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Overview
Organizing for Success, Second Edition provides simple, remarkably effective time management technique to help reders get two extra productive hours out of every day. The book uses “The Master List” concept to show readers how to budget their time and energy by the day, week, and month.
Readers will learn how to quickly prioritize their goals, complete tasks on time and under budget, and even helps readers plan for the interruptions, urgent emails, and unexpected meetings that will inevitably attack their day. This new edition places heavier emphasis on technology, including advice on how to write, manage and file email more effectively; how to use Lotus Notes and Microsoft Office to streamline the day; and how to use devices like Blackberries and social media as assets and time-savers, rather than as distractions and time sinks.
Key Selling Features
- Zeigler has been recognized as a leader in the time-management field since 1996; his books have sold over 15,000 copies to date.
- He speaks at least three times per week to as many as 1,000 people
- Companion website will include customizable, downloadable “Master Lists” that readers can print out or export into their pdas, iphones, and work computers
- Zeigler's website gets about 1,000 hits a day; he spends approximately $50,000 per year on Google AdWords and clickthrough advertising
- In the last year alone, he has appeared on the Neil Cavuto Show, in the Chicago Tribune, and on MoneyMatters
Market / Audience
Business professionals and managers, readers of Getting Things Done
About the Author
Kenneth Zeigler (Charlotte, NC) has been recognized as an expert on the subject since developing a time management system for Hertz in 1997. He has been on the cover of Investor's Business Daily and has published numerous articles for such newspapers as The Washington Post, the NY Post, and the Charlotte Observer. Over the years he has advised such clients as Hertz, Toys "R" Us, The Federal Reserve, The Comptroller of the Currency, Hormel, and Fidelity Investments.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780071739566 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | McGraw Hill LLC |
| Publication date: | 03/15/2010 |
| Edition description: | List |
| Pages: | 240 |
| Sales rank: | 1,086,889 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d) |
About the Author
Kenneth Zeigler has been recognized as a time management expert since developing a time management system for Herz in 1997. The author of three books, he has been on the cover of Investor's Business Daily and has published numerous articles on time management, productivity, and work / life balance for such newspapers as The Washington Post, NY Post, and Charlotte Observer. Over the years he has advised such clients as Hertz, Toys "R" Us, The Federal Reserve, The Comptroller of the Currency, Hormel, and Fidelity Investments.
Table of Contents
Introduction: The 4th Dimension of Time Management 1
The History of This Book 4
The Best Way to Start 6
Why Typical Approaches Don't Work 7
How to Use This Book 9
Lights, Camera, Action! 9
Chapter 1 Lost, But Making Excellent Time 11
The Reasoning for Keeping Track of Your Time 11
Let'S Get Started by Downloading the Timekeeping Journal 12
How to Keep the Journal for Best Results 13
Chapter 2 Taking Control of Your Day 15
What You'll Learn in This Chapter 15
You Have Choices 16
Understanding the Ringmaster "Mindset" 18
The Ringmaster's Strategies 19
Chapter 3 Using a Master List to Create a Plan That Works 29
Using a Master List to Create a Plan That Works 29
How to Create and Use a Master List 30
Quick Tips 35
Chapter 4 Organizing and Planning a More Effective Day and Week 37
Using the End of Your Day to Increase Your Productivity 37
The First Key to Productivity Is How You End Each Day-The End of Each Day Is The Springboard for Getting Off to a Fast Start the Next Day 38
The Second Key to Productivity Is How You Start Each Day-Using The Veggie Principle to Focus on What Matters Most 41
The Third Key to Productivity Is How Much You Get Done by Noon 43
Making an Effective Daily List 43
How to Put Together a Powerful Morning 45
How to Put Together a More Productive and Powerful Week 50
Quick Tips 55
Chapter 5 Prioritizing and Giving Others Your Priorities 59
Why We Have Trouble Prioritizing Accurately 59
How Human Nature Affects the Way We Prioritize 60
Determining and Handling Priorities 61
Establishing Priorities 62
The Five-Part Model to Influence Others 65
How to Negotiate Requests 67
Successful People Do One Thing at a Time 68
See If You Can Fit It into Your Schedule 69
Write Down the Task and Circle the Deadline 70
Show Your Leader and Team Members Your Plan 70
Quick Tips 71
Chapter 6 Controlling E-mail and Using Your E-mail System More Effectively 73
How to Control Your E-Mail 74
Don't Use Your In-Box as Your To-Do List 78
Use Your E-Mail System to Manage Your E-Mail 80
Quick Tips 87
Chapter 7 Organizing Your Writing and Speech to Get Faster Results 89
What You'll Learn in This Chapter 89
Use Your Subject Line to Get Your Reader to Open Your E-Mail 89
What Is the Purpose of Your Letter or E-Mail? 91
Have One Key Point or Issue per Message 91
Consider Your Reader or Audience Before You Write 92
Understand Your Overwhelmed Reader 92
Your Message Should Have These Three Characteristics 93
Understanding What's at Stake 93
Make Your Writing Reader Friendly 94
Use the PADD Model to Organize Your Writing 94
If You Must Forward a Message Give Instructions 95
When You Hit The Reply Key, Modify the Subject Line 95
E-Mail Etiquette 96
Quick Tips 97
Chapter 8 Organizing and Streamlining Your Projects 99
What You'll Learn in This Chapter 99
What Is The Objective of Your Project? 100
Leave Room in Your Plan for Things to Go Wrong 100
Focus on Your Project and Work on It When You're at Your Best 102
To Accurately Set Up Your Project, It's Important That You... 104
Nine Easy Steps to Effective Project Management 105
Quick Tips 113
Chapter 9 Effective Delegation That Works 115
What You'll Learn in This Chapter 115
Why Don't We Delegate More? (The Obstacles) 117
Benefits of Successful Delegation 117
Use Your Master List to Track Tasks You've Delegated 119
The 10 Steps to Delegating Successfully 120
Quick Tips 127
Chapter 10 Planning and Executing an Effective Meeting 129
Characteristics of Unproductive Meetings 130
There Are Three Types of Meetings 130
Planning an Effective Meeting 131
Organize Your Agenda and Meeting This Way 134
Let the Meeting Begin 137
At the End of the Meeting 143
Other Meeting Ideas and Strategies 145
Quick Tips 149
Chapter 11 Managing the Phone and Interruptions 151
Why Interruptions Can Be so Damaging 151
Criteria for a Worthwhile Interruption 152
Try to Control the Noise Around You 153
Turn Your Monitor or Laptop 154
Chairs in Your Office 155
Have a Selective Open-Door Policy 155
Reduce "Drive-by Shootings" 156
Put a Sign Outside Your Cubicle 156
Work Somewhere Else 157
Tell People 157
If Your Computer Schedules Your Time... 158
Learn How to Tactfully Interrupt 158
Stand Up 159
Arrange a Later Time 159
Don't Prolong the Interruption 159
Agree to a Group Power Hour 159
Delegate the Interruption 161
Managing the Phone and Voice Mail 161
Incoming Calls 166
How to Use Voice Mail Effectively 168
Quick Tips 172
Chapter 12 Developing a Simple, Effective Filing System 175
An Example 176
Take Everything off Your Desk 176
Have a Clock Visible 178
Organize Your Tools 179
Remove the Future and Past from Your Desk File 180
How to Set Up Your Working Files 181
Quick Tips 189
Chapter 13 Finding Two More Hours a Day 191
The Law of Subtraction 192
When You Review Your Journal 193
Quick Tips 195
Chapter 14 Recognizing and Managing Procrastination 197
It's Important to Recognize... 197
Major Causes of Procrastination 198
How to Manage Procrastination 199
Quick Tips 203
Appendix: Time Management Action Plan 205
Index 207