We all have our own style of managing time, which is expressed in everything we do, from beginning new projects to managing multiple tasks to arranging personal workspace.  While traditional time-management systems take a one-size-fits-all approach, What’s My Time Style?  helps people identify their own personal time style and learn how to make that style work for them rather than against them.

 
Learning Outcomes

• Identify preference for one of 4 time management styles: Direct, Spirited, Considerate, or Systematic
• Learn how to capitalize on strengths and overcome the trouble spots of their styles
• Learn how to interact effectively with other styles

Theory

What’s My Time Style? and the other titles in the HRDQ Style Series™ are based on the well-known research and personality theories of psychologists Carl Jung, William Moulton Marston, and others. Most research has identified two basic dimensions of style, which we refer to as assertiveness and expressiveness. Assertiveness is the effort a person makes to influence or control the thoughts or actions of others. Expressiveness is the effort that a person makes to control his or her emotions and feelings when relating to others.
 

How It Works

What’s My Time Style? is available in both e-Assessment and paper-based formats.  Both versions can be self-administered and self-scored.  Individuals are asked to respond to 21 statements.  Results reveal a preference for one of 4 personal time-management styles. Response time typically takes 10-15 minutes.  Scoring of the paper version takes approximately 5 minutes, and scoring of the e-Assessment version is automatic. 

Both the paper-based and e-Assessment versions include the potential strengths and trouble spots of each style and a quick guide to each style’s time management behaviors. Tips and action planning questions help individuals to capitalize on their styles and improve their time management.  The e-Assessment version provides a personalized, full-color report (view sample).

Uses for What’s My Time Style?

What’s My Time Style? is ideal for training anyone who wants to learn more about his or her time management style. It makes an effective component in various training programs for a variety of topics, including:

• Facilitating
• Leading Meetings
• Team/Project Management

What to Order

e-Assessment Version:
The e-Assessment version of What’s My Time Style? is available through HRDQ Online, which uses a points-based banking system.  Banked points may be used for any HRDQ e-Assessment, and they never expire.  The more points you purchase, the more you save! Call our Product Consultant Team at 800-633-4533 to set up an online account and purchase points.

In addition to purchasing points for the e-Assessment participant report, it is necessary to purchase one Facilitator Guide per trainer. 

e-Assessment participant report contents:

• 21-item assessment
• Personalized, full-color report
• Interpretive information
• Color charts depicting style strengths and trouble spots
• “Time Management Behaviors in Personal, One-on-One, and Group Interactions” Chart  
• Tips for capitalizing on individual time style
• Tips for interacting with people who have different time styles
• Action planning worksheet

Paper-based Version:
Order one Participant Guide per person.  In addition, you will need to purchase one Facilitator Guide for each trainer.

Paper-based Participant Guide contents:

• 21-item assessment with pressure-sensitive scoring
• Interpretive information
• Charts depicting style strengths and trouble spots
• “Time Management Behaviors in Personal, One-on-One, and Group Interactions” Chart
• Tips for capitalizing on individual time style
• Action planning worksheet

Facilitator Guide contents:

• Administrative guidelines
• Background information on personality style and time management
• Descriptions of the 4 styles, as well as strengths and trouble spots
• Time Management Behaviors in Personal, One-on-One, and Group Situations
• Checklist for interacting with the styles
• Technical development
• HRDQ Experiential Learning Model™
• Sample Training Design
• 2 optional activities
• Sample copy of paper-based Participant Guide
• Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation
• Reproducible masters including a certificate of achievement, training evaluation, additional participant handouts, and overhead transparency masters

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