Time Management - Marc Mancini

Index
A
ABC system, for prioritizing
advantages of, 34
described, 30
D tasks and, 30–31
exercise exemplifying, 31–33
expanded, 31
how to implement, 32–33
Activities
clustering
defined, 63
described, 62–63
leak-proofing the process, 63
when alert, 66
when fully alert, 66
when sluggish, 66
Agenda, form for effective meeting,
86
Air travel
minimizing time taken, 125–126
as time leak, 124–125
Airline delays, anticipating, 96
Audience, knowing, 100
B
Batteries, having extras, 102
Body rhythms, reprogramming, 67
Burns, Robert (poet), 93
C
Capote, Truman, quoted, 53
Chronobiology
defined, 65
scheduling and, 66
Commitments, time required,
83–84
Communication skills
in delegating, 75
guidelines for clear writing,
99–101
knowing your audience, 100
misunderstanding phone messages,
105
Commuting
making productive, 127
as time leak, 126–127
Compulsive actions, anchored in
time, 15–16
Computers
enhancing performance, 142
maximizing productivity, using,
143–144
Cultural perspectives on time, 25–27
D
Deadlines
and delegating, 77–78
inability to meet, 5
Delegating
benefits for delegatee, 77
downward, 69–70
economics of, 70
flowchart of process, 76
lateral, examples of, 70–71
and outsourcing, 71
personal services, 47
12 steps for masterful, 75–80
types of tasks, 73
upward, 71–72
why it’s difficult, 73–74
DeMarco, Tom (Slack: Getting Past
Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth
of Total Efficiency), 156
Deming, W. Edwards, and Total
Quality Management, 49–50
158
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