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An 18-Minute Plan for Managing Your Day
by Peter Bregman
CEO of Bregman Partners, a global leadership development and change management firm.
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I began my day yesterday with the best intentions. I walked into my office in the morning with a vague sense of what I wanted to accomplish. Then I sat down, turned on my computer, and checked my e-mail. Two hours later, after fighting several fires, solving other people's problems, and dealing with whatever happened to be thrown at me through my computer and phone, I could hardly remember what I had set out to accomplish when I first turned on my computer. I'd been ambushed. And I know better.
Most of us start every day knowing we're not going ...
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