ABOUT TIME!

出版者:McGraw-Hill Paperbacks

作者:Alec Mackenzie

页数:242

出版时间:1981

价格:USD 5.95

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780070446519

目录信息

Preface
1.THE CHALLENGE
A Time and Success Formula Female Socialization and Its Impact
REACTIVE RATHER THAN PROVOCATIVE
PLEASING OTHERS
LACKING SKILLS IN RATIONAL THINKING
SUPERWOMAN SYNDROME
CAREER UNCERTAINTY
Some Plus for Woman!
2. WHERE DOES YOUR TIME GO?
Time Management Is Self-Management Log Your Time
DAILY TIME LOG
QUESTION FOR ANALYZING YOUR TIME LOG
WHY AND WHEN TO LOG
BENEFITS OF A TIME LOG
HOW NOT TO LOG TIME
Getting into the Habit of Managing Your Time
3. FACING UP TO YOUR TIMEWASTERS
Top Timewasters for women
TIME WASTER DEFINED
SELECT YOUR OWN TIME WASTERS
Self-generated Timewasters
NOT SETTING DEADLINES
PROCRASTINATION
INDECISION
LEAVING TASKS UNFINISHED
INABILITY TO SAY NO
4. MANAGEMENT WORKS! AT THE OFFICE AND AT HOME
Management Principles and Their Applications Managing the Home——A Transferable Experience
5.PLANNING ——THE PLACE TO START
Fail to Set Objectives
WHY WE DON'T PLAN
DAY-TO-DAY CRISES TAKE OVER
WHERE DO I START?
CRITERIA OF EFFECTIVE GOALS
After Goals Come Priorities
CRITERIA FOR SETTING PRIORITIES
What to Plan First——Short Range, or Long?
Developing a Time Line
Realistic Goals for Office and Home
Set Your Own Goals
6.MANAGING CRISIS SITUATIONS
"Crisis" Defined
The Causes of Crises
Solutions
Preventing Crises at Home
7.ORGANIZING YOUR OFFICE
The Functional Office: What Does It Look Like?
The Cluttered Desk: All That Paper, What Will I Do?
BECOME A WASTEBASKET EXPERT!
HANDLE MAIL EXPEDITIOUSLY
Your Filing Systerm——A Plus or a Pain?
To Dictate...or Not?
Memo-mania
Improve Your Reading Habits
Newer Alternatives at the Office
FLEXTIME: PROVING BENEFICIAL TO BOTH EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYERS
A SECOND LOOK AT OPEN OFFICE LANDSCAPING
8.DELEGATION...THE NAME OF THE GAME
Benefits of Delegation
Reasons for Ineffective Delegation
Step to Successful Delegation
9.AVOIDING INTERRUPTIONS
Interruptions Kill Time
Causes of Interruptions
Importance of Principles
PRINCIPLE OF TYRANNY OF THE URGENT
PRINCIPLE OF INDECISION
PRINCIPLE OF PROCRASTINATION
Eight Steps to Fewer Interruptions
Too Little Time——or Too Many Interruptions?
10. MAKING MEETINGS COUNT!
Potential Timewasters in Meetings
PURPOSE
PLAN/AGENDA
PEOPLE
PLACE AND SPACE
TIME DIMENSIONS
LEADERSHIP——IMPROVING THE CLIMATE
LEADERSHIP——CONDUCTING THE MEETING
FOLLOW-UP
COSTS
SPECIAL ISSUES FOR WOMEN
11.ASSERTION... A TIMESAVER
Why Assertion?
What Do I Do to Be More Assertive?
USE "I" STATEMENTS
SHORT RESPONSES HELP!
SLOW DOWN
DEEPEN YOUR VOICE
MONITOR YOUR TONE OF VOICE
IMPORTANT! NONVERBAL MESSAGES
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
Assertion Attacks Timewasters!
12. THE MANAGER/SECRETARY TEAM
The Manager's Role
The Professional Secretary Complements
Her/His Manager
The Secretary as Liaison and Ally to the Manager's Team
Working With Multiple Bosses
Records Management
13. THE POSITIVE POWER OF A DEADLINE
The Deadline Is Tonight
Unter the Shadow...
Nick-of-time Experts
Varying Views on Deadlines
Benefits of Deadlines... A Look at the Positive Side
Tips on Setting and Sticking to Deadlines
14. MANAGING YOUR HOME
Timewasters at Home
Taking Time to Organize
The Kitchen Is a Key to Effective Home Management!
The Challenge of Housecleaning
You Can Fix It Yourself!
Managing Your Personal Needs at Home
The Big Question! How to Get the Rest of Your Family to Help at Home
15."IN-BETWEEN" TIMES
You and Your Briefcase
A "Carryall"
Doing Two Things at Once
Time for Doing Nothing
Saving Time While Traveling
ALTERNATIVES TO MAKE THAT TRIP
TRAVEL TIMEWASTERS
"TAKE WITH" LIST AND BRIEFCASE PREPARATION
PACKING TIPS
16. LETTING GO OF STRESS
What is Stress?
I Choose My Stress!
Stress and Time Management: Are They Related?
ORGANIZE YOURSELF
KEEP A DAILY JOURNAL
SET ASIDE TIME FOR RELAXATION
BE "IN TRAINING" FOR YOUR LIFESTYLE
MATCH YOUR TASKS TO YOUR ENERGY LEVEL
ACCEPT CHANCE
CREATE AN ATTRACTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR YOURSELF
AVOID "SKIMMING"
"WHAT AM I WANTING THAT I'M NOT GETTING?"
RELISH YOUR SENSE!
SET UP A NEW REWARD SYSTEM
17.TIME FOR PLEASURE
Importance of "Fun" Time
Finding Time... Your Responsibility
Lunchtime Leisure
Wonderful Weekends
Fun at the Office?
Words of Wisdom
18. MAKE IT STICK!
Time Management Process
Long-Range Follow-up and Reinforcement
REINFORCEMENT PROGRAMS AND MATERIALS
APPENDIX
INDEX
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