Achieving Personal Effectiveness
Duration
3 – 4 Hours
Price
Individual CPD Registration
Option. Price
Standard CPD Course Fee. R950 per participant
Early Bird / Promotional R750 per participant
Corporate Group Training
Group Size Price
Up to 10 participants R7,500
11 – 20 participants R12,000
21 – 30 participants R16,500
Corporate sessions delivered online.
About the Course
Course Purpose
The Achieving Personal Effectiveness course equips managers with the tools and frameworks needed to manage themselves effectively in demanding leadership environments.
Modern leadership requires more than technical competence. Leaders must manage time, emotions, priorities, and relationships while navigating complex organisational environments. This course helps managers develop the discipline, clarity, and self-awareness needed to perform consistently and sustainably.
Participants will learn practical techniques to improve productivity, strengthen emotional intelligence, manage competing priorities, and align personal performance with organisational goals.
The programme also explores the unique leadership challenges within the South African workplace, including managing diversity, transformation expectations, and resource constraints.
After completing the course participants will be able to:
• Demonstrate an understanding of personal effectiveness and its impact on leadership performance
• Apply structured goal-setting and prioritisation frameworks
• Manage time, tasks, and responsibilities more strategically
• Strengthen emotional intelligence and self-awareness
• Identify and overcome barriers that reduce leadership effectiveness
• Maintain work-life balance and resilience in demanding environments
Participants will gain:
✔ Greater clarity and focus in leadership roles
✔ Improved productivity and time management
✔ Stronger emotional intelligence and resilience
✔ Practical frameworks to manage complex workloads
✔ Tools to avoid burnout and improve work-life balance
✔ Improved leadership impact and decision-making
For organisations this results in:
• Higher management performance
• More productive teams
• Reduced stress and burnout
• Stronger organisational culture
This course is designed for:
Managers and supervisors
Team leaders
HR practitioners
Project managers
Business owners
Emerging leaders
Public sector managers
Professionals responsible for people management
Course Content
1. Foundations of Personal Effectiveness
The role of self-management in leadership
Personal productivity vs effectiveness
Leadership responsibility and accountability
2. Key Personal Effectiveness Competencies
Time management and prioritisation
Emotional intelligence
Self-awareness and self-regulation
Communication and interpersonal effectiveness
Strategic alignment with organisational goals
3. Practical Leadership Frameworks
Participants explore globally recognised tools including:
SMART Goal Framework
Eisenhower Priority Matrix
Daniel Goleman Emotional Intelligence Model
Growth Mindset (Carol Dweck)
Pomodoro Productivity Technique
Getting Things Done (GTD) – David Allen
Wheel of Life Balance Model
Pareto Principle (80/20 Rule)
4. Overcoming Barriers to Effectiveness
Common barriers explored include:
Procrastination
Poor time management
Lack of clear goals
Ineffective communication
Emotional reactivity
Resistance to feedback
Burnout and work-life imbalance
Disorganisation and mental overload
5. Building Your Personal Leadership Toolkit
Participants design their own personal effectiveness system by integrating the tools and frameworks learned during the programme.