Get the Right Work Done

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here to see it in a web browser. How to Get the Right Work Done Guide to Getting the Right Work Done Do you feel trapped in a time-bind, unable to get to—much less complete—your most important work? Overwhelmed by back-to-back meetings and endless emails? Plagued by procrastination? Our updated Guide to Getting the Right Work Done will show you how to: Avoid endless "urgent" tasks. Write to-do lists that work. Renew your energy with simple rituals. Delegate effectively. This collection is yours for only $19.95.* Product #10299 • PDF or Softbound Collection ORDER NOW Guide to Getting the Right Work Done includes these 9 articles: How to Stay Focused on What's Important Offers simple techniques to help you get to the work that furthers your personal and professional goals—rather than getting caught up by the brush fires and busywork that can consume your time. How to Write To-Do Lists That Work Warns against confusing to-dos with goals or projects. A to-do is one specific action, like "call Jim." When you break a task down to its smallest steps, you'll move through that list more effectively. The Worth-Your-Time Test Offers a way to quickly and confidently identify and reduce extraneous commitments, to know for sure whether you need to deal with something or avoid it, and to manage your own desire to be available always. The Art of the Self-Imposed Deadline Suggests ways to structure your workload: start your day as early as possible, do similar tasks back-to-back, and break big projects up so that you finish the longest part first. Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time Emphasizes that time is a limited resource, so you run out of it, become exhausted, even quit. Energy, however, is renewable. Body, emotions, mind, and spirit can all be renewed. Management Time: Who's Got the Monkey? Explains how to avoid taking on "monkeys"—your subordinates' problems. Focus on developing and empowering your direct reports and free yourself to focus on your real job. How to Start a Project on Time Everyone knows that getting started is often the toughest part of a project. The anticipation is the main obstacle. You see the task ahead of you, and it looks monstrous. How (and Why) to Stop Multitasking Doing several things at once is a trick we play on ourselves, thinking we're getting more done. In reality, our productivity goes down by as much as 40%. We don't actually multitask. We switch-task, rapidly shifting from one thing to another and losing time in the process. An 18-Minute Plan for Managing Your Day How can you stick to a plan when so many things threaten to derail it? How can you focus on a few important things when so many things require your attention? To order by phone, call us toll-free at 800-668-6780 and mention referral code 00994. Outside the U.S. and Canada, call +1-617-783-7450. * Purchasers are responsible for all shipping charges, duties, taxes, brokerage fees, and/or import fees imposed by the country of import. Please check with your customs office for details. If you do not wish to receive special offer email messages from Harvard Business Review, click here. If you do not wish to receive any email messages from Harvard Business Review, click here. Copyright © 2011 Harvard Business School Publishing, an affiliate of Harvard Business School. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing | 60 Harvard Way | Boston, MA 02163 Customer Service: 800-545-7685 (+1-617-783-7600 outside the U.S. and Canada)