Management Briefs: Time Matters
Management Briefs: Time Matters
Making the Most of Your Day
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Go to cartISBN: 9788130931067
Bind: Paperback
Year: 2015
Pages: 104
Size: 6 x 9 Inch
Publisher: Mosaic Press
Published in India by: Viva Books
Exclusive Distributors: Viva Books
Sales Territory: India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
"Time Mattersis a very thorough and beautifully presented summary of all that is best in time management. Julia Rowan explains everything so clearly that the most disorganised person should find it easy to follow the many techniques which she describes. What I particularly like about the book is that she looks both at the macro level (What are the things that are really important for me to be concentrating on?) and the micro level (so how exactly do I cope with all that email?). Not only that, but she recognises that we are all fallible human beings working with other fallible human beings. The book also contains many exercises to make us think, but which are also fun to do. Highly recommended."
—Mark Forster
Author, Get Everything Done and Still Have Time to Play and Do It Tomorrow
"This is a quick read, packed with practical tips and techniques on how to spend valuable time effectively. I highly recommend it to any manager who feels that there are not enough hours in the day."
—Doreen Gerety
Senior Director, Organisation Development, Elan Drug Technology
"In this concise management brief, Julia Rowan, an experienced time management consultant and trainer, shares her excellent ideas and techniques for managing time. This is an easy-to-read, no-nonsense guide which confronts the often chanted mantra that there aren't enough hours in the day. This will be very useful read for anyone who has ever felt overwhelmed by the pressures and rigours of working life."
—Sarah Moore
Professor, University of Limerick
"This book is a must for anyone who needs to take more control of a busy schedule and manage their time more effectively. I particularly liked the emphasis throughout the book on the need for people to choose their attitude and take responsibility for their own effectiveness. The book helps translate common sense into common practice and I will recommend that all people in GSK read this book."
—Brian O?Driscoll
Senior Business Partner, Human Resources, GlaxoSmithKline
Contents:
Introduction and Getting Started: So many tasks, so little time... • No one pays you to manage your time • The simplicity of good time management • Making the most of this book • Exercises • do now, use later • Case Studies
Chapter 1 Managing Your Attitude: How your effectiveness starts with your thinking • What outcome do you want from this? • Which comes first, the thought or the behaviour? • Attention and Attitude • how you perceive things • Beliefs and Thoughts • how you make sense of things • Behaviour and Habits • how you do things • Getting your thinking straight • as simple as ABC...DE
Chapter 2 Managing Your Productivity: 5 habits that might be holding you back • Being interrupted and getting distracted • Task switching • Using too many task reminders • Starting with the smaller tasks • Urgency addiction • Your two key hours at work and how to make the most of them
Chapter 3 Goal-Setting and Planning: Today's dilemma • what is important? • Planning • to be more successful • Yearly planning • Performance Management • Monthly planning • Goal-Setting and why the devil is in the detail • Being clever about SMART goals • Weekly planning and a powerful to-do list • Daily planning • getting on with tasks • End procrastination now! • What type of manager are you? • The tail wagging the dog?
Chapter 4 Managing Your Schedule: Seven more ways to get the most from your day • Batch similar tasks together and do them in one go • Plan meeting times carefully • Give yourself time challenges • Don't be a perfectionist • KISS • Keep it Short and Simple • Distinguish between tomato sauce and porridge jobs • "Red Line" your finishing time • A timetable for quicker decisions
Chapter 5 Managing Your Environment: Your environment has a massive impact on your productivity • Why clutter is such bad news • Steps to creating an environment that helps you to achieve your goals
Chapter 6 Managing Interactions: 5 ways to move unscheduled calls and visits along quickly • Organising and chairing meetings that get results • How not to be the victim of other people's meetings • Delegating strategically • not operationally • 5 levels of delegation that help avoid nasty surprises
Chapter 7 Managing Stress: What is Stress? • The four “causes" of stress • The stress crossroads • four potential responses to all stressful situations: Do Nothing • Change the Situation • Short-Term Coping Strategies • Long-Term Coping Strategies • Worry • Relationships • The Environment
Recommended Reading • Appendices
About the Author:
Julia Rowan is principal consultant with Performance Matters. Her expertise in time management has grown out of an ongoing interest in high achievers, coupled with her practical experience of combining work and study while raising a family. Thousands of managers around Europe attest to the effectiveness of her approach.
Julia has a particular interest in working with organisations to ensure that the learning on training courses will be successfully transferred back into the workplace. She is well-known for her engaging presentation style. She also works as a business coach and facilitator. Julia offers training courses and coaching in the following areas:
- Time Management
- Personal Effectiveness at Work
- Management and Leadership
- Effective Communications
- Performance Management
- Coaching for Higher Performance
Julia may be contacted at julia@ManagementBriefs.com
