The Agile Manager's Guide to Getting Organized. Jeff Olson. Velocity
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Leadership. 1989.
Cut to the Chase-- and 99 Other Rules to Liberate Yourself and Gain Back the Gift of Time. Stuart R. Levine.
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Achieving Your Goals. Edwin C. Bliss. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1983.
Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More
Done in Less Time. Brian Tracy. Berrett-Koehler Publishers. 2002.
A Guide to Getting Things Done. Ross A. Webber. The Free Press.
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How to Get Everything Done (And Still Have a Life). Charles Mallory.
American Media Publishing. 1997.
How to Get Organized When You Don't Have the Time. Stephanie Culp.
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How to Make the Most of Your Workday. Peg Pickering. The Career
Press, Inc. 2001.
If You Haven't Got the Time to Do It Right, When Will You Find the
Time to Do It Over? Jeffrey J.Mayer. Simon & Schuster. 1990.
Is Coffee Break the Best Part of Your Day? Dick Leatherman. HRD
Press, Inc. 1990.
It's About Time: Couples and Careers. Edited by Phyllis Moen. ILR
Press. 2003.
It's Hard to Make a Difference When You Can't Find Your Keys: The Seven-Step
Path to Becoming Truly Organized. Marilyn Paul. Viking Compass. 2003.
Manage Your Time, Your Work, Yourself. The Updated Edition. AMACOM/American
Management Association. 1993.
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The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey. Kenneth Blanchard. William
Morrow and Company. 1989.
The Performance Edge; New Strategies to Maximize Your Work Effectiveness
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Shortcuts for Smart Managers: Checklists, Worksheets and Action Plans
for Managers With No Time to Waste. Lisa Davis. AMACOM. 1998.
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Strategies for Increased Productivity and Inner Peace. Hyrum W. Smith.
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Sally Helgesen. The Free Press. 2001.
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Videos
Conquer the Chaos: The Best Ideas in Time Management. [1 video
with guide]. Alexandria, VA: Briefings Publishing Group, 2002. 21 minutes.
Synopsis: Offers effective time management techniques
to help tame the workload, overcome procrastination, limit interruptions,
master the art of delegation, use technology as a time-saving tool.
Controlling Interruptions; How to Free Up an Hour a Day. Presenter:
Verne Harnish. A 70-minute video program. 1992. CareerTrack.
Synopsis: How to block, delegate, and prioritize interruptions
so you can concentrate on important projects; how to--keep people from
stealing your time, screen phone calls without offending callers, and
protect valuable quiet time.
Get More Done in Less Time. Presenter: Donald Gallagher. A 12-minute
video program in the COMMUNICATION BRIEFINGS series. 1992. CP&R.
Synopsis: Get yourself organized; control things instead
of letting them control you; devise a time-saving schedule; deal with
time-wasting interruptions; set long- and short-term goals; tackle tasks
in order of importance; organize your phone calls; deal with the paperwork
burden; overcome procrastination.
Get Organized and Stay Organized: The 7-Day Plan for Putting Your
Work Life in Order. [1 video with guide]. Alexandria, VA: Briefings
Publishing Group, 2002. 20 minutes.
Synopsis: Offers a process to organize your workspace
and work habits in seven days.
Getting Things Done. Presenter: Edwin Bliss. A 165-minute video
program. 1990. CareerTrack.
Contents: Part 1) Mastering Goals, Priorities, and Time-Wasters.
Part 2) Mastering Paperwork, Deadlines, and Delegation.
Synopsis: "Setting Goals and Defining Priorities"--goals versus
tasks: the significant difference; the secret to determining your "high
payoff" priorities; urgent versus important tasks; the test to
decide which to do first; how to stop reaching for others' goals, and
get to your own today; The Pareto Principle: the key to achieving any
goal.
"Maximizing Prime Time and Overcoming Time-Wasters"--prime
time: the best thing to do during yours; five easy ways to cut down
on interruptions; how Sherlock Holmes' advice will help you zero in
on time-wasters; three things to eliminate from your to-do list tomorrow;
specific techniques to get people out of your office without offending
them;
"Handling Paperwork, Deadlines and Bottlenecks"--slush files
and date files: why you need them and how they work; how the Principle
of the 3 D's will keep you directly on target; huge time saver: the
trick to using dictating machines; using the Salami Technique for overwhelming
tasks; information overload: how to screen what gets to you.
"Getting the Most from Delegation and Meetings"--upward delegation:
keeping the monkey off your back; completed staff work: how to save
hours each week; how to delegate so your people "own" their
job; tips to keep on track during meetings; delegation: why when is
as important as what.
Juggling Priorities: Managing to Make the Right Moves in Times of
Turbulent Change. A 28-minute video program. 1997. Business Advantage.
With: Larry Mersereau.
Synopsis: Discusses how to manage demands on your time
every day. Tells of the importance of writing down 5 year goals, breaking
them into smaller components, and stretching comfort zones. Explains
3 categories of priorities: building for the future, doing what needs
to be done to stay where you are, and transgressions which take one
away from one's vision.
Managing Time Your Way. A 24-minute video program in the FYI video
series. 1994. American Management Association.
Synopsis: Original and innovative ways to create a time
management system that fits your personal style.
Overcoming Procrastination. Presenter: S.F. Woodring. A 70-minute
video program. 1992. CareerTrack.
Synopsis: The difference between motivation and discipline;
visualization; the WIT methods for decision-making; a "behavioral
contract" for new habits; Paralysis of Analysis; finishing versus
completing.
Simplifying Your Work and Your Life. A 37-minute video program.
1997. Business Advantage. 37 minutes. With: Jeff Davidson and Tony Alessandra.
Synopsis: Discusses strategies for minimizing your life
at work, including implementing your own four-phase system for managing
interruptions as well as tips for coping more easily at home.
Taking Control: Making Time for You. A 30-minute video program.
1986. AIMS Media.
Taking Control of Your Work Day; How to Achieve More in Less Time with
Less Stress. Presenter: Dick Lohr. A 197-minute video program with
a guide. 1991. CareerTrack.
Synopsis: How to--break free from your telephone and
paperwork, wind up your meetings early, get people to solve their own
problems, resist the urge to do it all by yourself, and leave work on
time; realistic ways to decrease interruptions by 30% or more; using
a goal-setting "pie" to maintain healthy balance; how to bounce
back from a productivity slump.
Time Challenged. A 20-minute video program with a guide. 2002.
CRM Learning.
Synopsis: Humorous, good-natured look at overcoming the
challenges of time management, as Kent works through his productivity
dilemmas with a support group of recovering time-challenged individuals.
Time Management. Presenter: Janice Van Collie. A 30-minute video
program with a guide. 1990. SyberVision.
Synopsis: How to get more work done in less time; daily
goal prioritizing; strategies for starting quickly and staying focused;
efficient delegation.
Time Management Today. Presenter: Dick Lohr. A 180-minute video
program with a guide. 1991. CareerTrack.
Synopsis: How professionals can reclaim 40% of their
work day; planning time trade-offs that support long-range goals; screening
phone calls tactfully; knowing which project to delegate to which person;
gaining an hour each day for high priorities; how to ruthlessly protect
and exploit the most productive part of the day.
The list of resources on this page is not intended to be complete or
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subject area covered and are an excellent starting point for further research.
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