The Hitchhiker's Guide to Effective Time Management, 2nd Edition

The biggest challenge facing you in today's ever-changing working environment is the effective use of your time. Whether it's reorganizing, reengineering, or rightsizing, the end result is usually the same -- you must do more with less. Time management is no longer simply a way to gain competitive advantage -- it's now an essential survival tool for the 21st century! So cut through the clutter, increase your personal productivity, accomplish your top priorities, and reduce your stress with the updated and expanded second edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to Effective Time Management. Light on theory and heavy on "nuts and bolts," this handy guide will help you get results by teaching you how to work smarter, not harder; increase your personal productivity; manage time wasters like telephone calls, interruptions, meetings, and surfing the Internet; hold effective meetings; use a datebook organizer (paper or electronic) effectively; se technology to improve your productivity; avoid perfectionism, yet strive for excellence; delegate effectively; control procrastination; and create a personal plan to free up two hours a day.