Successful Time Management - Brossura

Forsyth, Patrick

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0749448342 ISBN 13: 9780749448349

Casa editrice: Kogan Page Ltd, 2007

Riassunto

In this day of increased pressure to achieve results, time management has become a vital skill. With time-saving solutions, checklists, tips and techniques, "Successful Time Management" helps review and assess time management techniques and shows how to adopt new work practices to make effective use of time. It includes great advice on controlling paperwork, getting and staying organized, delegating and working with others, prioritizing to focus on key issues and realizing the best results. The appendices include a brief assessment of various time management systems such as day, year or meeting planners, action sheets and more. This guide will help readers reduce time-wasting interruptions and focus on the priority tasks that lead to success. Includes new material on email usage.

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Informazioni sull'autore

<b>Patrick Forsyth</b> runs Touchstone Training &amp; Consultancy based in the UK and specialises in marketing, sales and communications skills. Writing is a significant part of his own work portfolio. He is the author of more than fifty successful business books (with translations into 23 languages). These include: <b><i>How to Motivate People</i>, <i>Successful Time Management</i></b>, <i><b>How to Write Reports and Proposals</b></i>, <i><b>Tough Tactics for Tough Times</b></i>, <i><b>Effective Business Writing</b></i> and <i><b>The PowerPoint Detox</b></i> (all published by Kogan Page). He writes regularly for a number of business journals and for <i>Writing Magazine</i>, and devises and writes training materials.

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<p><b>1. Time: a key resource - opportunities and difficulties </b><br><br> making it work; A personal approach; The<br><br> productivity gain; Speculate to accumulate;<br><br> Perfect time<br><br> <b>2. First steps towards effective time management</b><br><br> Your work mix; Assessing your current<br><br> working practice; Plan the work and work the<br><br> plan; What kind of system?; Setting clear<br><br> objectives; Thinking ahead; Spend time to<br><br> save time; Taking time to think; Be prepared<br><br> to say 'no'; To be, or not to be (perfect);<br><br> Work smarter not longer; reward yourself<br><br> <b>3. Getting (and staying) organised </b><br><br> Work the plan; Batch your tasks; Use your<br><br> diary effectively; Schedule appointments with<br><br> care; Clear your desk; Avoid 'cherry<br><br> picking'; Use abstracts; The Internet;<br><br> Highlight key facts; Insist on quality;<br><br> Action or investment; A good personal assistant<br><br> (or secretary); Use a 'document parking'<br><br> system; Make use of checklists; Directing<br><br> the techniques at particular result areas;<br><br> Intermission... take a break<br><br> <b>4. Combating the time wasters </b><br><br> The greatest time waster?; Handling personal<br><br> interruptions; Handling telephone<br><br> interruptions; Save time getting through;<br><br> Make messages accurate; E-mail; On the<br><br> move<br><br> <b>5. First things first</b><br><br> Pareto's law; Make the miscellaneous a<br><br> priority; Schedule - backwards; Be honest<br><br> about deadlines; Review task methodology;<br><br> Eliminate the unnecessary; Danger - keep your<br><br> distance; Be confident of your priorities<br><br> <b>6. Controlling the paperwork</b><br><br> Aim to minimise paperwork; Make a habit of<br><br> brevity; Minimal memos; Minimise your<br><br> paper handling; Do not let files and filing waste<br><br> time; Keep papers neat; Computerise it - but<br><br> carefully; Do not duplicate information<br><br> unnecessarily; Do not proliferate information<br><br> unnecessarily; Do not put it in writing;<br><br> Write faster; WPB - the most time-saving<br><br> object in your office<br><br> <b>7. Working with other people</b><br><br> The socialising organisation; Informal<br><br> contact; Making a working lunch work;<br><br> Consider a day out; No conflict - no wasted<br><br> time; The right people; The need for clear<br><br> instructions; Don't do it - delegate; Swap<br><br> tasks to save time; Develop your people;<br><br> Simply the most time-saving phrase in the<br><br> language; Do not hover; Motivate your<br><br> people; Provide specific time management help<br><br> for staff; Make and keep some firm rules;<br><br> Meetings - danger or opportunity<br><br> <b>8. Final words </b></p>

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Kogan Page Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0749448342
• ISBN 13: 9780749448349
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 152
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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