Download or read book Managing Workplace Chaos written by Patricia J. Hutchings and published by AMACOM/American Management Association. This book was released on 2002 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Fact Sheet Presents office workers with a complete system for managing information overflow, organizing their time, & coping with stress in the workplace.
Download or read book Conquering Chaos at Work written by Harriet Schechter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2000-02-15 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you a Mess Maven suffering from Paperosis Misplacea? Do you work with a Deadline Deadbeat or have Phone-o-phobic clients? Have you ever felt overwhelmed or overloaded? For anyone struggling with too many projects, too little time, and too much paper, organizing guru Harriet Schechter -- aka The Miracle Worker -- offers innovative methods for conquering the five types of workplace chaos: Time, Memory, Communication, Information, and Projects. And she shows you how to handle the real Chaos Creators: * Bosses who expect you to cover for them * Coworkers who leave messes for you to clean up * Assistants who are even more overwhelmed than you are * Clients who won't return your phone calls No matter who or what is creating the chaos that drives you crazy, Conquering Chaos at Work has the practical, easy-to-adopt solutions you need to overcome disorganization now...and forever.
Download or read book Eliminate the Chaos at Work written by Laura Leist and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-02-23 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create office efficiency and business productivity with this helpful book. Eliminate the Chaos at Work increases your business productivity and peace of mind by showing you how to create streamlined information systems, processes and workflows. Laura's proven 25 techniques are easy to implement, realistic and results oriented. Using these techniques, you can take control over your time and information to create workable systems built to reflect how you think and process information. Eliminate the Chaos at Work breaks down the everyday organization and productivity challenges you face at work into four areas: time, paper and information management as well as managing all of the stuff in your office. You'll learn effective time and information management techniques including how to: Produce logical, user friendly information management systems to ensure information is organized and easily retrievable Schedule and manage meetings that aren't total time wasters Implement a system to process and follow up on e-mail Create an organized e-mail filing structure for easy retrieval De-clutter paper files, decide what can be stored, scanned, shredded or recycled Learn what paper management system will work best for you and how to create the filing structure Use the PAPERS method for maintaining efficient paper management systems Determine which task management system is right for your needs and how to manage your tasks and projects daily using the 20-minute rule Use the 10-step process to organize the stuff in your office Imagine working in an office where you feel in control and on top of things, instead of overwhelmed. Setup a comfortable workspace and make yourself and your team's office more productive, supported and in control with Eliminate the Chaos at Work.
Download or read book 60 Second Organizer written by Jeff Davidson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-05-01 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Jeff Davidson approaches organizing as an exercise in control, efficiency, and peace of mind. Jeff can tell it like it is, because he is like he tells it." —Warren Farrell, Ph.D., author of Why Men Are the Way They Are and Women Can't Hear What Men Don't Say Does your desk look the scene of an explosion? Is your computer crowded with pointless files? Are the tools you need always buried under piles of junk? If so, Jeff Davidson has the solutions for you. With sixty simple, immediate techniques, he shows you how to get your workplace organized, streamline your workday, and boost your productivity and job satisfaction. With this handy manual by your side, you can banish chaos from your cubicle forever!
Download or read book Managing Chaos written by Ralph D. Stacey and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Leading in Chaos written by I. Neal and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The situations in this book happened over three decades ago. Ironically, the events and management insights described in Leading in Chaos are even more relevant today! Managers from the front line to the boardroom may be dealing with fellow employees and colleagues in the grips of opioid addiction on a regular basis. Partisan politics has permeated every part of our lives, including the work place and navigating the political waters as a manager today truly takes conviction and fortitude. Further, bureaucracy still reigns supreme in our government agencies. Through true stories, Leading in Chaos covers these topics and many more. A quick and entertaining read, Leading in Chaos will make you realize that the mundane employee problems are manageable. The true events detailed provide a stark reminder that things could be worse. If you have not been sued by an employee union because you fired an employee who overdosed on heroin in the workplace found unconscious with the needle still in his arm, or been in a situation where an important and influential politician tries to publicly humiliate you for a justified disciplinary action of an employee, or been personally investigated based on an anonymous tip and stolen documentation provided by a disgruntled employee, you will come to admire the strength, faith, and management skills portrayed in Leading in Chaos.
Download or read book From Chaos to Confidence written by Susan Campbell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1996-07-05 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone working in today's business environment realizes that the chaos of change is the only constant. It seems the more you try to control or manage changes, the less in control you feel. As a corporate consultant and psychologist, Susan M. Campbell, Ph.D., knows that the old ways of management have become obsolete. In From Chaos to Confidence, she presents six vital survival skills for managing in the face of change and uncertainty. Complete with nearly fifty self-help activities, From Chaos to Confidence shows how you can come to see change as a management opportunity and ultimately use it to your advantage.
Download or read book Make the Most of Your Workday written by Mary Camuto and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2018-05-21 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even if you don’t have your dream job, every day is precious and filled with opportunities. Make the Most of Your Workday challenges you to actively manage and make the most of workday possibilities and problems. With drive, determination, and optimism, it offers solutions to workday predicaments. You can take control; you don’t have to wait for leaders, people, or circumstances to change. No matter your level, situation, or dilemma, Mary shows you how to regroup, reframe, and bounce back. Make the Most of Your Workday begins with six common scenarios. Can you relate to any of the following challenges? Getting caught up in office dramas. Watching workloads increase while resources decrease. Feeling your interest, enthusiasm, and focus fade. Yearning for effective leadership. Wanting to avoid working with certain people. Feeling at the mercy of technology. Make the Most of Your Workday contains powerful strategies and tools from several key areas and combines them into a concise practical guide, from strengthening your mindset and self-awareness to identifying needs and goals, from prioritizing your time and energy to communicating effectively and managing the unexpected.
Download or read book It Doesn t Have to Be Crazy at Work written by Jason Fried and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-10-04 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, the authors of the New York Times bestseller Rework, are back with a manifesto to combat all your modern workplace worries and fears.
Download or read book Manage Teams Through Chaos Before Chaos Managed You written by Peter Sinegub and published by . This book was released on 2020-09 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the little-known secrets to building and managing superstar teams and maximizing your team's potential with the ultimate guide to team management! Are you struggling to get your team to work together cohesively toward a common goal? Is the friction between the members of your team seriously hurting their productivity and preventing them from getting anything done? If your answer is yes to any of these questions, then this book is for you. In this guide, Peter Sinegubna shows you how to lead yourself and others, provide support and build a workplace free from toxicity and full of teamwork and cooperation with 37 essential rules that will take your team to the next level. This powerful guide to managing teams will help you: ! Sharpen your communication and get your team to do more with less explicit instructions from you A simple but powerful hack to help you tackle the issue of responsibility when handing projects to teams The most important KPI to team success and how to measure and improve this key metric A foolproof way to find out if your team really understands the assignment you set before them ...and tons more! Whether you're in charge of a global conglomerate or run a small business, the insights and practical advice contained in this definitive guide will help you create a dedicated team filled with passionate individuals ready to smash every goal and target.
Download or read book The Architect s Guide to Small Firm Management written by Rena M. Klein and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-06-17 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive guide to management success for sole practitioners and leaders of small design firms Owning and operating a small architectural design firm can be challenging, with tight project deadlines, on-the-fly meetings, rush proposals, and fluctuating workloads as part of the firm’s day-to-day activities. To help small firm owners cope with the chaos and prepare for the unexpected, here is The Architect’s Guide to Small Firm Management, a no-nonsense guide to repurposing daily demands into workable, goal-directed solutions. Crucial topics such as self-aware leadership, people management, technology, financial health, scenario planning, sustainable practice, and future trends are examined using real-life case studies and business model paradigms. This definitive text explores the whole system experience of a small firm practice to deliver organizational strategies proven to keep a firm’s creative mission on a steady, productive path. The Architect’s Guide to Small Firm Management addresses how small firm owners can: Deal effectively with unexpected circumstances and shifting work requirements Meet the demands of the marketplace while creating a satisfying workplace Set and achieve goals in an environment of constant change This book is a must-have for those facing the often harsh reality of managing small design firms in a difficult and changing economy. Entrepreneurial architects and designers will discover how to define their own personal and professional meanings of success, as well as how to refocus their business approach to replace long, unrewarding hours with manageable, satisfying ones.
Download or read book Strategic Leadership and Strategic Management written by Shand Stringham and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-12 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leaders and managers face tremendous pressure to keep their organizations moving forward successfully. It can seem like an impossible task amid economic uncertainty and hyper-competition. The roles of leader and manager tug us in opposite directions: managers seek stability and predictability, and leaders usually opt for turbulence and change. With so many companies asking their best employees to be both leaders and managers, it's no wonder that so much of the business world is dysfunctional. This guidebook explains how leader-managers work-and how to succeed in both roles. You can learn how to - leverage competing requirements for leading and managing change; - formulate effective operational and developmental strategies; - make decisions that address complex challenges and opportunities; and - help people through the anxiety and trauma of change. Whether you are a student seeking to understand the workplace, an employee rising up the ranks or an active leader or manager, Strategic Leadership and Strategic Management provides you with tools and knowledge to help your organization succeed.
Download or read book Understanding Variation written by Donald J. Wheeler and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides techniques to become numerically literate and able to understand and digest data.
Download or read book Seeking The Calm In The Storm Managing Chaos In Your Business Life written by Bardwick and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Eye Of The Storm written by Ray Williams and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-05-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ray Williams is acknowledged as one of Canada's pre-eminent executive coaches, professional speakers and thought leaders on leadership, workplace culture, personal well being and mindfulness. With Eye of the Storm, he presents his first book exploring in-depth the problems of a chaotic workplace and powerful leadership strategies to institute mindfulness practices into personal lives and organizations. Ray Williams presents fa powerful low-cost leadership strategy to address these issues--mindfulness practices. These practices include leaders demonstrating a mindful leadership style and specific practical mindful practices that include not only opportunities for meditation, but also informal mindfulness activities. He shows how these practices can have a practical and measurable impact on increasing and sustaining a productive and happy workplace.
Download or read book Make the Most of Your Workday written by Mary Camuto and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2018 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even if you don't have your dream job, every day is precious and filled with opportunities. Make the Most of Your Workday challenges you to actively manage and make the most of workday possibilities and problems. With drive, determination, and optimism, it offers solutions to workday predicaments. You can take control; you don't have to wait for leaders, people, or circumstances to change. No matter your level, situation, or dilemma, Mary shows you how to regroup, reframe, and bounce back. Make the Most of Your Workday begins with six common scenarios. Can you relate to any of the following challenges? Getting caught up in office dramas. Watching workloads increase while resources decrease. Feeling your interest, enthusiasm, and focus fade. Yearning for effective leadership. Wanting to avoid working with certain people. Feeling at the mercy of technology. Make the Most of Your Workday contains powerful strategies and tools from several key areas and combines them into a concise practical guide, from strengthening your mindset and self-awareness to identifying needs and goals, from prioritizing your time and energy to communicating effectively and managing the unexpected.
Download or read book Unmanageable Leadership Lessons from an Impossible Year written by Johnathan Nightingale and published by Raw Signal Press. This book was released on 2021-10-06 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything about work changed in 2020. Billions of people were sent home from the office, unsure of what they'd be coming back to, or when. Organizations crammed decades of transformation into weeks. And every leader was asked for the same, impossible thing: clarity. Bestselling authors and management experts Johnathan and Melissa Nightingale capture a year of leadership lessons, from the first COVID lockdowns to the first anniversary. Unmanageable is the definitive read on how it felt to adapt, reinvent, and lead during the most tumultuous time in a generation. From the early chaos, to unending burnout, and the unprecedented turnover that followed, the pandemic laid bare the cracks in the old rules of work. Unmanageable introduces the new rules, and offers a practical and essential guide for what comes next. If you want to understand the future of work, start here.
