Time Management
Learn to Take Control of Your Time
This course takes a you-centered approach to identifying your strengths and areas you want to strengthen around planning and exercising conscious control over how you spend your time. You will select strategies to prioritize tasks, set goals, and allocate time appropriately to ensure that important tasks are completed that work for you and develop a plan to apply them in your professional context. In short – this course is about you and taking control of your time.
Brett Manning, financial markets and artificial intelligence models consultant
“[Time management] means to me is freedom. Because if you manage your time well, so that you do all the things you have to do, then you create this open space where you don’t have to manage your time as well.”
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There are no prerequisites to enroll.
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Course Objectives
PART 1: What does time management mean, reflection and self-assessment
- Select and implement reflection approaches to develop self-awareness of strengths and challenges in your professional context.
- Articulate time management skills using asset-based language.
PART 2: Here are some strategies. What works best for me
- Evaluate time management strategies & tactics for alignment with one’s own skills.
PART 3: How would I implement the strategies in my work and life
- Create a projection of applying time management strategies and/or tactics within your own professional context.
- Develop implementation goals for strategies and/or tactics beyond the course.
Course Specialist
Maureen Dunne
Dr. Maureen Dunne is a cognitive scientist, neurodiversity expert, keynote speaker and neurodivergent leader who has served as a senior adviser and lead trainer to some of the world’s top brands, Fortune 500 companies, educational institutions, philanthropic foundations, venture capital funds and government officials. She approaches her work from the perspective of a trained professional who has also lived the experience. She is the first community college graduate to be named a Rhodes Scholar, where she earned her doctorate from the University of Oxford. She is the former President of the Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA) and was recently honored by the Golden Apple Foundation with the 2024 Impact Award. Notable Work CEO: Autism Community Ventures Author: The Neurodiversity Edge: The Essential Guide to Embracing Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Other Neurological Differences for Any Organization Speaker: World Autism Awareness Day 2025 Her work has been featured in prestigious outlets
Guest Speakers
Rosemarie Benjamin
Rosemarie Benjamin spent her formative years on Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City. A graduate of the College of Staten Island with a B.A. in Secondary Education and Spanish, she also holds an M.A. in Italian from the Middlebury College Language School in Vermont and
Silvan Ruthenberg
Silvan Ruthenberg is a neurodiversity strategist, executive advisor, and international keynote speaker. Based in Switzerland and active across Europe and beyond, he brings 15+ years experience across finance, tech, and social impact. As a former Global Executive Board Director of ION, the world’s largest neurodiversity NGO, he led initiatives in
Brett Manning
Brett Manning is a senior market analyst and consultant working with a range of clients on projects related to financial markets and artificial intelligence models. He is also a proud ADHDer and neurodiversity advocate. Notable Work Senior Market Analyst, Briefing.com Mitchell Hub Involvement Created by Rohman harisfrom the Noun Project
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