Time Trap

The international bestseller-now revised to include technology-based solutions to the challenges and opportunities we all face in the virtual world.The Time Trap has shown countless readers how to squeeze the optimal efficiency-and satisfaction-out of their work day.This much-needed guide provides the quick solutions you need be more effective with your time and avoid and escape the so-called 'time savers' that don't really work. Backed by decades of research with businesspeople around the world, authors Pat Nickerson and Alec Mackenzie explain how to:Set realistic goals and make commitments you can keepJuggle multiple demandsEstimate time needed on new tasksPinpoint and combat the most tenacious time wastersProtect prioritiesAnd upgrade personal productivity for professional successFilled with smart tactics, revealing interviews, and handy time management tools, The Time Trap is your go-to resource for leveraging twenty-first century opportunities and overcoming challenges to maximizing your work time.'Alec Mackenzie provides an invaluable tool to anyone who wants to become more efficient. Here is a concise guide to the causes of poor time management, with both clear and crea-tive methods for eliminating them.' -Eleanor Brantley Schwartz, former chancellor, University of Missouri-Kansas City