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You CAN'T Manage Time!
But You Can
Manage Many Priorities
Susan de la Vergne
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Price: $15.95
Paperback | 144 pages
ISBN: 978-0-9792987-0-7 |
Summary
There's no such thing as "time management." You can't manage time. You can't make it last longer or spend it faster than it comes to you. You can't save it up for later when you need more. It simply proceeds as it always has, uninterrupted, and all you can do is live within it.
You Can't Manage Time is a guide for overwhelmed professionals doing their level best to get it all done. However, the way to do it isn't by managing time but instead by managing yourself - your creativity, your energy, your communication.
Early on, the reader is invited to complete a short assessment ("Ask Yourself") aimed at identifying strengths and shortcomings relative to getting things done. The "Ask Yourself Score Sheet" organizes the responses into categories, six in all. Five of the six categories are squarely within an individual's direct ability to control and manage (for example, procrastination, professionalism, communications). The last category - "Beyond Your Control" - acknowledges that certainly there are things that fall out of the sky and land in your lap. But if you think the entire problem of getting things done is way beyond your individual ability, you're wrong. Most of it is well within your power to improve significantly.
That's the point of the book. More than a mere how-to, it's a book of encouragement and practical advice: You can manage many priorities, and here's how.
There are several stories throughout the book (at least one in every chapter), drawn from the author's 25-year career in Information Technology in a variety of industries. The author also includes the practical application of Emotional Intelligence in the workplace, and there are a number of places where practical recommendations about handling the challenges of managing many priorities are linked to Daniel Goleman's Emotional Intelligence model.
About the Author
Susan de la Vergne is a writer, instructor and professional speaker as well as a leading authority on Project Culture and the practical application of Emotional Intelligence (EI) on projects. Her 25 years of management and project management experience in Information Technology earned her a reputation as a balanced, successful leader whose track record includes successfully leading complex, high dollar projects and implementing organization-wide change initiatives. Her articles on management and leadership, which have appeared in numerous publications, are aimed at infusing today's professionals with a renewed sense of purpose and confidence about themselves on the job. She's uniquely qualified to do this, having been a hands-on manager in a variety of "hot-seat" jobs in high profile companies for most of her career. She is currently working on a new book, "When All Else Fails: Using Emotional Intelligence on Critical Business Projects."
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