Work simply : embracing the power of your personal productivity style
Record details
- ISBN: 9781591847304 (hardback)
- ISBN: 1591847303 (hardback)
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Physical Description:
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xi, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Publisher: New York : Portfolio Hardcover, 2015.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: A road map to the book -- Prologue: The day after Christmas -- Work smarter, not harder -- Get ready to work smarter -- What's your productivity style? -- Manage your attention -- Set your priorities -- Invest your time wisely -- Free your brain with a master TASK list -- Get more done: complete tasks and projects with ease -- Tame your inbox -- Shape your space for mental and physical freedom -- Stop pushing papers -- Harness the productive power of your teammates: delegate -- Work well with others -- Lead a meeting revolution -- Put it all together -- Epilogue: Unlimited achievement. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Time management Ability |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | HD 69 .T54 T384 2015 | 30775305482680 | General Collection | Available | - |
Library Journal Review
Work Simply : Embracing the Power of Your Personal Productivity Style
Library Journal
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Tate, an expert on workplace productivity and consultant to many Fortune 500 companies, holds that people have their own distinct methods of controlling time and work. She explains four major styles-prioritizer, planner, arranger, and visualizer-and presents strategies for maximizing temperament to get work done and reach goals. Chapters describe how readers can use their individual productivity style to set priorities, explore opportunities, examine expectations, and, in general, work smarter. VERDICT While Tate's basic information on office efficiency isn't new, her tailoring techniques to personality is useful. (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publishers Weekly Review
Work Simply : Embracing the Power of Your Personal Productivity Style
Publishers Weekly
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Work smarter, not harder, is a common piece of advice, and productivity expert Tate has her own take on how to do that. She looks at guilt, which can hold people up, and the "locus of control," or to what degree a person feels in control of his or her own life. Overcoming obstacles, according to Tate, clears the path to life changes, particularly the transformation of a reactive person into an active one. The bulk of the book is devoted to different personal productivity styles, highlighting tried-and-tested ways for making each approach work. Tate offers a 28-item quiz she calls the Productivity Style Assessment, a self-awareness tool designed to help readers determine whether they are prioritizers, visualizers, planners, or arrangers. She defines the characteristics of each, like strengths, pet peeves, and communication and decision-making styles. She also explores key strategies for achieving productivity, such as time management, strategically focusing your attention, and setting priorities. Much of her advice can be found elsewhere, but those seeking advice on this topic for the first time will find Tate to be a good guide. (Jan.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.