Time Management Secrets: The Experts Tell All

In this Book

• Time Management Secrets—The Experts Tell All
• Learn how to use your time effectively
• Start with some dreams
• Think about your personal goals
• Know when you work best
• Track how you spend your time
• Get on top of stress
• Prepare to change
• Clarify your job
• Stop putting things off
• Keep your concentration
• Overcome low motivation
• Sharpen up your decision-making
• Be flexible about where you work
• Clear your desk
• Keep a diary
• Set up systems
• File it
• Create an action list
• Set a realistic schedule
• Work SMART
• Spend time to save time
• Be proactive, not reactive
• Identify the important and the urgent
• Break down a taskinto smaller steps
• Get it right first time
• Respond creatively to problems
• Life beyond work
• Learn how to manage your boss
• Develop a balanced team
• Work together harmoniously
• Delegate effectively
• Learn to say “no”
• Plan better meetings
• Run better meetings
• Think about how you communicate
• Cope with email
• Speak on the phone
• Make better use of your computer
• Make the most of the Internet
• Listen carefully
• Make good notes
• Read more quickly
• Think about what you’re writing
• Write more clearly
• Create blocks of time
• Stay focused
• Keep your paperwork under control
• Use slack time well
• Deal with interruptions
• Combat tiredness
• Put it all into practice
• Jargon buster
• Further reading