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HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done (HBR Guide Series)
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HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done (HBR Guide Series)

by Harvard Business Review
September 2012
Beginner
208 pages
2h 58m
English
Harvard Business Review Press
Audiobook available
Content preview from HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done (HBR Guide Series)

Contents

Section 1: GET STARTED

1.  You Can’t Get It All Done

. . . so what should you do?

BY PETER BREGMAN

2.  Nine Things Successful People Do Differently

It’s not who you are; it’s what you do

BY HEIDI GRANT HALVORSON

3.  Being More Productive: An Interview with David Allen and Tony Schwartz

Do you need the right system or the right frame of mind?

BY DANIEL MCGINN

Section 2: PRIORITIZE YOUR WORK

4.  Get a Raise by Getting the Right Work Done

Focus on the work that will bring the greatest reward—for your organization and for you

BY PETER BREGMAN

5.  The Worth-Your-Time Test

Stop wasting time on the wrong work

BY PETER BREGMAN

6.  Say Yes to Saying No

Make it easier to decline projects and invitations

BY ALEXANDRA SAMUEL

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ISBN: 9781422187142