Chapter 6: Time and Task Management

In this chapter, you will see how you can manage your work and time effectively. You will also learn how to delegate work and monitor delegated work easily.

The key principle to learn here is not to rely on email when there is a better way to get the job done. In this case, we will use tasks along with the calendar to manage our work and time.

We will cover the following topics in this chapter:

  • Growth mindset
  • Creating a master task list
  • Proactively finding time to execute work
  • Delegation and monitoring
  • Managing tasks on mobile
  • Briefing emails
  • Managing contacts
  • Online service booking
  • Managing shifts

In the process, we will cover Outlook and the To Do app.

Growth mindset

All of us want to grow – as a person ...

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