Time Management

Team DDU......Page 1
Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 9
1. Taming Time......Page 17
Knowing Your Time Management Style......Page 20
How You Relate to Time......Page 24
Your Environment......Page 25
Where Do the Hours Go?......Page 27
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 1......Page 28
Myth 1: Time Management Is Just Another Label for Obsessive Behavior......Page 30
Myth 2: Time Management Extinguishes Spontaneity and Joy......Page 35
Myth 3: Maybe I Can Organize Myself,but My Company Can Never Organize Itself......Page 37
Myth 4: One Style Fits All......Page 40
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 2......Page 43
3. Lining Up Your Ducks: Prioritize!......Page 45
The ABC System......Page 46
The Index Card/Post-it? System......Page 50
The Payoff System......Page 51
The Pareto Principle......Page 55
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 3......Page 57
4. Procrastination: The Thief of Time......Page 58
What's Behind Procrastination?......Page 59
Why Do You Procrastinate?......Page 61
The Eight Factors......Page 62
Conclusion......Page 70
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 4......Page 71
5. Rocks, Blocks, Goals, and Clusters......Page 72
Establishing Goals......Page 73
Leave Me Alone!......Page 76
Clustering......Page 78
Discovering Patterns......Page 80
What's Your Clock?......Page 81
A Few Hints......Page 83
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 5......Page 84
To Whom Can You Delegate?......Page 85
Why Is It Hard to Delegate?......Page 89
The Key Steps of Delegation......Page 90
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 6......Page 96
7. Learning to Say No......Page 97
What to Say No to......Page 99
How to Say No......Page 100
Dealing with Meetings and Committees......Page 101
If You're Not the Chairperson......Page 105
Conclusion......Page 106
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 7......Page 107
8. The Art of Anticipating......Page 109
How Well Do You Anticipate?......Page 110
The Parking Meter Syndrome......Page 111
The False Deadline Strategy......Page 113
Gobbledygook......Page 114
The Wallenda Effect......Page 117
Bell's Blessing (or Curse)......Page 119
The Ultimate Setbacks......Page 124
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 8......Page 128
9. Plugging Time Leaks......Page 129
Time Leak #1: Socializing......Page 132
Time Leak #2: Misplacing Things......Page 136
Time Leak #3: Forgetting Things......Page 139
Time Leak #4: Commuting and Air Travel......Page 140
Time Leak #5: Reading Time......Page 143
Time Leak #6: Long-Winded People......Page 144
Conclusion......Page 146
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 9......Page 147
10. Power Tools for Time Management......Page 148
Five Essential Questions......Page 149
The Basic Hardware......Page 156
Soft Tools......Page 166
The Ultimate Tool: Your Environment......Page 169
Conclusion......Page 172
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 10......Page 173
Index......Page 174