Time Management for New Employees by Rao, Prakash V. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Time Management for New Employees

Time Management for New Employees Credits About the Author About the Reviewers Preface

Behavior and change A brief history of time management Indirection and control How to use this book

What this book covers Who this book is for Conventions Reader feedback Customer support Errata Piracy Questions

1. What is Time Management?

The limited view and the big picture

Signs and results of poor time management Benefits of time management A definition of time management

Activity management

Event control Dividing the pies Exercise Discussion and illustration

Summary

2. Setting Goals

Values

Value system Benefit Exercise

Goals

Benefit SMART goals Benefits of having SMART goals Exercise

Action plans

Short-term objectives Daily activities Exercise

Summary

3. Task Management

Activity lists

The to-do list Exercises

Prioritization

The A-1 method Importance and urgency Exercises

Filtering tasks

The 4 Ds The Pareto Principle Exercises

Task dependencies

Exercise

Summary

4. Schedule Management

Definitions

Exercise

Handling appointments

Maintaining appointments Preparing for an appointment The appointment Follow-up Exercise

Meetings

Agenda Agenda item resolution Meeting minutes Exercises

Summary

5. Managing Daily Tasks

Managing expectations

Unrealistic expectations Dealing with expectations efficiently Exercise

Estimation

Creating a realistic daily tasks list Exercise

Summary

6. Deadline Management

Parkinson's Law Murphy's Law Student's Syndrome Strategies

Strategy 1 – Frontend load Strategy 2 – Artificial deadlines Strategy 3 – Failure management

Summary

7. Overcoming Obstacles to Productivity

Obstacles

Internal obstacles Professional obstacles Emotion Thought issues Action issues

Preparation Crisis management Interruption management Self-discipline

Taking responsibility

Deliberate distractions Exercises Summary

8. Measuring Your Time Management Skills

Why measure? What should be measured? Collecting metrics Using the metrics

How to be more productive How to be more effective How to be more efficient How to be more punctual How to be more dependable How to improve quality

Summary

9. Tools

Tasks

The process for managing tasks

Appointments and meetings

Paper products

Day-Timer Franklin Covey planner

Technology

Outlook calendar Google calendar

The process for managing appointments

Deadlines

The process for managing deadlines

Summary

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