Getting Organized at Work: 24 Lessons for Setting Goals, Establishing Priorities, and Managing Your Time

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McGraw Hill Professional, 2008 M07 1 - 128 páginas

“Why are you doing what you're doing when you're doing it?”

If you can account for one-hundred percent of time spent in the workplace, you're more organized than most people; if not, you need to rethink your day. Getting Organized at Work provides 24 proven tips, tools, and strategies that will help you analyze your use of time, root out inefficiencies, and change bad habits. Address the practical, realistic challenges inside and you'll soon see measurable differences in your productivity. This constructive, high-speed guide offers all the information you'll need to:

  • Organize and prioritize the elements of your day
  • Develop and use a master list to keep your mind clear and the work flowing
  • Set realistic goals by anticipating unplanned, time-wasting obstacles
  • Plan, schedule, and conduct meetings so you don't waste your-and everyone else's-precious time
  • Convert your telephone and email inboxes from time-wasters into time-savers

These simple tips will help you eliminate confusion and work more efficently. Before you know it, you’ll be getting more done in less time, and ending each day more satisfied than you thought possible.

Getting Organized at Work is the first step to creating a career-boosting time-management system, the benefits of which you’ll enjoy for years to come.

 

Contenido

Organize for success
1
Take control of your day
5
Train others
9
Get projects done
13
Think realistically
17
Plan your work
21
Dont procrastinate
25
Organize your work
29
Find more time for you
53
Control your desk
57
Manage your desk
61
Limit interruptions
65
Manage your email
69
Master outgoing email
73
Manage incoming calls
77
Master outgoing calls
81

Add closure daily
33
Use the veggie principle daily
37
Plan for power
41
Prioritize requests
45
Give specific directions
49
Delegate
85
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89
Run smart meetings
93
Close and execute
97
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Kenneth Zeigler is a recognized expert on time management, organization, and productivity improvement. He has authored many articles on the subject and is the pioneer of the concept that the problem is not the system people use but rather their organization skill set.

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