The Time Trap

by MacKenzie, Alec

• ISBN13: 9780814479261
• ISBN10: 081447926X
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-09-17
• Publisher: AMERICAN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

Summary

From the hands-down authority on time management techniques comes a completely updated edition of the national bestseller, filled with new strategies on how to eliminate time-wasters and achieve goals.

Author Biography

ALEC MACKENZIE (Greenwich, NY) is an internationally known speaker and writer on time management and president of his own consulting firm. He is the author of the two previous editions of this book, both AMACOM best-sellers.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Third Edition	vii	(6)
Acknowledgments	xiii
Part One Time Management in the Year 2000 and Beyond	1	(60)
One Why Is Time Management Still a Problem?	3	(11)
Two New Perspectives: The Real Purpose of Time Management	14	(15)
Three Planning Puts You in Control	29	(17)
Four Making Changes: Start Where You Are	46	(15)
Part Two The Twenty Biggest Time Wasters and How to Cure Them	61	(148)
1. Management by Crisis	63	(8)
2. Telephone Interruptions	71	(10)
3. Inadequate Planning	81	(15)
4. Attempting Too Much	96	(7)
5. Drop-In Visitors	103	(11)
6. Ineffective Delegation	114	(7)
7. Personal Disorganization	121	(10)
8. Lack of Self-Discipline	131	(5)
9. Inability to Say No	136	(5)
10. Procrastination	141	(8)
11. Meetings	149	(8)
12. Paperwork	157	(9)
13. Leaving Tasks Unfinished	166	(4)
14. Inadequate Staff	170	(4)
15. Socializing	174	(5)
16. Confused Responsibility or Authority	179	(5)
17. Poor Communication	184	(6)
18. Inadequate Controls and Progress Reports	190	(7)
19. Incomplete Information	197	(4)
20. Travel	201	(8)
Part Three Using Time to Live and Work Better	209	(38)
Section A Successful Top Time Managers Reveal Their Biggest Challenges and Their Biggest Secrets	211	(22)
Section B Your Action Plan	233	(14)
Appendix A Escaping the Time Trap: Summary of the Twenty Biggest Time Wasters and Their Causes and Solutions	247	(21)
Appendix B Electronic Time Management	268	(7)
Index	275