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Time to Think — Seize Control of Your Time and Your Life
Mark Barnes
Developments in mobile communications, the use of email and the trend towards virtual companies or working 'from the field', have all added to the feeling that the pace of business is increasing, whilst the boundaries of the working day are becoming increasingly blurred. Managing volume and delivering against ever shortening time scales forces people to focus on dealing with day-to-day tasks, often at the expense of longer term and proactive issues whilst being 'busy being busy', means that there is no time to question whether what is being done is helping to achieve objectives, or to be truly effective.
Time to Think puts an end to all that! It is an up-to-date exploration of Time Management, Personal Effectiveness and Personal Organisation, containing practical and incisive 'how-to' content.
Drawing on the author's leading edge experience of helping business and sports people to achieve their own definition of success, Time to Think questions prevailing attitude to time, examines limiting behaviours and explores the need to break old, and develop new, habits.
Beginning with a self-scoring skills analysis and focusing on sound principles and good practice, Time to Think provides an opportunity to review existing processes, tools and time utilisation. It addresses prioritisation, task management, energy levels and the need to overcome barriers to success, whilst demonstrating how to become results oriented, using three key steps of Goal setting, Planning and Proactivity.
Packed with ideas, tips and exercises, the realistic approach of Time to Think provides clarity amidst confusion — leaving the reader with a clear view of what practical actions to take, to bring about lasting change.
Time to Think — Seize Control of Your Time and Your Life
by Mark Barnes is published by Management Books 2000 Ltd and is available at all reputable high street and online book shops from April 2007 priced at £18.99.
(ISBN 978-1-85252-538-5).