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The Organized Executive: A Program for Productivity-New Ways to Manage Time, Paper, People, and the Digital Office (Paperback)
by Stephanie Winston
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Organizing, Productivity, Leadership effectiveness, Business performance |
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An organizational classic revised and updated with a wealth of ideas for managing time, paper, and people more effectively |
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Author: Stephanie Winston
Publisher: Business Plus; 1 edition
Pub. in: February, 2001
ISBN: 0446676969
Pages: 384
Measurements: 7.9 x 5.2 x 1.1 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BA01342
Other information: ISBN-13: 978-0446676960
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The Organized Executive covers four topics dedicated to managing paperwork, tasks, time and staff. It specifically gives guidelines on planning one's day and setting priorities. It gives scheduling advice and a perspective on how to avoid time wasters. Staff problems from delegation to staff, expectations of staff, and management of staff is covered. The section on managing paperwork is covered first and provides a system for managing paperwork.
"The key to paper management is processing: that is, channeling each piece from your in-box to its appropriate destination." Learning a system that handles paperwork efficiently will result in greater accomplishments, more enjoyment from work, and result in spending fewer hours with paperwork.
Learn the TRAF technique to properly manage paperwork. The first rule in TRAF, before you can use this system, is to READ THE PAPERWORK. Use the following technique on every single piece of paperwork:
TOSS: "Man's best friend, aside from a dog, is the wastebasket," says BusinessWeek. Ask yourself, "What is the worst thing that can happen if I toss this out?”
REFER: Delegate paperwork to a staffer or others that are more qualified or trained to deal with the paperwork. Follow-up on paperwork that you delegate.
ACT: Use an action folder to ensure that items that need attention are together in one location. Later, this folder can be prioritized.
FILE: For items that can not be delegated or require action, but can not be discarded immediately, should be filed. Mark this filed paperwork with a discard date to know when the paperwork can be successfully tossed.
(From quoting Louise McCauley, USA)
Target readers:
Executives, managers, professionals, government and nonprofit leaders and workers, entrepreneurs and MBAs.
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From Publisher
For the last 15 years, executives and business professionals everywhere have made The Organized Executive synonymous with success. No other author has helped more people turn wastefulness into productivity than Stephanie winston. Now, in a special edition undated to reflect the changes in technologye-mail, the internet, palm pilots, and a host of other gadgetsshe reveals the best ways to: analyze organization needs; optimize performance; end paper build-up; increase productivity; combat procrastination; and so much more.
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Rolf Dobelli (MSL quote), USA
<2008-04-21 00:00>
Even if you are an accomplished executive, take a few moments to browse the pages of this organizational classic. In short, this book is everything a time-management system should be; it suggests scores of simple-to-implement strategies that can quickly improve your efficiency and effectiveness. This revised edition has been updated to incorporate electronic advances, even if some of the tools mentioned have already been rendered obsolete. We [...] recommend this book to anyone who has ever complained about having too much work or too little time.
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Anurag Gupta (MSL quote), USA
<2008-04-21 00:00>
I've started applying several tips that appear "common sense" in retrospect - planning your day the evening before, scheduling at most two intense-thinking tasks in my more productive hours, scheduling at most ten tasks per day, planning itenerary to combine several closely located tasks and minimizing backtrack. Generally raises your awareness of work habits - so, you realize opportunities for improvement. You will need to adapt some of the tips if you use PC quite a bit. |
Mgaston (MSL quote), USA
<2008-04-21 00:00>
recently purchased the 2001 edition, because my very old and tattered copy had to be retired from excessive use. I read the first edition of this book 1983, because a successful executive assistant recommended it to me when I landed my first secretarial job. The skills I acquired in those early days provided an important foundation...to which I attribute my following career successes.
Ms. Winston's update for the "digital age" is presented in the same no-nonsense style that held my attention over the years. Her suggestions on how to integrate technology into our organizational systems are timely and helpful.
I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for skills that will benefit their career...and last a lifetime.
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