The time trap [electronic resource] / Alec Mackenzie, Pat Nickerson
- Author
- Mackenzie, R. Alec
- Published
- New York : American Management Association, c2009.
- Edition
- 4th ed.
- Physical Description
- xvii, 302 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Additional Creators
- Nickerson, Pat
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- Contents
- Time management for the 21st century. Why time still baffles the best of us ; Time traps we've been taught ; How to connect goals, objectives, and priorities ; How to set priorities and hold them ; How to tame the time log -- The new time traps and escapes. Management by crisis ; Inadequate planning ; Inability to say no ; Poor communication ; Poorly run meetings ; The world gone virtual ; E-mail mania ; The untamed telephone ; Information overload and the paper chase ; Confused responsibility and authority ; Poor delegation and training ; Procrastination and leaving tasks unfinished ; Socializing and drop-in visitors ; Attempting too much -- Parting advice. Life lessons in time management ; Where do we go from here? -- Quick solutions summaries for the new time traps.
- Subject(s)
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9780814413388
0814413382
9780814413395 ebook - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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