Time management for new employees : unlock the secrets of effective time management with strategies and tools designed to boost your productivity

192 Pages·2015·1.76 MB·English

by  Rao

Table of Contents
Time Management for New Employees
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
Preface
Behavior and change
A brief history of time management
Indirection and control
How to use this book
What this book covers
Who this book is for
Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support
Errata
Piracy
Questions
1. What is Time Management?
The limited view and the big picture
Signs and results of poor time management
Benefits of time management
A definition of time management
Activity management
Event control
Dividing the pies
Exercise
Discussion and illustration
Summary
2. Setting Goals
Values
Value system
Benefit
Exercise
Goals
Benefit
SMART goals
Benefits of having SMART goals
Exercise
Action plans
Short-term objectives
Daily activities
Exercise
Summary
3. Task Management
Activity lists
The to-do list
Exercises
Prioritization
The A-1 method
Importance and urgency
Exercises
Filtering tasks
The 4 Ds
The Pareto Principle
Exercises
Task dependencies
Exercise
Summary
4. Schedule Management
Definitions
Exercise
Handling appointments
Maintaining appointments
Preparing for an appointment
The appointment
Follow-up
Exercise
Meetings
Agenda
Agenda item resolution
Meeting minutes
Exercises
Summary
5. Managing Daily Tasks
Managing expectations
Unrealistic expectations
Dealing with expectations efficiently
Exercise
Estimation
Creating a realistic daily tasks list
Exercise
Summary
6. Deadline Management
Parkinson's Law
Murphy's Law
Student's Syndrome
Strategies
Strategy 1 – Frontend load
Strategy 2 – Artificial deadlines
Strategy 3 – Failure management
Summary
7. Overcoming Obstacles to Productivity
Obstacles
Internal obstacles
Professional obstacles
Emotion
Thought issues
Action issues
Preparation
Crisis management
Interruption management
Self-discipline
Taking responsibility
Deliberate distractions
Exercises
Summary
8. Measuring Your Time Management Skills
Why measure?
What should be measured?
Collecting metrics
Using the metrics
How to be more productive
How to be more effective
How to be more efficient
How to be more punctual
How to be more dependable
How to improve quality
Summary
9. Tools
Tasks
The process for managing tasks
Appointments and meetings
Paper products
Day-Timer
Franklin Covey planner
Technology
Outlook calendar
Google calendar
The process for managing appointments
Deadlines
The process for managing deadlines
Summary
Time Management for New
Employees
Time Management for New
Employees
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Credits
Author
Prakash V. Rao
Reviewers
Aung Ko Ko
Keshav Kumar
Acquisition Editor
Richard Gall
Content Development Editor
Sweny Sukumaran
Copy Editor
Sharvari H. Baet
Project Coordinators
Priyanka Goel
Rashi Khivansara
Proofreaders
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Maria Gould
Paul Hindle
Graphics
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Disha Haria
Abhinash Sahu
Skanda Rao
Production Coordinator
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Cover Work
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About the Author

Prakash V. Rao is trained in computer engineering and management
with master's degrees in both fields. With about 30 years of experience in
the corporate world, he has risen from the cubicle trenches through the
ranks of management up to director and vice-president for two multi-
billion-dollar corporations before starting his management consulting
practice. As a consultant, Prakash focuses on the areas of management
tactics and productivity, and towards this latter end, he has developed
several techniques to improve effectiveness, efficiency, and time
management. He is now a recognized expert in the area of time