The Hamster Revolution: How to Manage Your Email Before It Manages You [NOOK Book]

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Overview

Is email taking over your life? Meet Harold, an HR director so overwhelmed by email he feels like a hamster on a wheel. Just in time, Harold meets a coach who shifts his focus from time management to a simple yet surprising new way to manage email.

The coach helps Harold conquer email overload, write incredibly effective messages, and get organized forever. Suddenly, Harold can find every file in a flash! Harold saves 15 days a year, reclaims his life, and propels his career to new heights.

The Hamster Revolution is packed with surprising strategies and powerful tech tips. It includes a landmark case study that shows ...

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Overview

Is email taking over your life? Meet Harold, an HR director so overwhelmed by email he feels like a hamster on a wheel. Just in time, Harold meets a coach who shifts his focus from time management to a simple yet surprising new way to manage email.

The coach helps Harold conquer email overload, write incredibly effective messages, and get organized forever. Suddenly, Harold can find every file in a flash! Harold saves 15 days a year, reclaims his life, and propels his career to new heights.

The Hamster Revolution is packed with surprising strategies and powerful tech tips. It includes a landmark case study that shows how 2,000 Capital One associates each saved over two weeks a year. Now in its tenth printing, this best-seller is a must read for every busy professional.
 

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781576755754
  • Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.
  • Publication date: 1/22/2007
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Sales rank: 192,121
  • File size: 446 KB

Meet the Author

Mike Song is a gifted productivity speaker and best-selling author. His appearances on CNN, Good Morning America, and CNBC have helped millions of professionals reclaim their lives and get more done. He is the CEO of GetControl.net and is also the co-developer of the highly-regarded COTA system.

Vicki Halsey is the VP of Applied Learning at the Ken Blanchard Companies. She is regarded as one of the pioneers of leadership research in information management industries and has consulted with the likes of Nike, Oracle, GAP, KPMG, and Wells Fargo.

Tim Burress is President of GetControl.net and a highly skilled meeting effectiveness speaker and trainer. He is one of the nation's most creative and innovative instructional designers. Tim's clients include Capital One, McDonalds, Mercedes, and Novartis.
 

Table of Contents

Foreword
1 Confessions of an Info-Hamster 1
2 A New Way to Work 5
3 Email Adds Up! 11
4 Strategy 1: Reduce Email Volume 17
5 A Tale of Two Emails 35
6 Strategy 2: Improve Email Quality 41
7 Strategy 3: Info-Coaching Sustains Results 53
8 Help! It's Not So Easy! 65
9 Harold's Progress Check 69
10 Chaos in Info-Land 73
11 Strategy 4: File and Find It Fast With COTA 81
12 A Blue Sky Wrap Up 97
Epilogue 105
Appendix 1 Fast Answers for Busy Hamsters 107
Appendix 2 Case Study: Capital One's Email Efficiency Solution 113
Notes 119
Acknowledgements 120
Index 122
Services Available 126
About the Authors 128

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