Getting Things Done. Rus Slater

      

Collins Business Secrets – Getting Things Done

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      Table of Contents

       Cover Page

       Title Page

Copyright

Author’s note

Getting things done is the way to get on in life

Knowing what things to do

1.1 Check your bank balance of time

1.2 Ask for clear instructions

1.3 See the relevance of the bigger picture

1.4 Identify what’s relevant to you

1.5 Do the ‘right’ things right

1.6 Plan for output, not activity

1.7 DREAM to get more done

1.8 Have a personal vision or mission

1.9 Know WIIFM

1.10 Make ‘to do’ lists

       Knowing how to do things

       2.1 Decide if ‘how’ is important

       2.2 Fit into a bigger process

       2.3 Find out how others do it

       2.4 Set quality measures

       2.5 Know how to KISS

       Knowing when to do things

       3.1 Prioritize this – or that?

       3.2 Look at effort versus pay-off

       3.3 Go for quick wins

       3.4 Use your body clock

       3.5 Schedule your tasks

       3.6 Schedule for task dependency

       3.7 Schedule for resource dependency

       3.8 Schedule for concurrent activity

       3.9 Use your waiting time

       Working to your plan

       4.1 Deal with people distractions

       4.2 Deal with other distractions

       4.3 Use technology

       4.4 Beware the Seven Wastes of Time