Getting Organized at Work: 24 Lessons for Setting Goals, Establishing Priorities, and Managing Your Time

Kenneth Zeigler

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“Why are you doing what you're doing when you're doing it?”

If you can account for one-hundred percent of time spent in the workplace, you're more organized than most people; if not, you need to rethink your day. Getting Organized at Work provides 24 proven tips, tools, and strategies that will help you analyze your use of time, root out inefficiencies, and change bad habits. Address the practical, realistic challenges inside and you'll soon see measurable differences in your productivity. This constructive, high-speed guide offers all the information you'll need to:

• Organize and prioritize the elements of your day
• Develop and use a master list to keep your mind clear and the work flowing
• Set realistic goals by anticipating unplanned, time-wasting obstacles
• Plan, schedule, and conduct meetings so you don't waste your-and everyone else's-precious time
• Convert your telephone and email inboxes from time-wasters into time-savers

These simple tips will help you eliminate confusion and work more efficently. Before you know it, you’ll be getting more done in less time, and ending each day more satisfied than you thought possible.

Getting Organized at Work is the first step to creating a career-boosting time-management system, the benefits of which you’ll enjoy for years to come.

Getting Organized at Work teaches you how to:

• Take control of your day
• Plan your work
• Organize your day
• Set realistic goals
• End the procrastination
• Prioritize requests
• Give specific direction
• Manage your email
• Master incoming calls
• Plan meetings wisely
• Delegate for maximum efficiency
• Conquer your desk
• Limit interruptions
• Add closure to your day
• Find more time for yourself

Kenneth Zeigler is a recognized expert on time management, organization, and productivity improvement. He has authored many articles on the subject and is the pioneer of the concept that the problem is not the system people use but rather their organization skill set.

	Organize for success!
	Take control of your day
	Train others
	Get projects done
	Think realistically
	Plan your work
	Don't procrastinate
	Organize your work
	Add closure daily
	Use the "veggie principle" daily
	Plan for power
	Prioritize requests
	Give specific directions
	Find more time for you
	Control your desk
	Manage your desk
	Limit interruptions
	Manage your e-mail
	Master outgoing e-mail
	Manage incoming calls
	Master outgoing calls
	Delegate
	Plan meetings smartly
	Run smart meetings
	Close and execute
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