Preface
         1.THE CHALLENGE
         A Time and Success Formula Female Socialization and Its Impact
         REACTIVE RATHER THAN PROVOCATIVE
         PLEASING OTHERS
         LACKING SKILLS IN RATIONAL THINKING
         SUPERWOMAN SYNDROME
         CAREER UNCERTAINTY
         Some Plus for Woman!
         2. WHERE DOES YOUR TIME GO?
         Time Management Is Self-Management Log Your Time
         DAILY TIME LOG
         QUESTION FOR ANALYZING YOUR TIME LOG
         WHY AND WHEN TO LOG
         BENEFITS OF A TIME LOG
         HOW NOT TO LOG TIME
         Getting into the Habit of Managing Your Time
         3. FACING UP TO YOUR TIMEWASTERS
         Top Timewasters for women
         TIME WASTER DEFINED
         SELECT YOUR OWN TIME WASTERS
         Self-generated Timewasters
         NOT SETTING DEADLINES
         PROCRASTINATION
         INDECISION
         LEAVING TASKS UNFINISHED
         INABILITY TO SAY NO
         4. MANAGEMENT WORKS!  AT THE OFFICE AND AT HOME
         Management Principles and Their Applications Managing the Home——A Transferable Experience
         5.PLANNING ——THE PLACE TO START
         Fail to Set Objectives
         WHY WE DON'T PLAN
         DAY-TO-DAY CRISES TAKE OVER
         WHERE DO I START?
         CRITERIA OF EFFECTIVE GOALS
         After Goals Come Priorities
         CRITERIA FOR SETTING PRIORITIES
         What to Plan First——Short Range, or Long?
         Developing a Time Line
         Realistic Goals for Office and Home
         Set Your Own Goals
         6.MANAGING CRISIS SITUATIONS
         "Crisis" Defined
         The Causes of Crises
         Solutions
         Preventing Crises at Home
         7.ORGANIZING YOUR OFFICE
         The Functional Office: What Does It Look Like?
         The Cluttered Desk: All That Paper, What Will I Do?
         BECOME A WASTEBASKET EXPERT!
         HANDLE MAIL EXPEDITIOUSLY
         Your Filing Systerm——A Plus or a Pain?
         To Dictate...or Not?
         Memo-mania
         Improve Your Reading Habits
         Newer Alternatives at the Office
         FLEXTIME: PROVING BENEFICIAL TO BOTH EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYERS
         A SECOND LOOK AT OPEN OFFICE LANDSCAPING
         8.DELEGATION...THE NAME OF THE GAME
         Benefits of Delegation
         Reasons for Ineffective Delegation
         Step to Successful Delegation
         9.AVOIDING INTERRUPTIONS
         Interruptions Kill Time
         Causes of Interruptions
         Importance of Principles
         PRINCIPLE OF TYRANNY OF THE URGENT
         PRINCIPLE OF INDECISION
         PRINCIPLE OF PROCRASTINATION
         Eight Steps to Fewer Interruptions
         Too Little Time——or Too Many Interruptions?
         10. MAKING MEETINGS COUNT!
         Potential Timewasters in Meetings
         PURPOSE
         PLAN/AGENDA
         PEOPLE
         PLACE AND SPACE
         TIME DIMENSIONS
         LEADERSHIP——IMPROVING THE CLIMATE
         LEADERSHIP——CONDUCTING THE MEETING
         FOLLOW-UP
         COSTS
         SPECIAL ISSUES FOR WOMEN
         11.ASSERTION... A TIMESAVER
         Why Assertion?
         What Do I Do to Be More Assertive?
         USE "I" STATEMENTS
         SHORT RESPONSES HELP!
         SLOW DOWN
         DEEPEN YOUR VOICE
         MONITOR YOUR TONE OF VOICE
         IMPORTANT! NONVERBAL MESSAGES
         PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
         Assertion Attacks Timewasters!
         12. THE MANAGER/SECRETARY TEAM
         The Manager's Role
         The Professional Secretary Complements
         Her/His Manager
         The Secretary as Liaison and Ally to the Manager's Team
         Working With Multiple Bosses
         Records Management
         13. THE POSITIVE POWER OF A DEADLINE
         The Deadline Is Tonight
         Unter the Shadow...
         Nick-of-time Experts
         Varying Views on Deadlines
         Benefits of Deadlines... A Look at the Positive Side
         Tips on Setting and Sticking to Deadlines
         14. MANAGING YOUR HOME
         Timewasters at Home
         Taking Time to Organize
         The Kitchen Is a Key to Effective Home Management!
         The Challenge of Housecleaning
         You Can Fix It Yourself!
         Managing Your Personal Needs at Home
         The Big Question! How to Get the Rest of Your Family to Help at Home
         15."IN-BETWEEN" TIMES
         You and Your Briefcase
         A "Carryall"
         Doing Two Things at Once
         Time for Doing Nothing
         Saving Time While Traveling
         ALTERNATIVES TO MAKE THAT TRIP
         TRAVEL TIMEWASTERS
         "TAKE WITH" LIST AND BRIEFCASE PREPARATION
         PACKING TIPS
         16. LETTING GO OF STRESS
         What is Stress?
         I Choose My Stress!
         Stress and Time Management: Are They Related?
         ORGANIZE YOURSELF
         KEEP A DAILY JOURNAL
         SET ASIDE TIME FOR RELAXATION
         BE "IN TRAINING" FOR YOUR LIFESTYLE
         MATCH YOUR TASKS TO YOUR ENERGY LEVEL
         ACCEPT CHANCE
         CREATE AN ATTRACTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR YOURSELF
         AVOID "SKIMMING"
         "WHAT AM I WANTING THAT I'M NOT GETTING?"
         RELISH YOUR SENSE!
         SET UP A NEW REWARD SYSTEM
         17.TIME FOR PLEASURE
         Importance of "Fun" Time
         Finding Time... Your Responsibility
         Lunchtime Leisure
         Wonderful Weekends
         Fun at the Office?
         Words of Wisdom
         18. MAKE IT STICK!
         Time Management Process
         Long-Range Follow-up and Reinforcement
         REINFORCEMENT PROGRAMS AND MATERIALS
         APPENDIX
         INDEX
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