Time Management for Hospitality Leaders

Recommended COURSE 6 for Leaders. Manage your days, or your days will manage you.

TIME MANAGEMENT FOR HOSPITALITY LEADERS

This workshop is the third in VPTD's Hospitality Leadership Series.

Putting effective time management strategies in place has been shown to decrease stress and anxiety.

In an industry that is notoriously time poor, where the pressure is intense, the environment is almost always in a state of urgency, and leaders are in a constant state of flux managing the personalities and demands of the team, the guests and their bosses... It seems to me that learning about time management should be a top priority for all leaders in this space.

In this workshop:

  • Don’t confuse movement with achievement.
  • Scientists tell us how many things we can keep in our brain before we compromise performance and focus.
  • 5 Steps to Getting Stuff Done: David Allen's GTD Methodology.
  • 10 Top Time Management Tips.
  • How to Manage Your Day with a Daily Planner.
  • The Pathway to Productivity - Project Management.
  • Tools and Apps to save you time.
  • Delegation – What, who and how.
  • Mindful Hospitality – building a sustainable career.

We highly recommend that the first two workshops in VPTD's Hospitality Leadership Series (The Foundations of Hospitality Leadership and Essential Tools to Help You Lead) are completed prior to commencing this course.



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Here's what previous attendees have to say...

After doing several training sessions with Vanessa and Sara I have learnt so much. The training allowed me to learn new ways and techniques to approach an array of scenarios!! Highly recommend!

- Amelia Rusling


It was such a pleasure working with VPTD. They have given me many powerful tools at the start of my managerial role. Their fun, interactive approach made the training sessions very enjoyable. VPTD has a great and positive impact on our team development and I am grateful to be given the opportunities to train with them.

- Cloriea Cheng


I have just completed 4 days of leadership training and I cannot recommend it highly enough. The learnings are so relevant to the hospitality industry and are practical in their approach. I am now equipped with so many tools/techniques to achieve my outcomes.

- Morgan Brady


Your Instructor


Vanessa Pollock
Vanessa Pollock

Having worked in the hospitality industry for many years both in Australia and abroad, I am absolutely committed to championing this industry as one of the most satisfying and rewarding career paths in the world. Hospitality is vibrant, energizing, ever-changing and filled with warmth and gratitude. Sure, it's not always a walk in the park: long hours, demanding guests, tough targets and wide goal posts but we get to create memories and develop teams and friendships that can last a life time.

I've been studying Hospitality Leadership for over 20 years and my driving force is to make the career path for hospitality workers fulfilling, sustainable and as easy as it can possibly be.

Connect with me on LinkedIn, follow us on Instagram or flick me an email directly at [email protected]. I'd love to hear from you.



Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
This course is now live and you can enroll and complete anytime, or as directed by your manager. If you are accessing this course with a FREE coupon code the course will expire when the offer ends.
How long do I have access to the course?
After enrolling, you have unlimited access as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
What if I have questions throughout the course?
We love questions! Feel free to ask your question in the comment section located below each video. Or you are welcome to send us a message through Teachable. Teachable will then send that in an email straight to VPTD.
Are these courses live?
No, we pre-record all the videos in the courses so that they can be access by anyone anytime.
Who should attend this course?
Anyone charged with leading people should attend this course. This course is suited to all industries and is not exclusive to hospitality. If you are from the hospitality industry, and are considering enrolling either yourself or your team, you will find this workshop to be invaluable to Supervisors, leaders in the Events space, Senior Chefs, Managers, General Managers, Sommeliers, Sous Chefs, Head Chefs and Bar Managers.
How long is this course?
This course is in two parts. You can do both parts in one sitting, or over a couple of days at times that suit you best. Each part will take you 1.5 hours to complete. In total, the entire workshop will generously take you 3 hours to compete.