The High-Tech Personal Efficiency Program Organizing Your Electronic Resources to Maximize Your Time and Efficiency

by Gleeson, Kerry

• ISBN13: 9780471172062
• ISBN10: 0471172065
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-10-24
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

"Maybe you think you know about time management. Unless you've read Kerry Gleeson's High-Tech PEP, you don't. This book contains a key. It unexpectedly opens up a whole world--where suddenly you can think clearly and accomplish things you never thought possible." --Duncan Maxwell Anderson Senior Editor, Success magazine "With simple, straightforward tips, [Gleeson] explains how to exploit technology as a personal information management tool.. This book offers concrete suggestions for getting our information lives in order. As Gleeson says, 'Do it now!'" --Dr. Franklin Becker, Professor and Director International Workplace Studies Program, Cornell University and Partner, @Work Consulting Group LLC "As a result of PEP, I was able to reduce my workweek hours from 70 to 40, and still achieve the same results.. I have been very pleased." --Dr. Richard Bax, Head of Clinical Research SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals "Productivity through the effective use of technology and work process improvement is the key to success in the corporate world globally. PEP is the enabler." --Ed Carr, Senior Vice President of Administration Steelcase, Inc. Make Electronic Gadgets Dance to your Tune--Do More Work in Less Time. Adapted from Kerry Gleeson's internationally acclaimed Personal Efficiency Program (PEP), The High-Tech Personal Efficiency Program shows you how to apply the low-tech principles of PEP to your high-tech environment--e-mail, groupware, the World Wide Web, cell phones, beepers, and more. The easy-to-learn system Gleeson describes has already enabled hundreds of thousands of businesspeople worldwide to reduce job stress, increase productivity, and find more time to smell the roses. Why not you?

Author Biography

KERRY GLEESON is the founder of the Institute for Business Technology and the author of the international bestseller The Personal Efficiency Program: How to Get Organized to Do More Work in Less Time.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(5)
Technology--the Bad Along with the Good!	3	(1)
Focus on the Fundamentals of Work	4	(2)
1 Principles of Work	6	(26)
Origin of the Personal Efficiency Program (PEP)	8	(3)
Work Principle One--Do It Now!	11	(4)
Work Principle Two--Organize Your Materials. Perform the Job in an Orderly Fashion. Clean Up Afterward.--4S	15	(1)
Work Principle Three--Continuously Improve Your Personal Work Process as Part of Your Everyday Work	15	(2)
Work Principle Four--Have a Place to Put Things	17	(2)
Work Principle Five--Put Things Back Where They Belong	19	(1)
Work Principle Six--Note Things Down	20	(3)
Work Principle Seven--Work Tends to Fill Up the Time Made Available for It	23	(1)
Work Principle Eight--If You Have No Place to Go, Any Road Will Get You There.--Native American Saying	24	(1)
Work Principle Nine--People Act When They Have a Clear Picture of What to Do	25	(1)
Work Principle Ten--Plan It First, Finish It Fast!	25	(3)
Work Principle Eleven--Know What You Truly Value	28	(1)
Work Principle Twelve--Other Than a Proactive (Do It Now) Habit, Follow-Through is the Single Most Important Ingredient to Success in Business and Life	28	(1)
Work Principle Thirteen--Don't Do It, Delegate It!	29	(1)
Summary	30	(1)
Follow-Up Action Points	30	(2)
2 Organizing Your Work Space	32	(22)
Begin with Low-Tech	34	(1)
Clean Out the Clutter	35	(3)
Set Up Systems and Control Points	38	(13)
Summary	51	(1)
Follow-Up Action Points	51	(3)
3 Organizing the Computer	54	(42)
The Process	57	(1)
Case in Point	57	(2)
Computers 101	59	(3)
Creating a File System for Document Files in the Computer	62	(19)
Transferring Those Documents You Wish to Retain into Their Appropriate Folders	81	(3)
Creating a File System for E-mail and Fax Messages	84	(3)
Organizing the Computer Desktop to Access Applications and Files Easily	87	(4)
Protecting Your Electronic Information	91	(2)
Managing It All	93	(1)
Summary	94	(1)
Follow-Up Action Points	94	(2)
4 Organizing Yourself with a Computer: Time and Money	96	(26)
Organizing Your Plans and Tasks	98	(2)
Challenges at Work	100	(2)
How to Handle Time--The Personal Information Manager (PIM)	102	(10)
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)	112	(1)
Controlling Your Finances	112	(6)
On-Line Banking	118	(2)
Summary	120	(1)
Follow-Up Action Points	121	(1)
5 Road Warrior Wisdom	122	(30)
Using a Computer on the Road	125	(3)
What to Consider When Traveling	128	(7)
Transferring Information between Computers	135	(1)
Alternatives for Staying Connected	136	(6)
Pagers	142	(1)
Cellular and Digital Phones	142	(1)
Smart Phones	143	(1)
Wireless Services	144	(3)
Feeling Connected	147	(1)
How to Keep Up in the Office When You're Not There	148	(1)
Road Wisdom	149	(1)
Summary	150	(1)
Follow-Up Action Points	151	(1)
6 The Internet and World Wide Web	152	(34)
Definitions	156	(1)
Getting Set Up on the Internet	156	(2)
Organizing and Utilizing Browser Software	158	(1)
Browser and E-mail	158	(6)
Coping with E-mail Overload	164	(7)
Efficient Searching on the World Wide Web and the Internet	171	(11)
Let Others Search for You	182	(1)
Saving and Organizing Web Documents	183	(1)
Summary	184	(1)
Follow-Up Action Points	185	(1)
7 Groupware	186	(17)
More Powerful Than E-mail	191	(2)
Work Anytime, Anywhere	193	(3)
Is Groupware for You?	196	(1)
Implementing Groupware	197	(2)
Groupware Is No Panacea	199	(2)
Summary	201	(1)
Follow-Up Action Points	201	(2)
Epilogue	203	(2)
Glossary	205	(20)
References	225	(4)
Index	229	(8)
About the Institute for Business Technology	237