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Getting Work Done (HBR 20-Minute Manager Series)
Harvard Business Review
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Getting Work Done (HBR 20-Minute Manager Series)
Harvard Business Review
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Overwhelmed by the sheer volume of work you need to accomplish? Being pulled in different directions by competing priorities? Getting Work Done runs you through the basics of being more productive at work. You'll learn to:
- Align your schedule with your priorities
- Focus your attention and avoid distractions
- Create effective daily routines
- Set boundaries and learn to say no
Don't have much time? Get up to speed fast on the most essential business skills with HBR's 20-Minute Manager series. Whether you need a crash course or a brief refresher, each book in the series is a concise, practical primer that will help you brush up on a key management topic. Advice you can quickly read and apply, for ambitious professionals and aspiring executives--from the most trusted source in business. Also available as an ebook.
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accomplishment, sense of, 29, 35
accountability, personal, 56, 73
administrative tasks, 15
agendas, 78ā79
all-nighters, 54ā55
assessing progress, 87ā90
brainstorming, time for, 64
breaks, 59, 63ā64
busyness, productivity vs., 5ā6
calendars
āprioritizing and, 30ā31
āputting deadlines on, 28, 29
career goals, 12
categorization of tasks, 14ā15
ādelegation and, 25
āby urgency/ importance, 22ā25
change, committing to, 5, 7
clothes, planning, 48ā49
clutter, eliminating, 40, 41
collaboration, 67ā83
comfort, organizing workspace for, 41
commitment, personal, 5, 7, 83
communication
āclarity in, 81ā82
āwith teams, 68ā70, 80ā83
āurgent vs. important, 22ā25
āvirtual work and, 68, 80ā83
core responsibilities, 14
Covey, Stephen, 23ā24
creativity, 58, 64
crises, 14, 23
deadlines
āavoiding procrastination and, 54ā55, 57
āon calendars, 28, 29
āinterim, 26ā27
āpressure and, 27
ārealistic, 27ā28
āon to-do lists, 34
āusing to your advantage, 25ā28
decision making, routines and, 45ā49
delegating, 25, 32, 70ā74
dos and donāts of, 75
ālearning to delegate, 74
distractions, 40, 42ā43, 53, 58, 61ā62
efficiency, multitasking and, 62
eliminating tasks, 32, 71
e-mail
āadvantages and disadvantages of, 42ā43
āassessing progress on, 88
āavoiding unnecessary, 61
āfilters for, 61ā62
āas interruption, 58, 59ā62
āorganizing, 42ā45
āāReply all,ā 60ā61
āsetting norms for in teams, 81ā83
ātask managers, 44ā45
āturning off, 59ā60
āurgent vs. important, 22ā23
energy levels, 29ā30, 47
environment, organizing your, 39ā45...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Series Page
- Title Page
- HBR Press Quantity Sales Discounts
- Copyright Page
- Preview
- Contents
- Why Invest Time in Improving Your Productivity?
- Identify What Needs to Get Done
- Schedule Your Work
- Find Your Focus
- Keep Up the Good Habits
- Work Effectively with Others
- Assess Your Progress
- Learn More
- Sources
- Index