The Concise Adair on Time Management and Personal Development
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The Concise Adair on Time Management and Personal Development


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Table of Contents:
About this book What are your objectives? PART ONE TIME MANAGEMENT 1. Philosophy Towards a new philosophy of management The leader-manager-professional concept What is time? Can you manage time? Checklist - is your philosophy clear? Summary The 10 principles of time management 2. Develop a personal sense of time Keeping a time log Exercise How do you value other people's time? Summary 3. Identify long-term goals Ten key words for time planners First define your purpose Then define your strategic aims 4. Make middle-term plans Checklist - is it a 'SMARTER' objective? Improving time norms 5. Plan the day The daily list The daily plan Checklist - daily planning Learn to say no Six key points for planning your day 6. Make the best use of your best time Checklist - do you make best use of your best time? 7. Organise office work Time effectiveness in offices How to control interruptions Eight key points for dealing with interruptions Checklist - paperwork 8. Manage meetings in person / online The cost of meetings Begin on time and end on time! Points to ponder Checklist - how effective are you as a manager of meetings? 9 Delegate effectively Decide what to delegate Skills of delegation Exercise Are you a good delegator yet? 10. Make use of committed time Exercise Some examples of committed time Travel time 11. Manage your health Exercise How do you really manage your energy levels? Coping with stress Exercise Eliminate stress caused by poor time management A final word PART TWO PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT 1 Introduction Aims and objectives Overview 2 Philosophy A model of integrated management The concept of competence Self-assessment Checking your perceptions Continuous improvement and self-development Being proactive and helping yourself Checklist - key personal competences Competence check 3 Where you are now Exercise Logging your achievements Exercise Personal competence and skills activity analysis Summary 4. How you can learn and develop yourself The learning cycle Learning stages/learning styles The questionnaire A brief description of each style Developing your learning style Ways of learning Action for learning 5. Where you want to be Objective setting and action planning Long-term development goals Exercise Clarifying objectives Summary 6. Evaluate, check, review and update Progress checklist Evaluate and review your progress Giving feedback Summary 7. Your personal profile The sequence The career statement and your achievements Collect your material Style of writing Collecting evidence for a portfolio Summary

About the Author :
John Adair's books have sold hundreds of thousands of copies. He is internationally acknowledged as having had a significant influence on management and leadership development in both the business and military spheres. He has seen military service, lectured at Sandhurst, worked extensively as a consultant, held professorships in Leadership Studies and authored critically acclaimed management and leadership books which have sold in their hundreds of thousands. He has lectured at conferences all over the world.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781854189295
  • Publisher: Thorogood
  • Publisher Imprint: Thorogood
  • Edition: New edition
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 6 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1854189298
  • Publisher Date: 09 Apr 2021
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 148
  • Width: 140 mm


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