{"id":17770,"date":"2026-06-01T16:15:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T20:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=17770"},"modified":"2026-06-01T16:15:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T20:15:05","slug":"taming-your-tasks-with-planner-and-to-do-essentials","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/event\/taming-your-tasks-with-planner-and-to-do-essentials\/","title":{"rendered":"Taming your Tasks with Planner and To Do Essentials"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In today\u2019s fast-paced professional environment, it is easy for tasks, deadlines, and commitments to become overwhelming. This practical, interactive session introduces faculty and staff to Microsoft Planner and Microsoft\u00a0To\u00a0Do as simple, flexible tools for organizing work, tracking priorities, and improving follow-through and overall efficiency.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Participants will learn how to create a personal task management system that aligns with their role and responsibilities, integrates with Outlook and Teams, and supports more intentional planning of their time. The session emphasizes real-world use cases, practical tips, and\u00a0immediately\u00a0applicable strategies to help reduce cognitive overload and increase productivity.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Learning Objectives<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Identify\u00a0when and how to use Microsoft Planner and Microsoft\u00a0To\u00a0Do for individual and collaborative task management.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Create a personalized task organization system that captures tasks from email and meetings and supports daily and weekly planning.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Apply\u00a0practical strategies to reduce stress,\u00a0improve follow-through, and\u00a0improve\u00a0task\u00a0management and event\u00a0planning\u00a0efficiency.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      \u00a0Target Audience: All SOM faculty and staff<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      Speakers<\/h2>\n

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      Carrie Jackman Hoyle, MHA, PMP<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n

      Director of Professional Development<\/span><\/span>
      \nOffice of Faculty Affairs and Leaderhip Development, UNC SOM<\/p>\n

      \"Brooks<\/p>\n

      Brooks Brown<\/strong><\/h5>\n

      Faculty Affairs Operations Coordinator<\/span><\/span>
      \nOffice of Faculty Affairs and Leaderhip Development, UNC SOM<\/p>\n

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      Accreditation Statement<\/h2>\n

      The School of Medicine of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.<\/p>\n

      Credit Statement<\/h2>\n

      The School of Medicine of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit<\/em>(s)\u2122. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      In today\u2019s fast-paced professional environment, it is easy for tasks, deadlines, and commitments to become overwhelming. This practical, interactive session introduces faculty and staff to Microsoft Planner and Microsoft\u00a0To\u00a0Do as simple, flexible tools for organizing work, tracking priorities, and improving follow-through and overall efficiency.\u00a0\u00a0 Participants will learn how to create a personal task management system … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":112142,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_tribe_events_is_hybrid":"","_tribe_events_is_virtual":"","_tribe_events_virtual_video_source":"","_tribe_events_virtual_embed_video":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button_text":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_at":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_to":[],"_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_event":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_views":"","_tribe_events_virtual_url":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[19],"tribe_events_cat":[39],"class_list":["post-17770","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry","tag-fald-professional-development-series","tribe_events_cat-workflow","cat_workflow","odd"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/17770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/112142"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/17770\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17782,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/17770\/revisions\/17782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17770"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=17770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}