Taking Control with Time Management

How to balance the demands of work and personal life. Apply the tools and techniques in this book to meet contemporary time challenges and balance the demands of work and personal life. Now packed with exercises and application tools, this up-to-the-minute revision of the classic gives you proven time management strategies to increase your productivity and your efficiency. You'll discover how to use effective systems for setting and achieving your goals and reducing on-the-job stress. You will learn how to:

Conduct a personal time audit

Conquer time wasters, including pitfalls of e-mail, cell phones, and the Internet

Delegate appropriately and effectively

Set SMART goals and establish priorities

Uncover the time you need for planning, supervising, and decision making

Manage information overload and avoid "wired stress"

Schedule and conduct well-run meetings that focus on effective actions and goals

Maximize the returns on your telephone, travel, and meeting times

Use team time more productively

Set up and implement a Time Management Plan

Make changes that will reduce stress and add balance to your life. This is an ebook version of the AMA Self-Study course. If you want to take the course for credit you need to either purchase a hard copy of the course through amaselfstudy.org or purchase an online version of the course through flexstudy.com.