Provides hundreds of frequently-asked management questions with answers from business people in a variety of fields

Nickerson's Four-Star Management Workshop

Business & Money

Nickerson, Pat

Management & Leadership

Prentice Hall Direct

One of the all-time bestselling books on time management, The Time Trap has shown countless readers how to squeeze the optimal efficiency--and satisfaction--out of their work day. This much-needed guide provides the quick solutions you need be more effective with your time and avoid and escape the so-called “time savers” that don’t really work. Backed by decades of research with businesspeople around the world, authors Pat Nickerson and Alec Mackenzie explain how to: set realistic goals and make commitments they can keep; juggle multiple demands; estimate time needed on new tasks; pinpoint and combat the most tenacious time wasters; protect priorities; and upgrade personal productivity for professional success. Plus, the fourth edition has been extensively revised to include technology-based solutions to the challenges and opportunities we all face in the virtual world. Filled with smart tactics, revealing interviews, and handy time management tools, The Time Trap is your go-to resource for leveraging twenty-first century opportunities and overcoming challenges to maximizing your work time.

The Time Trap: The Classic Book on Time Management

MacKenzie, Alec

Personal Finance

AMACOM

MANAGING MULTIPLE BOSSES How to Juggle Priorities, Personalities &amp; Projects -- and Make It Look Easy In today's downsized offices, employees may answer to as many as four bosses, each with conflicting priorities and impossible deadlines. Short of cloning themselves or working 18 hours a day, what are overworked staffers to do? The smartest move is to consult this unique book. It's packed with strategies to help anyone handle the pressures of the multi-boss dilemma. Each chapter explores specific responses to multiple demands, such as acting assertively, delegating, managing difficult personalities, and saying no without actually using the word. With this hands-on help, readers can begin to: ** put more usable time into their day ** juggle tasks and tempers without dropping the ball ** maintain quality and service despite tight deadlines. This immensely practical guide also delivers relief in the form of real-life Q&amp;As, which analyze actual dilemmas raised by real people at the author's popular seminars. PAT NICKERSON (San Diego, CA) is an author, speaker, and corporate trainer for Exxon, NASA, and many others. She also teaches seminars for the American Management Association. Ms. Nickerson's "Managing Multiple Priorities" program recently won praise from Dun &amp; Bradstreet as "the #1 career course in America."

Managing Multiple Bosses: How to Juggle Priorities, Personalities & Projects, and Make It Look Easy

Job Hunting & Careers

Amacom Books

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