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Description: "Patrick has a lucid and elegant style of writing which allows him to present information in a way that is organised, focused and easy to apply."
Professional Marketing
Would you like to achieve more?
Do you waste time?
Do you know how to delegate?
Successful Time Management highlights a vital skill, one that is essential in today`s pressurised workplace. It will help you to work efficiently and effectively to get the results you want. It includes great time-saving ideas, practical solutions and checklists, plus advice on:
¢ controlling paperwork
¢ getting and staying organised
¢ delegating and working with others
¢ focusing on key issues
This essential guide will help you develop good time-utilisation habits, minimise time-wasting and interruptions, and focus on the priority tasks that will lead to success in your job and career.
Contents: Preface ¢ Time: a key resource ” opportunities and difficulties ¢ Making it work ¢ A personal approach ¢ The productivity gain ¢ Speculate to accumulate ¢ Perfect time ¢ First steps towards effective time management ¢ Your work mix ¢ Assessing your current working practice ¢ Plan the work and work the plan ¢ What kind of system? ¢ Setting clear objectives ¢ Thinking ahead ¢ Spend time to save time ¢ Taking time to think ¢ Be prepared to say ˜no` ¢ To be, or not to be (perfect) ¢ Work smarter not longer ¢ Reward yourself ¢ Getting (and staying) organised ¢ Work the plan ¢ Batch your tasks ¢ Use your diary effectively ¢ Schedule appointments withcare ¢ Clear your desk ¢ Avoid ˜cherry picking` ¢ Use abstracts ¢ The internet ¢ Highlight key facts ¢ Insist on quality ¢ Action or investment ¢ A good personal assistant (or secretary) ¢ Use a ˜document parking` system ¢ Make use of checklists ¢ Directing the techniques at particular result areas Intermission... take a break ¢ Combating the time wasters ¢ The greatest time waster? ¢ Why uncomfortable is good ¢ When performance is inadequate ¢ Recognising reality ¢ Identifying opportunities ¢ Handling personal interruptions ¢ Handling telephone interruptions ¢ Save time getting through ¢ Make messages accurate ¢ E-mail ¢ On the move ¢ Thinking about e-mail ¢ First things first ¢ Pareto`s law ¢ Make the miscellaneous a priority ¢ Schedule ” backwards ¢ Be honest about deadlines ¢ Review task methodology ¢ Eliminate the unnecessary ¢ Danger ” keep your distance ¢ Be confident of your priorities ¢ Controlling the paperwork ¢ Aim to minimise paperwork ¢ Make a habit of brevity ¢ Minimal memos ¢ Minimise your paper handling ¢ Do not let files and filing waste time ¢ Keep papers neat ¢ Computerise it ” but carefully ¢ Do not duplicate information unnecessarily ¢ Do not prolifrate information unnecessarily ¢ Do not put it in writing ¢ Write faster ¢ WPB ” the most time-saving object in your office ¢ Working with other people ¢ The socialising organization ¢ Informal contact ¢ Making a working lunch work ¢ Consider a day out ¢ No conflict ” no wasted time ¢ The right people ¢ The need for clear instructions ¢ Don`t do it” delegate ¢ Swap tasks to save time ¢ Develop your people ¢ Simply the most time-saving phrase in the language ¢ Do not hover ¢ Motivate your people ¢ Provide specific time management help for staff ¢ Make and keep some firm rules ¢ Meetings ” danger or opportunity? ¢ Final words ¢ Appendices
About the Author: Patrick Forsyth runs Touchstone Training & Consultancy and specialises in marketing, sales and communications skills. He is the author of more than 50 successful business books including How to Motivate People How to Write Reports and Proposals Effective Business Writing and, with Frances Kay, Tough Tactics for Tough Times (all published by Kogan Page).
Target Audience: General Public.
Special prices are applicable to the authorised sales territory only.
Prices are subject to change without prior notice. ISBN 9780749455507
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Pages : 184
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