Managing Management Time

Today's successful careers are not planned out in advance. They develop when people are prepared for opportunities because they have asked themselves the right questions and have rigorously assessed their unique characteristics. This article challenges listeners to take responsibility for managing their futures, both in and out of the office.

The secret of getting more done and reaching your goals even quicker lies in effectively managing your time. In this beneficial and valuable quick read, Sarvesh Gulati throws light on simple yet efficient ways to manage your time and become a more productive person.

For the first time, there are five distinct generations sharing the workplace at many American companies - from Baby Boomer to Generation Z. That means an age difference of up to 60 years and a multitude of experiences and attitudes. More crucially, it means there are tremendous challenges - as well as significant opportunity - when trying to foster collaboration between these diverse groups. In this workshop, workplace culture expert (and proud Gen Xer) Jennifer Romolini examines this extraordinary phenomenon and how it has upended typical management strategies.

Escape the crushing weight of burnout and reclaim focus with realistic productivity strategies for overwhelmed minds. If you are constantly feeling behind on your to-do list during your daily commute or drowning in invisible workloads, it is time to stop chasing impossible standards. Discover a...

Brought to you by Penguin. Career ladders and jobs for life are a thing of the past Today, we're living in a world of squiggly careers, where moving frequently and fluidly between roles, industries, locations, and even careers, is becoming the new normal. Squiggly careers can feel stressful and...

A fresh, personal, and entertaining exploration of a topic that concerns all of us: how to be more productive at work and in every facet of our lives. Chris Bailey turned down lucrative job offers to pursue a lifelong dream—to spend a year performing a deep dive experiment into the pursuit of...

"All of us have Seven Slices in our lives: our Family Slice, our Professional Slice, our Personal Slice, our Physical Slice, our Intellectual Slice, our Emotional Slice, and our Spiritual Slice. These all need to be served in some fashion - and in serving them, they, in turn, serve us." This concept is at the heart of the method executive coach David McNeff has used to transform the lives and careers of his clients. It begins with two important facts: 1) Stress happens - you can't avoid it; and 2) Your existence is composed of far more than "work" and "life". 

Get more out of every day! From goal setting, project management, and to-do lists to daily scheduling, creating new habits, and curing chronic lateness, this book will change busy listeners' lives. Everyone from free-wheelers to perfectionists will love these solutions for both home and work.

In the book, you'll learn how the world’s best charitable organizations employ lean risk management to prioritize, mitigate, and eliminate the most significant risks facing nonprofits today.

Transform workplace chaos into focused productivity and conquer team overload with proven business management strategies. Whether you are commuting to a demanding corporate office or navigating the intense pressures of a growing startup, this empowering audio experience provides the structural...

Learn the 25 keys in managing the growth of a business, including identifying your company's competitive advantage, implementing a total quality strategy, hiring a professional management team and creating a visionary growth-oriented corporate culture. Part of The New York Times Pocket MBA Series.

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Being a captivating speaker, Bill Butterworth can take his time getting to the point in this compact primer on living a balanced life. He's utterly charming as he asks us to clarify our goals and work on the distractions and dysfunctions that throw us off course. His lengthy illustrations will...

In difficult times, both personally and professionally, Judy Piatkus single handedly built one of the world's most successful, independent book publishing companies in recent years. The Piatkus brand became known worldwide for its success in launching many new authors and dozens of new ideas into a crowded and competitive marketplace.