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Ronald C. Mendlin. Up Against The Clock: How You Can Double Your Time?
Table of Contents
Preface
How to use this book
Your Life and Time
A BALANCING ACT
ANALYZING
A STREAMLINED ATTITUDE
Your Office Space: The Ecology of Efficiency
YOUR DESK
DECLUTTERING
PAPERS, PAPERS, PAPERS!
EMAILS AND ELECTRONIC FILES
THE BIG SORT
WORK AS YOU’RE SORTING
TYPES OF PILES
KNOW YOUR PILES
LISTS
LETTING GO OF LISTS
CALENDARS
FILING SYSTEM
TYPES OF FILES
RETHINKING YOUR FILES
A WORD ABOUT FORMS
READING MATERIAL
SETTING YOUR READING PRIORITIES
SKIMMING
WHEN TO READ
AFTER READING
DON’T BE AFRAID TO PURGE
NUGGETS OF EFFICIENCY
WRITE YOUR OWN RULES
Getting Things Done
ESSENTIAL EFFICIENCY
FOCUSING ON THE BIG PICTURE
OBSTACLES TO EFFECTIVE PRIORITIZING
IDENTIFYING OBSTACLES
BREAK IT DOWN
BLUEPRINT
EXAMPLES
SETTING YOUR GOALS
PLAN OF ACTION
THE TASK OF WRITING
SCHEDULING
EFFICIENT SCHEDULING
OVERCOMING PERFECTIONISM
THE PRINCIPLES FOR GETTING THINGS DONE
Communication and Motivation
BRINGING OUT THE BEST
BRINGING OUT THE BEST
MOTIVATION
YOUR EXAMPLE
EVALUATE YOURSELF
RESPECT
RESPECTFUL CRITICISM
LETTING EMPLOYEES GO
Good Meetings
WHY MEET?
WHO SHOULD COME TO A MEETING?
MEETING AGENDA
WHEN SHOULD YOU MEET?
WHERE TO MEET?
PLAN FOR PERFECTION
FACILITATING THE MEETING
SNAGS AND DISTRACTERS
PREPARE FOR DISTRACTERS
RESOLVING CONFLICT
THE BEST MEETINGS OF ALL
The Delicate Art of Delegating
WHY DELEGATE?
WHAT SHOULD YOU DELEGATE?
TO DELEGATE OR NOT TO DELEGATE
TO WHOM SHOULD YOU DELEGATE?
PLAN TO DELEGATE
WHAT YOUR DELEGATE NEEDS FROM YOU
DOING YOUR PART
MOTIVATING YOUR DELEGATE
THE RESPONSIBILITY IS STILL YOURS
Handling Problems Efficiently
COMMON TYPES OF PROBLEMS
DEFINING PROBLEMS
ANALYZING PROBLEMS
ATTITUDE FOR ADDRESSING PROBLEMS
CHOOSING SOLUTIONS
GETTING INPUT FROM STAFF
IMPLEMENTING SOLUTIONS
A WORD ABOUT CRISES
EVALUATING YOUR SOLUTION
PREVENTING PROBLEMS
CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT
Time Wasters, Interruptions, and Distractions
STAYING ON TRACK
THAT MONSTER, THE PHONE
MATCHING THE MODE TO THE TASK
THE MAGIC WORD: NO
SOCIAL INTERRUPTIONS AND LONG TALKERS
A MANAGER IS NOT A COUNSELOR
MORE TIPS FOR REDUCING INTERRUPTIONS
THE PROCRASTINATION MONKEY
RECOGNIZE YOUR PATTERNS
OUTWITTING THE MONKEY
Unstressing
MOST COMMON CAUSES OF STRESS
RELIEVING STRESS
STRESS REDUCTION EXERCISES
STRESS, SELF-MANAGEMENT, AND LIMITS
CREATIVITY AND ANXIETY
THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE
SELF CHECK-IN
In Your Own Time
SELF-EVALUATION
HOME EFFICIENCY
Know Thyself
BRAIN FOOD
YOUR LIFE GOALS
DON’T FORGET YOUR DREAMS
YOUR WORK GOALS
WHAT’S NEXT?
THE IDEAL JOB
IF NOT HERE, THEN WHERE?
GETTING THERE
BALANCE
Parting Thoughts
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
