Time Management Essentials: The Tools You Need to Maximize Your Attention, Energy, and Productivity

Book excerpt: Must-know concepts and smart strategies for values-based time management—from the new Business Essentials Series Time management is an essential skill that every professional needs, no matter the industry. With ever-evolving flexible workplaces, so many collaboration apps to manage, and more, the tools and strategies needed to manage your time effectively have changed. Whether you're just starting out or looking to update your understanding of best practices, you'll find what you need to know in this book, in three easy-to-digest parts: PART I: THE ESSENTIALS covers the foundational pieces for sustainable, purpose-driven time management, as well as potential pitfalls to avoid. PART II: THE ESSENTIALS APPLIED offers a self-assessment for taking inventory of your strengths and weaknesses, followed by practical applications and step-by-step exercises to bring the fundamentals of time management to life. PART III: BEYOND THE ESSENTIALS offers useful tips and strategies to enhance your skills, from getting better sleep and maintaining concentration to creating organized systems and tapping into your natural energy. Filled with assessments, tool kits, actionable advice and more, readers will walk away from Time Management Essentials feeling fully prepared to put their skills into action right away.