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Table of Contents
Author’s note
Getting things done is the way to get on in life
Knowing what things to do
1.1 Check your bank balance of time
1.2 Ask for clear instructions
1.3 See the relevance of the bigger picture
1.4 Identify what’s relevant to you
1.5 Do the ‘right’ things right
1.6 Plan for output, not activity
1.7 DREAM to get more done
1.8 Have a personal vision or mission
What are your long-term career goals?
What medium-term actions are relevant to achieving your long-term career goals?
1.9 Know WIIFM
1.10 Make ‘to do’ lists
Knowing how to do things
2.1 Decide if ‘how’ is important
2.2 Fit into a bigger process
2.3 Find out how others do it
2.4 Set quality measures
2.5 Know how to KISS
case study 1
case study 2
Knowing when to do things
3.1 Prioritize this – or that?
3.2 Look at effort versus pay-off
3.3 Go for quick wins
3.4 Use your body clock
3.5 Schedule your tasks
Pert chart
Gantt chart
3.6 Schedule for task dependency
3.7 Schedule for resource dependency
3.8 Schedule for concurrent activity
3.9 Use your waiting time
Working to your plan
4.1 Deal with people distractions
4.2 Deal with other distractions
4.3 Use technology
4.4 Beware the Seven Wastes of Time
4.5 Manage your meetings
4.6 Fight fatigue
How to avoid fatigue
How to fight fatigue when you are tired
4.7 Practise ‘good housekeeping’
4.8 Avoid procrastination
4.9 ‘Sharpen the saw’
Saying “no”
5.1 Don’t say “yes” to every request
5.2 Just say “no”
5.3 Use 5Y questioning
Dealing with problems
6.1 Assess risks sensibly
What could stop me?
How likely are these things to occur?
What would be the impact if any of these things did occur?
6.2 Manage risks well
6.3 Define problems
6.4 ‘Appreciate’ problems
6.5 Choose a quick fix, then a long fix
6.6 Find the root cause
6.7 Learn how to improvise
Asking others to do things
7.1 Work to YOUR strengths
7.2 Influence others
7.3 Give good instructions
7.4 Learn the art of delegating
7.5 Use WIIFYs
7.6 Say “thank you”
7.7 Learn from doing
Jargon buster
Further reading
About the Author
About the Publisher
Cover Page
Title Page
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4.1 Deal with people distractions
4.2 Deal with other distractions
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