Time management - Mancini, Marc. (New York : McGraw-Hill, 2003)
Taming time.Knowing your time management style. How you relate to time. Your environment. Where do the hours go. Manager's checklist. A few myths about managing your time. Myth 1: time management is just another label. 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. Lining up your ducks: prioritize. The ABC system. The index card/post-it system. The inventory system. The payoff system. The pareto principle. Procrastination: the thief of time. Whats behind procrastination. Why do you procrastinate. What are you procrastinating about. The eight factors. Rocks, blocks, goals and clusters. Establishing goals. Leave me alone. Doing nothing. Clustering. Discovering patterns. What's you clock. A few hints. How to delegate effectively. To whom can you delegate. What can you delegate. Why is it hard to delegate. The key steps to delegation. Learning to say no. What to say no to. How to say no. Dealing whit meetings and committees. If you're not the chairperson. 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 blessings (or curse). The ultimate setbacks. Plugging time leaks. Socializing. Misplacing things. Forgetting things. Commuting and air travel. Reading time. Long-winded people. Power tools for time management. Five essential questions. The basic hardware. Soft tools. The ultimate tool: your environment.
Includes index.
Keywords: Time management