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Whether you are finding your way as a manager or you want to enhance the skills you already have, the Instant Manager series is exactly what you need! Written by leading experts, these books are inexpensive, concise but above all authoritative guides to the subject at hand. The portable format allows you to carry the book wherever you go and to fit learning and development into your busy work life. Based on the 10 most FAQs, each chapter ends with a quick tip that can be taken on board immediately. A tear out card covering the most salient points allows you to carry the expertise with you wherever you go.Time Management includes coverage of the following, specifically tailored to give you an understanding of how time management can help you at work: what time management is and why it is important in management, how to plan your time, how to deal with all the paper, phone calls and electronic communication that forms such a large part of the working day, how to delegate and how to save time at meetings. Backed by the authority of the Chartered Management Institute, this is an essential addition to the manager's library.

Is this the right book for me?Improve your Time Management is the definitive guide to the basics of time management - the art of organizing your life so that you are in control. You don't need complicated equipment, dozens of staff or a six-month break to learn how to save time and achieve more. All you need is a willingness to try some of the ideas in this book and the energy to start now.The book starts by asking you what you want to do with your life and explains how to work out how you really spend your time. It helps you to find out what you do that wastes time and tells you how to eliminate it then shows you how to plan your life better so that you deal with important activities and tasks at the most appropriate times. It tackles time-wasting activities such as paperwork, phone calls and meetings. And just to make sure that you aren't the only person in your office working at optimum efficiency, it explains how to instill good time management practices in your staff.By the time you finish the book, you will not only be using your time more effectively but will have more of it. This book will help you turn time into your best friend rather than your worst enemy.Improve Your Time Management includes:Chapter 1: Choose your personal prioritiesChapter 2: How much time have you got?Chapter 3: Plan your timeChapter 4: Using transition timeChapter 5: Conquer procrastinationChapter 6: Learn to say 'no'Chapter 7: Reduce paperworkChapter 8: Subdue your phoneChapter 9: Master your meetingsChapter 10: The art of delegatingChapter 11: Deal with information overloadChapter 12: Time management trainingLearn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and added features:Not got much time?One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.Author insightsLots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.Test yourselfTests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.Extend your knowledgeExtra online articles to give you a richer understanding of time management.Try thisInnovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.