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"Following the book’s straightforward advice means less stress and fatigue, better productivity and job satisfaction, and more time for family, friends and leisure."
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Description:
Many people find it hard to get on top of their workload, constantly bounce from one task to another and struggle to prioritize, which can have a serious impact on productivity.
How to Organize Yourself, 4th edition, will help you develop effective organizational skills and dramatically improve the way you work. With great tips on how to determine your goals, prioritize and manage your time, it also includes practical advice on how to:
• focus on the things that produce results
• overcome distractions
• build positive work habits
• avoid information overload
• organize your workspace
• make effective use of technology
How to Organize Yourself will enable you to take control of your workload, reduce stress and free up your time for the things that really matter.
Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Know where you are going • Reasons for disorganization • Attitudes towards organizing • Why do you want to be more organized? • Setting objectives • Balancing the different elements of your life • Summary
Chapter 2: Organize your time • How you use time now • Planning and tracking your time • Scheduling your time - estimating time requirements • Procrastination • Strategies for beating procrastination • Meeting deadlines • Time management and projects • Summary
Chapter 3: Understand the way you work • Schedule tasks at appropriate times • Maintain concentration and motivation • Mobilize the power of habit • Sharpen up your decision making • Summary
Chapter 4: Organize information • Identify the important information • Adopt a systematic approach • Avoid overload • Read more efficiently • Other techniques • Reading from electronic displays • Use your memory • Summary
Chapter 5: Organize the way you work with others • A strategy for meetings • Delegate • Overcoming distractions and interruptions • Help others to be more organized • Learn to say ‘no’ • Summary
Chapter 6: Organize your space • Think about ergonomics • Tackle disorganized work space • Eliminate paper piles • Clear clutter at home • Summary
Chapter 7: Organize filing systems • Setting up your filing system • Filing documents • Electronic filing of paper documents • Organizing computer files • Securing your information • Summary
Chapter 8: Use technology to assist • Know when not to use technology • Software choices • Useful tools • Rapid input of data • Organize internet research • Summary
Chapter 9: Organize yourself at home and away • Working from home • Organizing yourself away from the office • Summary
Chapter 10: Keep up the good work • Review your objectives • Check your progress • Find ways of staying on track • What if old habits reappear? ISBN - 9780749467180
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Pages : 190
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