Blood for Career Success!
July 29 or August 25
Learn how to use the Outlook Contacts folder to keep track of conversations, leads, follow up dates, promises and much, much more. You'll never again lose a networking contact, a vendor identity, business card information or an important conversation whether your conversation was with a colleague or a client. Demonstrated in Outlook 2007
Karla's class "Maximizing Microsoft Outlook" has been offered at our company quite a few times and we always walk away with rave reviews! The participants comment on the usefulness and applicability of the topics focused on in the session. As a Microsoft-certified trainer myself, I find the inclusion of MS Outlook in a time management course invaluable to our employees. We rely heavily on the use of Outlook and to be able to apply Karla's techniques to our company needs and be able to customize the software while in a class adds a value not equaled in other "soft skills" offerings.
- Amy Grannan, Training Coordinator Jordan, Jones & Goulding
“It reminded me that time management is a discipline.”
“Karla's course helped 'center' me again. I do most of these things, but forgot why.”
“Maximizing Outlook was a great marriage between time management principles and technology and showed me ways that technology can be used to give me more leverage to handle my workload which has recently increased substantially.”
