Books on Time Management & Productivity
Time Management by
More than any other practice in your career, your ability to manage time will determine your success or failure. It's a simple equation. The better you use your time, the more you will accomplish, and the greater your rewards will be. This pocket-sized guide reveals 21 proven time management techniques you can use immediately to gain two or more productive hours every day. Featuring the strategies that business expert Brian Tracy has identified as the most effective and that he himself employs, this handy volume reveals how you can: - Handle endless interruptions, meetings, emails, and phone calls - Identify your key result areas - Allocate enough time for top priority responsibilities - Batch similar tasks to preserve focus and make the most of each minute - Overcome procrastination - Determine what to delegate and what to eliminate - Utilize Program Evaluation and Review Techniques to work back ward from the future... and ensure your most important goals are met - And more Filled with Brian Tracy's trademark wisdom, this book will help you get more done, in less time... and with much less stress. "
Call Number: Online ResourceISBN: 9780814433430Publication Date: 2014-01-20
The Secret to Peak Productivity by
In this constantly-connected, do-more-with-less world, being able to increase your productivity is a real advantage. Certified Professional Organizer (CPO®) and productivity expert Tamara Myles has developed a simple model--the Productivity Pyramid--which provides an actionable framework for anyone to achieve better results. Based on a sequence of steps leading to peak performance, the author's easily adapt able system consists of five levels: * Physical Organization: from decluttering to filing--fool-proof strategies for handling incoming papers and ensuring information remains accessible* Electronic Organization: from dealing with email to electronic file management options such as cloud computing* Time Management: mastering the three P's--Plan, Prioritize, and Perform* Activity-Goal Alignment: breaking objectives into specific, relevant, and measurable daily tasks* Possibility: identifying new life and business goals that will help you reach your greatest potential Since no single solution will work for everyone, The Secret to Peak Productivity helps you tailor your own personal plan. First, a quick assessment determines your strengths and weaknesses and pinpoints where to focus for immediate results. Then, as you reach each productivity level, you will find a range of potential strategies--allowing you to choose the ones that are right for you for truly remarkable results.
Call Number: Online ResourceISBN: 9780814433867Publication Date: 2014-02-05
Digital Quicksand by
Do you waste time checking your social media sites every day? Is Facebook time sinkhole for you? Social media can be a useful tool or an ‘attractive distraction.’ Learn how to make social media work to add to your daily productivity, rather than kill it. Bestselling author Laura Stack, The Productivity Pro, is ready with tips to help you create an effective social media strategy. She will help you:

• Understand your specific social media targets and goals;
• Determine the best forms of social media for your purpose;
• Make the best use of your social media time;
• Eliminate manual processes and automate postings; and
• Check in with your social media without wasting time.

Laura Stack will teach you to set proper boundaries, so you don't waste half your day on social media sites. You'll connect with your community in a professional, efficient manner that will enhance your internet presence and boost your productivity.
Call Number: Online ResourceISBN: 1627230114Publication Date: 2010-03-03
Eat That Frog! by
NEW EDITION, REVISED AND UPDATED The legendary Eat That Frog! (more than 1.5 million copies sold worldwide and translated into 42 languages) will change your life. There just isn't enough time for everything on our "To Do" list--and there never will be. Successful people don't try to do everything. They learn to focus on the most important tasks and make sure they get done. There's an old saying that if the first thing you do each morning is to eat a live frog, you'll have the satisfaction of knowing that it's probably the worst thing you'll do all day. Using "eat that frog" as a metaphor for tackling the most challenging task of your day--the one you are most likely to procrastinate on, but also probably the one that can have the greatest positive impact on your life--Eat That Frog! shows you how to zero in on these critical tasks and organize your day. You'll not only get more done faster, but get the right things done. Bestselling author Brian Tracy cuts to the core of what is vital to effective time management: decision, discipline, and determination. In this fully revised and updated second edition, he provides brand new information on how to keep technology from dominating your time. He details twenty-one practical and doable steps that will help you stop procrastinating and get more of the important tasks done--today!
Call Number: Online ResourceISBN: 1576755045Publication Date: 2007-01-01
