Download ebook “Time Management”
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
Download ebook McGraw-Hill “Time Management”
by Marc Mancini
Contents
1. Taming Time
- Knowing Your Time Management Style
- How You Relate to Time
- Your Environment
- Where Do the Hours Go?
- Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 1
2. A Few Myths About Managing Your Time
- Myth 1: Time Management Is Just Another Label for Obsessive Behavior
- Myth 2: Time Management Extinguishes Spontaneity and Joy
- Myth 3: Maybe I Can Organize Myself, but My Company Can Never Organize Itself
- Myth 4: One Style Fits All
- Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 2
3. Lining Up Your Ducks: Prioritize!
- The ABC System
- The Index Card/Post-it® System
- The Inventory System
- The Payoff System
- The Pareto Principle
- Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 3
4. Procrastination: The Thief of Time
- What’s Behind Procrastination?
- Why Do You Procrastinate?
- What Are You Procrastinating About?
- The Eight Factors
- Conclusion
- Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 4
5. Rocks, Blocks, Goals, and Clusters
- Establishing Goals
- Leave Me Alone!
- Doing Nothing
- Clustering
- Discovering Patterns
- What’s Your Clock?
- A Few Hints
- Conclusion
- Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 5
6. How to Delegate Effectively
- To Whom Can You Delegate?
- What Can You Delegate?
- Why Is It Hard to Delegate?
- The Key Steps of Delegation
- Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 6
7. Learning to Say No
- What to Say No to
- How to Say No
- Dealing with Meetings and Committees
- If You’re Not the Chairperson
- Conclusion
- Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 7
8. The Art of Anticipating
- How Well Do You Anticipate?
- The Parking Meter Syndrome
- The False Deadline Strategy
- The Pack-Rat Approach
- Gobbledygook
- The Wallenda Effect
- Bell’s Blessing (or Curse)
- The Ultimate Setbacks
- Conclusion
- Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 8
9. Plugging Time Leaks
- Time Leak #1: Socializing
- Time Leak #2: Misplacing Things
- Time Leak #3: Forgetting Things
- Time Leak #4: Commuting and Air Travel
- Time Leak #5: Reading Time
- Time Leak #6: Long-Winded People
- Conclusion
- Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 9
10. Power Tools for Time Management
- Five Essential Questions
- The Basic Hardware
- Soft Tools
- The Ultimate Tool: Your Environment
- Conclusion
- Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 10
