Getting Organized at Work: 24 Lessons for Setting Goals, Establishing Priorities, and Managing Your Time (Mighty Manager) - Hardcover

Zeigler, Kenneth

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9780071591386: Getting Organized at Work: 24 Lessons for Setting Goals, Establishing Priorities, and Managing Your Time (Mighty Manager)

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ISBN 10: 0071591389 ISBN 13: 9780071591386

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2008

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“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.

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Boost Your Productivity--and Your Career--With a Simple, Smart Time-Management System

Getting Organized at Work helps you move past the clutter to enjoy unprecedented efficiency and productivity. With two-dozen easy-to-implement, time-saving tactics, this practical guide shows how to uncover and eliminate those nonessential activities that bog you down throughout the day, enabling you to accomplish the maximum amount of work in a minimal amount of time.

Getting Organized at Work teaches you how to:

Take control of your day
Plan your work
Organize your day
Set realistic goals
End the procrastination
Prioritize requests
Give specific direction
Manage your email
Master incoming calls
Plan meetings wisely
Delegate for maximum efficiency
Conquer your desk
Limit interruptions
Add closure to your day
Find more time for yourself

About the Author:

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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