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The secret to peak productivity : a simple guide to reaching your personal best / Tamara Myles
- Author
- Myles, Tamara Schwambach Kano
- Published
- New York : AMACOM, American Management Association, [2014]
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource
Access Online
- Language Note
- English.
- Contents
- Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Steps To Productivity -- Maslow's Pyramid -- The Peak Productivity Pyramid -- The Challenge of Change -- Climbing the Peak Productivity Pyramid Levels -- Productivity Pointers -- 2. Where To Start -- Peak Productivity Pyramid Assessment -- Scoring Your Assessment -- Level 1: Physical Organization -- Level 2: Electronic Organization -- Level 3: Time Management -- Level 4: Activity-Goal Alignment -- Level 5: Possibility -- Productivity Pointers -- 3. Level 1: Physical Organization -- Why Clearing the Clutter Matters., Getting Rid of Clutter -- To Toss -- To Do -- To Keep -- April's Story -- Using the Three To's of Sorting -- Filing Options -- Adam's Story -- More on Filing -- John's Story -- Advanced Techniques -- Grace's Story -- Margaret's Story -- Productivity Pointers -- 4. Level 2: Electronic Organization -- Seven Warning Signs -- Electronic Files -- A, B, C's of E-Mail Processing -- Access -- Batch -- Check -- Delete -- Execute -- File -- Backing Up Your Files -- The Future of Electronic Management -- Productivity Pointers -- 5. Level 3: Time Management -- Three P's of Time Management., Defining Time Management -- Importance -- Choice Management -- Productivity Pointers -- 6. Plan -- Write Down Everything -- Four Decision Categories -- Beth's Story -- Using Calendars -- One Life, One System -- Paper Planner -- Tracking Tasks Your Way -- Productivity Pointers -- 7. Prioritize -- Prioritizing with Urgent and Important -- Box 1: Important and Urgent -- Box 2: Important and Not Urgent -- Box 3: Not Important and Urgent -- Box 4: Not Important and Not Urgent -- Productivity Pointers -- 8. Perform -- Perfectionism -- Overcoming Procrastination -- Time Wasters -- Multitasking., Interruptions -- Stealing Time -- Productivity Pointers -- 9. Level 4: Activity-Goal Alignment -- Life-Changing Skills -- Why Goals Are Important -- Reacting Rather Than Planning -- Developing Your Vision -- SMART Goals -- Six Steps to Goal Setting -- Step 1: Commit -- Step 2: Understand -- Step 3: Create Goals -- Step 4: Break Down into Tasks -- Step 5: Schedule -- Step 6: Assess and Reassess -- Productivity Pointers -- 10. Paving The Way To Possibility -- Discipline -- Resources -- Attitude -- Resources -- Health -- Resources -- Holistic Time Management -- Resources -- Productivity Pointers., and 11. Level 5: Possibility -- Maslow and Self-Actualization -- Early Influences -- Alternate Reality -- The Five E's of Possibility -- Enjoy -- Engage -- Enable -- Evolve -- Explore -- Possibility Goals in Mind -- Productivity Pointers -- 12. Power Office -- Organize Your Work Areas -- Uncluttered Surfaces -- Designated Areas -- Backup Systems and Storage -- Work Area Efficiency -- Folder Systems and Files -- Streamline Processes and Systems -- Plan and Align Goals and Activities -- Plan Tasks -- Schedule Activities -- Manage E-Mail -- Operate from the Power Position.
- Summary
- In this constantly-connected, do-more-with-less world, being able to increase your productivity is a real advantage. Certified Professional Organizer (CPO®) and productivity expert Tamara Myles has developed a simple model-the Productivity Pyramid-which provides an actionable framework for anyone to achieve better results. Based on a sequence of steps leading to peak performance, the author's easily adapt able system consists of five levels: Physical Organization: from decluttering to filing-fool-proof strategies for handling incoming papers and ensuring information remains accessible Electronic Organization: from dealing with email to electronic file management options such as cloud computing Time Management: mastering the three P's-Plan, Prioritize, and Perform Activity-Goal Alignment: breaking objectives into specific, relevant, and measurable daily tasks Possibility: identifying new life and business goals that will help you reach your greatest potential Since no single solution will work for everyone, The Secret to Peak Productivity helps you tailor your own personal plan. First, a quick assessment determines your strengths and weaknesses and pinpoints where to focus for immediate results. Then, as you reach each productivity level, you will find a range of potential strategies-allowing you to choose the ones that are right for you for truly remarkable results.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9780814433867 (ebook)
0814433863
1306284376 (electronic bk.)
9781306284370 (electronic bk.)
0814433855 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780814433850 (pbk. ; alk. paper) - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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