Managing Management Time

Decade of Change features insights and wisdom into how to manage, and make the most of, change. Vinton Cerf, co-creator of the Internet, peers into the Web's future. Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman probes the nature of decision making. Lieutenant General Russel Honoré, the Hurricane Katrina hero, offers leadership lessons he applied in that crisis. Visionary executive Ray Anderson makes a powerful business case for environmental sustainability.

In difficult times, both personally and professionally, Judy Piatkus single handedly built one of the world's most successful, independent book publishing companies in recent years. The Piatkus brand became known worldwide for its success in launching many new authors and dozens of new ideas into a crowded and competitive marketplace.

Failure to Launch will teach you how to transform defeat into success. We have put in over 2000 man-hours in discovering why people fail at managing themselves through defeat and failure. Self-image is just one of the major factors why most people can't bounce back from setbacks and failures in their lives. If you don't have a healthy, strong self-image, you can try as hard as you like, but you'll probably never see success.

Procrastination: It's Not What You Think It Is We talk a lot about procrastination. We seek understanding. We try to overcome it. However, if we are honest, we all procrastinate. In fact, procrastination is often a vital part of managing a busy life. At other times, it hurts our productivity. Making procrastination even more puzzling is that there are many reasons we procrastinate. Indeed, there are different types of procrastination, and a technique used to combat one form is ineffective in other forms. In this book, we explore eight pieces in the puzzle of procrastination. The Good Side ...

The clock is ticking and, once again, you are beyond behind in your work. You have been working diligently, or about as diligently as possible, and you still find yourself behind. This is a common occurrence in the world today; both in professional and personal settings. In most cases, the problem is not lack of time to do what is needed; it is lack of proper time management. Learning how to better manage your time can make all the difference in the world.

Tener suficiente tiempo y concentración para apreciar tu vida fuera del trabajo es una cosa. Tener la resistencia mental, emocional y física para hacerlo todo es otra. También es importante comprender cómo mantener el equilibrio de su vida y cuáles son los factores involucrados en un compromiso a largo plazo. Si no puede administrar su tiempo, nunca tendrá suficiente, sin importar las pocas horas que trabaje en una semana.