Organizing for Success, Second Edition
, by Zeigler, KennethNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780071739566 | 0071739564
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 3/17/2010
Each day you have a limited amount of time to meet your unlimited amount of obligations. Organizing for Success is a step-by-step handbook for getting the most out of your time.
About the Author:
Kenneth Zeigler has been recognized as a time management expert since developing a time management system for Herz in 1997. The author of three books, he has been on the cover of Investor's Business Daily and has published numerous articles on time management, productivity, and work / life balance for such newspapers as The Washington Post, NY Post, and Charlotte Observer. Over the years he has advised such clients as Hertz, Toys "R" Us, The Federal Reserve, The Comptroller of the Currency, Hormel, and Fidelity Investments.
Kenneth Zeigler has been recognized as a time management expert since developing a time management system for Herz in 1997. The author of three books, he has been on the cover of Investor's Business Daily and has published numerous articles on time management, productivity, and work / life balance for such newspapers as The Washington Post, NY Post, and Charlotte Observer. Over the years he has advised such clients as Hertz, Toys "R" Us, The Federal Reserve, The Comptroller of the Currency, Hormel, and Fidelity Investments.
Introduction: The 4th Dimension of Time Management | p. 1 |
The History of This Book | p. 4 |
The Best Way to Start | p. 6 |
Why Typical Approaches Don't Work | p. 7 |
How to Use This Book | p. 9 |
Lights, Camera, Action! | p. 9 |
Lost, But Making Excellent Time | p. 11 |
The Reasoning for Keeping Track of Your Time | p. 11 |
Let'S Get Started by Downloading the Timekeeping Journal | p. 12 |
How to Keep the Journal for Best Results | p. 13 |
Taking Control of Your Day | p. 15 |
What You'll Learn in This Chapter | p. 15 |
You Have Choices | p. 16 |
Understanding the Ringmaster "Mindset" | p. 18 |
The Ringmaster's Strategies | p. 19 |
Using a Master List to Create a Plan That Works | p. 29 |
Using a Master List to Create a Plan That Works | p. 29 |
How to Create and Use a Master List | p. 30 |
Quick Tips | p. 35 |
Organizing and Planning a More Effective Day and Week | p. 37 |
Using the End of Your Day to Increase Your Productivity | p. 37 |
The First Key to Productivity Is How You End Each Day-The End of Each Day Is The Springboard for Getting Off to a Fast Start the Next Day | p. 38 |
The Second Key to Productivity Is How You Start Each Day-Using The Veggie Principle to Focus on What Matters Most | p. 41 |
The Third Key to Productivity Is How Much You Get Done by Noon | p. 43 |
Making an Effective Daily List | p. 43 |
How to Put Together a Powerful Morning | p. 45 |
How to Put Together a More Productive and Powerful Week | p. 50 |
Quick Tips | p. 55 |
Prioritizing and Giving Others Your Priorities | p. 59 |
Why We Have Trouble Prioritizing Accurately | p. 59 |
How Human Nature Affects the Way We Prioritize | p. 60 |
Determining and Handling Priorities | p. 61 |
Establishing Priorities | p. 62 |
The Five-Part Model to Influence Others | p. 65 |
How to Negotiate Requests | p. 67 |
Successful People Do One Thing at a Time | p. 68 |
See If You Can Fit It into Your Schedule | p. 69 |
Write Down the Task and Circle the Deadline | p. 70 |
Show Your Leader and Team Members Your Plan | p. 70 |
Quick Tips | p. 71 |
Controlling E-mail and Using Your E-mail System More Effectively | p. 73 |
How to Control Your E-Mail | p. 74 |
Don't Use Your In-Box as Your To-Do List | p. 78 |
Use Your E-Mail System to Manage Your E-Mail | p. 80 |
Quick Tips | p. 87 |
Organizing Your Writing and Speech to Get Faster Results | p. 89 |
What You'll Learn in This Chapter | p. 89 |
Use Your Subject Line to Get Your Reader to Open Your E-Mail | p. 89 |
What Is the Purpose of Your Letter or E-Mail? | p. 91 |
Have One Key Point or Issue per Message | p. 91 |
Consider Your Reader or Audience Before You Write | p. 92 |
Understand Your Overwhelmed Reader | p. 92 |
Your Message Should Have These Three Characteristics | p. 93 |
Understanding What's at Stake | p. 93 |
Make Your Writing Reader Friendly | p. 94 |
Use the PADD Model to Organize Your Writing | p. 94 |
If You Must Forward a Message Give Instructions | p. 95 |
When You Hit The Reply Key, Modify the Subject Line | p. 95 |
E-Mail Etiquette | p. 96 |
Quick Tips | p. 97 |
Organizing and Streamlining Your Projects | p. 99 |
What You'll Learn in This Chapter | p. 99 |
What Is The Objective of Your Project? | p. 100 |
Leave Room in Your Plan for Things to Go Wrong | p. 100 |
Focus on Your Project and Work on It When You're at Your Best | p. 102 |
To Accurately Set Up Your Project, It's Important That You... | p. 104 |
Nine Easy Steps to Effective Project Management | p. 105 |
Quick Tips | p. 113 |
Effective Delegation That Works | p. 115 |
What You'll Learn in This Chapter | p. 115 |
Why Don't We Delegate More? (The Obstacles) | p. 117 |
Benefits of Successful Delegation | p. 117 |
Use Your Master List to Track Tasks You've Delegated | p. 119 |
The 10 Steps to Delegating Successfully | p. 120 |
Quick Tips | p. 127 |
Planning and Executing an Effective Meeting | p. 129 |
Characteristics of Unproductive Meetings | p. 130 |
There Are Three Types of Meetings | p. 130 |
Planning an Effective Meeting | p. 131 |
Organize Your Agenda and Meeting This Way | p. 134 |
Let the Meeting Begin | p. 137 |
At the End of the Meeting | p. 143 |
Other Meeting Ideas and Strategies | p. 145 |
Quick Tips | p. 149 |
Managing the Phone and Interruptions | p. 151 |
Why Interruptions Can Be so Damaging | p. 151 |
Criteria for a Worthwhile Interruption | p. 152 |
Try to Control the Noise Around You | p. 153 |
Turn Your Monitor or Laptop | p. 154 |
Chairs in Your Office | p. 155 |
Have a Selective Open-Door Policy | p. 155 |
Reduce "Drive-by Shootings" | p. 156 |
Put a Sign Outside Your Cubicle | p. 156 |
Work Somewhere Else | p. 157 |
Tell People | p. 157 |
If Your Computer Schedules Your Time... | p. 158 |
Learn How to Tactfully Interrupt | p. 158 |
Stand Up | p. 159 |
Arrange a Later Time | p. 159 |
Don't Prolong the Interruption | p. 159 |
Agree to a Group Power Hour | p. 159 |
Delegate the Interruption | p. 161 |
Managing the Phone and Voice Mail | p. 161 |
Incoming Calls | p. 166 |
How to Use Voice Mail Effectively | p. 168 |
Quick Tips | p. 172 |
Developing a Simple, Effective Filing System | p. 175 |
An Example | p. 176 |
Take Everything off Your Desk | p. 176 |
Have a Clock Visible | p. 178 |
Organize Your Tools | p. 179 |
Remove the Future and Past from Your Desk File | p. 180 |
How to Set Up Your Working Files | p. 181 |
Quick Tips | p. 189 |
Finding Two More Hours a Day | p. 191 |
The Law of Subtraction | p. 192 |
When You Review Your Journal | p. 193 |
Quick Tips | p. 195 |
Recognizing and Managing Procrastination | p. 197 |
It's Important to Recognize... | p. 197 |
Major Causes of Procrastination | p. 198 |
How to Manage Procrastination | p. 199 |
Quick Tips | p. 203 |
Appendix: Time Management Action Plan | p. 205 |
Index | p. 207 |
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