Organise Yourself (Creating Success)

Contents......Page 5
Introduction......Page 7
Know where you are going......Page 12
Attitudes towards organising......Page 14
Why do you want to be more organised?......Page 16
Setting objectives......Page 18
Balancing the different elementsof your life......Page 22
Determining day-to-day priorities......Page 23
Summary......Page 26
How you use time now......Page 27
Planning and tracking your time......Page 30
Scheduling your time –estimating time requirements......Page 39
Procrastination......Page 41
Meeting deadlines......Page 44
Time management and projects......Page 48
Summary......Page 50
Schedule tasks at appropriate times......Page 51
Maintain concentration and motivation......Page 55
Mobilise the power of habit......Page 56
Sharpen up your decision making......Page 60
Summary......Page 65
Organise information......Page 66
Identify the important information......Page 67
Adopt a systematic approach......Page 68
Avoid overload......Page 71
Read more efficiently......Page 73
Preview for increased understanding......Page 77
Use your memory......Page 79
Summary......Page 81
A strategy for meetings......Page 82
Delegate......Page 88
Overcoming distractions and interruptions......Page 91
Help others to be more organised......Page 95
Learn to say ‘no’......Page 97
Summary......Page 99
Organise your work space......Page 101
Think about ergonomics......Page 102
Tackle disorganised work space......Page 108
Get rid of the piles......Page 111
Summary......Page 115
Organise filing systems......Page 116
Setting up your filing system......Page 119
Filing documents......Page 120
Electronic filing of paper documents......Page 122
Organising computer files......Page 123
Summary......Page 126
Know when not to use technology......Page 127
Choose appropriate software......Page 128
Useful tools......Page 131
Summary......Page 144
Working from home......Page 145
Organising yourself away from the office......Page 151
Summary......Page 154
Review your objectives......Page 155
Find ways of staying on track......Page 157
What if old habits reappear?......Page 158
Untitled......Page 1