Book description
Most of us dream about having a few extra hours in our day for taking care of business, relaxing, or engaging in the activities we most enjoy. But how can we make the most of our time when it seems as though there aren’t enough hours in the day? This instructive guide to time management is full of tips, techniques, and commonsense advice that will make anyone more productive. In this newly updated edition of Real-World Time Management, Michael Dobson includes invaluable tips on setting priorities, tricks for staying on track, keeping a closed-door policy, avoiding interrupters, and techniques for reducing stress through time management. Readers will also learn how to handle distractions, stop procrastinating, delegate tasks, deal with meetings, and manage time effectively while traveling. Instructive and helpful, Real-World Time Management will help all readers organize their time—no matter how hectic their lives may seem.
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- PART I THINKING ABOUT TIME
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PART II GETTING A GRIP ON TIME
- Chapter 3 The Daily To-Do List: Your Basic Tool
- Chapter 4 Planning: The Little Parachute That Opens the Big Parachute
- Chapter 5 Sensible Project Management for Small to Medium Projects
- Chapter 6 Effective, Yes! Efficient, No! Key to Priority Time
- Chapter 7 Save Priority Time by Reducing Stress
- Chapter 8 How to Avoid Self-Inflicted Delay
- PART III MANAGING TIME WASTERS
- PART IV CONTROLLING YOUR TOOLS
- PART V TAMING TRAVEL TIME
- Index
Product information
- Title: Real-World Time Management, 2nd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2008
- Publisher(s): AMACOM
- ISBN: 9780814413906
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