Time Management Training in Derby

Time Management Training in Derby - The Habit-Forming Productivity System for Professionals Who Refuse to Work Reactively

Most time management training gives you tips.

This program does something very different.

This is a structured, behaviour-changing productivity system designed to permanently transform how you think, plan, prioritise and execute.

It is not built around motivation (although it is motivational).

It is built around discipline, clarity and habit formation.

Because motivation fades.
Habits don’t.

If you fully engage with this system, your working week will not feel the same again.

You will:

• Make better decisions, faster
• Protect high-value work consistently
• Stop reacting to everything that feels urgent
• Reduce stress without reducing output
• Build a repeatable structure for high performance

This is Time Management Training in Derby - elevated.

Not a workshop you attend.

A standard you adopt.

Why this exists (and why it works)

Most time management training fails for one simple reason.

People leave the room inspired… then return to the same workplace, the same habits, and the same pressures.

And within days, they’re back to:

• reacting to emails
• saying yes too quickly
• working on urgent tasks that aren’t important
• staying late to catch up
• feeling like they’ve worked hard but achieved very little

Time management isn’t really about time.

It’s about decisions.

This programme exists to help people make better decisions - consistently - and build a working rhythm that protects focus, reduces stress, and improves output.

This programme is delivered as in-person time management training for teams in Derby, and also supports organisations across the wider county through productivity workshops across Derbyshire.

That includes on-site delivery for businesses and teams in:

• Derby
• Chesterfield
• Ilkeston
• Swadlincote
• Matlock
• Buxton
• and surrounding Derbyshire areas

The online programme supports consistency and follow-through wherever your team is based. We travel throughout the UK and further afield if you have other offices.

Programme Overview

This is a blended training and development programme built for long-term results.

What’s included:

✅ Time Management Personal Audit (pre-course)
✅ In-person training day (09:00–16:00)
✅ After-course activity: Planning the Perfect Day
✅ 8-week online Time Management & Productivity Programme
✅ Coaching + accountability support (Week 4 and Week 8)
✅ Bonus content: additional 7 weeks after Week 8

The training structure (simple and practical)

1) Pre-course: Time Management Personal Audit

Before the workshop, each participant completes a personal audit.

This helps them spot:

• where time is being lost
• what they avoid
• what they overdo
• what they don’t plan properly
• what drains energy and focus

This audit becomes the starting point for the in-person day, so the training isn’t generic. It’s personal.

Eat the Frog Time Management – Completing Your Most Important Task First

2) One-day in-person workshop (09:00–16:00)

This is a practical time management course in Derby designed to help participants change how they work immediately.

The focus is on:

• planning your day with intention (not hope)
• identifying what matters most
• dealing with distractions and interruptions
• building habits that reduce reactive working
• managing tasks without drowning in lists
• creating a system you can actually maintain

This is not about doing more.

It’s about doing what matters.

3) After-course activity: Planning the Perfect Day

Participants complete a “Perfect Day” planning activity after the training.

This is where the real change begins.

They create a realistic, repeatable structure for how their day should run - including:

• priority time
• focus blocks
• meetings
• admin
• thinking time
• breaks
• boundaries

Eisenhower Matrix Time Management – How to Prioritise Tasks Properly

After the workshop, participants are enrolled into the full online programme.

This is where the tools become habits.

Week 1 – The Vision

Set a clear direction for your work and life. Like setting up the sat nav.

Goals may shift, the vision shouldn’t.

Week 2 – Goal Setting

Set goals that create momentum. Not just SMART goals, goals that actually get achieved.

Week 3 – Plan Ahead

Learn how to plan daily, weekly and monthly so your workload stops controlling you.

Week 4 – Tasks (Pareto Principle / 80–20)

Learn to spot the 20% of tasks that produce 80% of results, and stop hiding in low-value work.

Week 5 – Perspective

Ask the most powerful productivity question:
“What is the most valuable use of my time right now?”

Then build the discipline to act on it.

Week 6 – The Law of Three

Identify your three most important goals in each area of your life and organise them by priority.

Week 7 – Procrastinating

Learn how to procrastinate properly, and stop procrastination quietly running your week.

Week 8 – Prioritising

Build the habit of prioritising your tasks before you start your day.

Not after.

To support real results, there are two group coaching/accountability sessions:

Mid-programme (Week 4)

A check-in to:

• Review progress
• Troubleshoot obstacles
• Reinforce planning habits
• Stop people slipping back into old routines

End of programme (Week 8)

A final coaching session to:

• Review results
• Build the next 30–90 day plan
• Strengthen consistency
• Maintain momentum

Results in numbers

This programme is designed to be structured, measurable, and realistic.

1 pre-course audit per participant

1 full training day (09:00–16:00)

8 weeks of guided learning

2 accountability coaching sessions

7 bonus weeks after completion

3 key priorities identified using the Law of Three

ABCDE method practised daily to build a prioritisation habit

Who it’s for

This programme is ideal for:

• Managers and supervisors under pressure

• Leadership teams who feel constantly interrupted

• Professionals managing heavy workloads

• Teams struggling with priorities and planning

• People who are busy all day but still behind

• Organisations wanting productivity training in Derbyshire that produces long-term change

Who it’s not for

This programme is not for:

• People who want quick hacks but no habit change

• Teams unwilling to plan ahead or reflect

• Anyone who expects workload to improve without changing decisions

• People who want theory-heavy training with no real-life application

• Organisations who want a “tick box” workshop

The purpose of this programme is not to create a perfect week.

It’s to create a repeatable system.

By the end, participants should have:

• A planning rhythm they can maintain
• A prioritisation method they trust
• Stronger boundaries around time
• A clear way to protect high-value work
• More confidence and control in busy weeks

About Adrian Close

I’m Adrian Close, a leadership and performance trainer, and I’ll be honest:

I’m slightly fanatical about time management.

Not because I’m obsessed with being busy.

But because I’ve seen what happens when people don’t manage their time well.

Good people get overwhelmed.
Great managers burn out.
Capable professionals lose confidence.
Teams become reactive.
Work becomes constant, and progress becomes rare.

I’m passionate about productivity because it gives people something they’re often missing:

space to think.

And once you have space to think, everything improves:

• decision-making
• leadership
• communication
• wellbeing
• performance
• confidence

This programme is built from practical tools that work in the real world, not ideal conditions.

If you want Time Management Training in Derby that creates real behaviour change - not just motivation - let’s talk.

I’ll help you decide if this programme is the right fit for:

• your team
• your organisation
• your goals
• and the results you want over the next 30–90 days

📩 Email: contact@adrianclose.com

📞 Call: +44 (0)7715 465564

Or use the enquiry form on this page to book a call.