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Review:
"Patrick has a lucid and elegant style of writing, which allows him to present information in a way that is organized, focused and easy to apply."
Professional Marketing
Description:
Successful Time Management, 3rd edition, is packed with proven tips and techniques to help you review and assess your time management and adopt new work practices to improve it. The book includes great time-saving ideas, practical solutions and checklists, plus advice on:
• controlling paperwork
• organizing your e-rnail inbox
• delegating and working with others
• prioritizing to focus on key issues
• getting and staying organized
This fully revised third edition is an essential guide that will help you minimize time-wasting and interruptions, and focus on the priority tasks that will lead to success in your job and career.
Contents:
Chapter 1: Time: a key resource - opportunities and difficulties • Making it work • A personal approach • The productivity gain • Speculate to accumulate • Perfect time • Summary
Chapter 2: 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 • Summary
Chapter 3: Getting (and staying) organized • Work the plan • Batch your tasks • Use your diary effectively • Schedule appointments with care • 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 • Summary Chapter 4: Combating the time wasters • The greatest time waster? • Why uncomfortable is good • When performance is inadequate • Recognizing reality • Identifying opportunities • Handling personal interruptions • Handling telephone interruptions • Save time getting through • Make messages accurate • E-mail • On the move • Summary
Chapter 5: E-mails: shortcut or time black hole? • E-mail versus snailmail • E-mail: possible disadvantages • Basic guidelines • Systematic sorting • Digital signatures and other security devices • Jargon and acronyms • Attachments • Hyperlinks • Potential problems • Summary
Chapter 6: 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 • Summary
Chapter 7: Controlling the paperwork • Aim to minimize paperwork • Make a habit of brevity • Minimal memos • Minimize your paper handling • Do not let files and filing waste time • Keep papers neat • Computerize 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 • Summary
Chapter 8: Working with other people • The socializing 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? • Summary
Chapter 9: Final words • Appendix : Time management to the rescue
Appendix : Time management format examples ISBN - 9780749467227
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Pages : 192
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