For those struggling to stay afloat in a sea of paperwork, emails, meetings, and an ever-growing to-do list, Effective Time Management in Easy Steps provides the keys to working smarter by making time spent at the office truly effective. These invaluable guidelines and handy tips will make working longer and longer hours in a vain attempt to catch up a thing of the past. This practical guide gives workers an understanding of how much of their time is wasted and lays out a clear plan to set up long-term goals and achieve them. Readers will learn to prioritize the things that really matter; use their time most effectively; get organized; read, write, use the phone, and manage emails efficiently; how to say "No" and deal with interruptions; make meetings more effective; reduce stress and make the most out of life; and develop their own personal action plan.
About the Author
John Carroll is a former project management consultant with many years experience of managing successful projects for a wide range of clients including government, finance, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, software development and the emergency services. He has trained many other project managers and run successful project management courses for the past fifteen years. John is currently working for the University of Exeter (UK) as a Senior Project Manager, running a multi-million pound project to upgrade the University’s data communications network to provide a leading-edge, state of the art service to the students and staff.
