Curriculum
MODULE 3 - Functional Competencies
Unit 1 - Be prepared be organized! Organizational skills
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Unit 2 - Networking & Partnering
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Unit 3 - Managing relationships with providers
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Unit 4 - (Self-)management for Social Entrepreneurs
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Unit 5 - Social impact measurement & assessment
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Case Study
Time and resource management is part of everyone’s daily life, with appointments to keep, events to attend, household to run, work to attend, leisure activities to do, and more. In order to get everywhere on time and preferably only get tired at the end of the day, we need to manage our time and energy.
Effective time and resource management is even more important in the management of our work and business, as these activities only take up a slice of our day, but if we slip up, it can affect the rest of our leisure and personal activities. The example below shows a case study related to time management, an overview of which will provide useful information for understanding the lesson:
After several months of reflection, Andrew decides to try his business idea in reality and together with two friends, they establish a social enterprise. The organisation starts operating, fulfilling their orders with social goals in mind. However, as the demand for their products grows, Andrew finds his work becoming less efficient, tasks pile up, he has no time for his family and his phone rings constantly. He decides to seek help in finding a more efficient time management from an expert who identifies the following problems:
- Andrew can’t concentrate on one task for long because he is constantly distracted by the many incoming calls,
- In unfocused, distracting conditions, it is impossible or requires multiple energy investments to work effectively,
- The emergence of overtime and the sidelining of leisure activities is leading to increasing fatigue, which also makes concentration difficult,
- At home, family rather than work should be the priority, as a stable, supportive background is essential in the long term,
- A day should not be over-planned, and realistic goals should be set when making a schedule.
Andrew took the suggestions and started to organise his time in a different way, and also realised that there were tasks that he did not need to deal with directly, but could be delegated. In agreement with the rest of the business, a secretary was hired to handle the daily phone calls and help his colleagues with the activities that he could do efficiently.