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  7 Habits Of Highly Effective People 15th Anniversary Edition
  

  by Stephen Covey

  ISBN 0743269519 (0-7432-6951-9)
  Softcover, Simon & Schuster

  
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  Amazon.co.uk Review According to Steven R. Covey, to live with security and wisdom, and to have the power to take advantages of the opportunities that change creates, we need fairness, integrity, honesty and human dignity. Quite a tall order when you consider that most of us live our lives in a permanent state of flux, questioning our ideals and values and fighting a daily battle with the lack of self-confidence that stops us from taking risks of any kind. But, in The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Covey manages to make it sound as if changing the way we look at ourselves and the world around us so that we can become more successful both personally and professionally an absolute doddle. He defines the "habits" as "the intersection of knowledge, skill and desire" and states that the "Seven Habits" of the title are not mutually exclusive, but rather when developed together help to form a well-rounded, sensitive, confident and effective human being. As with many self-help books, much of what you read here is based on basic common sense and can at times be irritatingly obvious. However, what Covey manages to do so successfully is to break down the barriers which prevent all of us from taking a long hard look at ourselves, and then gradually introduces new rules which allow us to move first from dependence to independence and then towards the ultimate goal of interdependence. But of course, the only real way to test the value of The Habits--be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think "win/win", seek first to understand and then to be understood, synergise, sharpen the saw-- is to work on them. This book is as good as any place to start on the road to self-awareness and self-improvement in the workplace and in the home without becoming too irritatingly smug and self-satisfied. --Susan Harrison [via]

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  The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Personal
  

  by Stephen R. Covey

  ISBN 0743250974 (0-7432-5097-4)
  Softcover, Simon & Schuster

  
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  The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
  

  by Stephen R. Covey

  ISBN 0743272455 (0-7432-7245-5)
  Hardcover, Simon & Schuster

  
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  Amazon.co.uk Review According to Steven R. Covey, to live with security and wisdom, and to have the power to take advantages of the opportunities that change creates, we need fairness, integrity, honesty and human dignity. Quite a tall order when you consider that most of us live our lives in a permanent state of flux, questioning our ideals and values and fighting a daily battle with the lack of self-confidence that stops us from taking risks of any kind. But, in The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Covey manages to make it sound as if changing the way we look at ourselves and the world around us so that we can become more successful both personally and professionally an absolute doddle. He defines the "habits" as "the intersection of knowledge, skill and desire" and states that the "Seven Habits" of the title are not mutually exclusive, but rather when developed together help to form a well-rounded, sensitive, confident and effective human being. As with many self-help books, much of what you read here is based on basic common sense and can at times be irritatingly obvious. However, what Covey manages to do so successfully is to break down the barriers which prevent all of us from taking a long hard look at ourselves, and then gradually introduces new rules which allow us to move first from dependence to independence and then towards the ultimate goal of interdependence. But of course, the only real way to test the value of The Habits--be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think "win/win", seek first to understand and then to be understood, synergise, sharpen the saw-- is to work on them. This book is as good as any place to start on the road to self-awareness and self-improvement in the workplace and in the home without becoming too irritatingly smug and self-satisfied. --Susan Harrison [via]

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  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People : Powerful Lessons in Personal Change: ISBN 0671663984 (0-671-66398-4)
    Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change: ISBN 0743272455 (0-7432-7245-5)
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  The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Restoring the Character Ethic
  

  by Stephen R. Covey

  ISBN 1417656646 (1-4176-5664-6)
  Hardcover, Bt Bound

  
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  Amazon.co.uk Review According to Steven R. Covey, to live with security and wisdom, and to have the power to take advantages of the opportunities that change creates, we need fairness, integrity, honesty and human dignity. Quite a tall order when you consider that most of us live our lives in a permanent state of flux, questioning our ideals and values and fighting a daily battle with the lack of self-confidence that stops us from taking risks of any kind. But, in The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Covey manages to make it sound as if changing the way we look at ourselves and the world around us so that we can become more successful both personally and professionally an absolute doddle. He defines the "habits" as "the intersection of knowledge, skill and desire" and states that the "Seven Habits" of the title are not mutually exclusive, but rather when developed together help to form a well-rounded, sensitive, confident and effective human being. As with many self-help books, much of what you read here is based on basic common sense and can at times be irritatingly obvious. However, what Covey manages to do so successfully is to break down the barriers which prevent all of us from taking a long hard look at ourselves, and then gradually introduces new rules which allow us to move first from dependence to independence and then towards the ultimate goal of interdependence. But of course, the only real way to test the value of The Habits--be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think "win/win", seek first to understand and then to be understood, synergise, sharpen the saw-- is to work on them. This book is as good as any place to start on the road to self-awareness and self-improvement in the workplace and in the home without becoming too irritatingly smug and self-satisfied. --Susan Harrison [via]

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  The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens
  

  by Sean Covey

  ISBN 1929494173 (1-929494-17-3)
  Softcover, Franklin Covey Co

  
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  This hands-on personal workbook companion to the bestselling The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens provides engaging activities to help teens understand and apply the power of the 7 Habits. Sean Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens has sold more than 2 million copies to date and helped countless teens make better decisions and improve their sense of self-worth. Now, in the same fun and entertaining style, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens Personal Workbook allows teens to build on the principles of the 7 Habits through various thought-provoking exercises. Whether they are already familiar with Covey's Habits or are newcomers to his path to teenage success, teens can immerse themselves in this personal workbook at their own pace and benefit from its positive messages and lessons in their own way. In this interactive volume, teens will find in-depth tools to improve self-esteem, build friendships, resist peer pressure, achieve goals, get along with parents, and strengthen themselves in many other areas. [via]

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  The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens Journal
  

  by Sean Covey, Debra Harris

  ISBN 188321985X (1-883219-85-X)
  Hardcover, Franklin Covey Co

  
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  The 80/20 Principle: The Secret of Achieving More With Less
  

  by Richard Koch

  ISBN 1857881680 (1-85788-168-0)
  Softcover, Nicholas Brealey Intl

  
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  In 1897, Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto, in his study of the patterns of wealth and income, observed that the distribution of wealth was predictably unbalanced. He first discovered this pattern in 19th-century England and found it to be the same for every country and time period he studied. Over the years, Pareto's observation has become known as the 80/20 principle.

  Now in 1998, Richard Koch takes a fresh look at the 80/20 principle and finds that the basic imbalance observed by Pareto 100 years ago can be found in almost every aspect of modern life. Whether you're investing in stocks, analyzing company sales, or looking at the performance of a Web site, you'll find that it's usually 20 percent that produces 80 percent of the total result. This means 80 percent of what you do may not count for much. Koch helps you to identify that 20 percent and shows you how you can get more out of your business, and life, for less. [via]

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  • The 80/20 Principle : The Secret of Achieving More with Less: ISBN 0385491700 (0-385-49170-0)
    Hardcover, Doubleday Publishing
  • The 80/20 Principle: The Secret of Achieving More With Less: ISBN 1857881680 (1-85788-168-0)
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  The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Success by Achieving More With Less
  

  by Richard Koch

  ISBN 0385491743 (0-385-49174-3)
  Softcover, Doubleday

  
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  In 1897, Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto, in his study of the patterns of wealth and income, observed that the distribution of wealth was predictably unbalanced. He first discovered this pattern in 19th-century England and found it to be the same for every country and time period he studied. Over the years, Pareto's observation has become known as the 80/20 principle.

  Now in 1998, Richard Koch takes a fresh look at the 80/20 principle and finds that the basic imbalance observed by Pareto 100 years ago can be found in almost every aspect of modern life. Whether you're investing in stocks, analyzing company sales, or looking at the performance of a Web site, you'll find that it's usually 20 percent that produces 80 percent of the total result. This means 80 percent of what you do may not count for much. Koch helps you to identify that 20 percent and shows you how you can get more out of your business, and life, for less. [via]

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  The 8th Habit Personal Workbook
  

  by Stephen R. Covey

  ISBN 0743287932 (0-7432-8793-2)
  Softcover, Simon & Schuster

  
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  From Stephen R. Covey, bestselling author of The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness, comes the accompanying personal workbook that will help you further realize the power of this new habit. The world has changed dramatically since Covey's classic The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People was published. The challenges we all face in our relationships, families, professional lives and communities are of an entirely new order of magnitude. In order to thrive in what Covey calls the new Knowledge Worker Age, we need to build on and move beyond effectiveness -- to greatness. Accessing the higher reaches of human genius and motivation in today's reality requires a whole new habit.

  The questionnaires, tests, self-assessments, and other exercises in this workbook provide a hands-on approach to developing the mind-set, skill-set and tool-set for achieving greatness in the Knowledge Worker Age. The 8th Habit will transform the way you think about yourself and your purpose in life, about your organization and about humankind.

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  • The 8th Habit Personal Workbook: ISBN 0743293193 (0-7432-9319-3)
    Softcover, Simon & Schuster
  • The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness: ISBN 0762428538 (0-7624-2853-8)
    Hardcover, Running Pr Book Pub
  • The 8th Habit: From EffectivenessTo Greatness: ISBN 0743287932 (0-7432-8793-2)
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  The Advanced Day Planner User's Guide
  

  by Hyrum W. Smith

  ISBN 0939817012 (0-939817-01-2)
  Hardcover, Franklin Quest Co

  
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  Self-Titled Explanatory Self-Help category [via]

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  The Art Of Project Management
  

  by Scott Berkun

  ISBN 0596007868 (0-596-00786-8)
  Softcover, Oreilly & Associates Inc

  
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  The Art of Project Management covers it all--from practical methods for making sure work gets done right and on time, to the mindset that can make you a great leader motivating your team to do their best. Reading this was like reading the blueprint for how the best projects are managed at Microsoft... I wish we always put these lessons into action!" --Joe Belfiore, General Manager, E-home Division, Microsoft Corporation
  
  "Berkun has written a fast paced, jargon-free and witty guide to what he wisely refers to as the 'art' of project management. It's a great introduction to the discipline. Seasoned and new managers will benefit from Berkun's perspectives." --Joe Mirza, Director, CNET Networks (Cnet.com)
  
  "Most books with the words 'project management' in the title are dry tomes. If that's what you are expecting to hear from Berkun's book, you will be pleasantly surprised. Sure, it's about project management. But it's also about creativity, situational problem-solving, and leadership. If you're a team member, project manager, or even a non-technical stakeholder, Scott offers dozens of practical tools and techniques you can use, and questions you can ask, to ensure your projects succeed." --Bill Bliss, Senior VP of product and customer experience, expedia.com
  
  In The Art of Project Management, you'll learn from a veteran manager of software and web development how to plan, manage, and lead projects. This personal account of hard lessons learned over a decade of work in the industry distills complex concepts and challenges into practical nuggets of useful advice. Inspiring, funny, honest, and compelling, this is the book you and your team need to have within arms reach. It will serve you well with your current work, and on future projects to come.
  
  Topics include:

  • How to make things happen
  • Making good decisions
  • Specifications and requirements
  • Ideas and what to do with them
  • How not to annoy people
  • Leadership and trust
  • The truth about making dates
  • What to do when things go wrong

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  The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
  

  by Julia Cameron

  ISBN 1585421464 (1-58542-146-4)
  Softcover, J P Tarcher

  
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  With the basic principle that creative expression is the natural direction of life, Julia Cameron and Mark Bryan lead you through a comprehensive twelve-week program to recover your creativity from a variety of blocks, including limiting beliefs, fear, self-sabotage, jealousy, guilt, addictions, and other inhibiting forces, replacing them with artistic confidence and productivity.

  This book links creativity to spirituality by showing how to connect with the creative energies of the universe, and has, in the four years since its publication, spawned a remarkable number of support groups for artists dedicated to practicing the exercises it contains. [via]

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  • The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity: ISBN 1585421472 (1-58542-147-2)
    Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
  • The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity: ISBN 1585421464 (1-58542-146-4)
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  Becoming a Technical Leader: An Organic Problem-Solving Approach
  

  by Gerald Weinberg

  ISBN 0932633021 (0-932633-02-1)
  Softcover, Dorset House

  
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  Becoming a Technical Leader is a personalized guide to developing the qualities that make a successful leader. It identifies which leadership skills are most effective in a technical environment and why technical people have characteristic trouble in making the transition to a leadership role. For anyone who is a leader, hopes to be one, or would like to avoid being one.
  
  This is an excellent book for anyone who is a leader, who wants to be a leader, or who thinks only people with 'leader' or 'manager' in their title are leaders. The book can be described briefly as a guide to developing personal leadership potential, but it is much more than that . . . it is filled with useful insights into personal growth as a professional.
  
  Readers say it's always fascinating, and "focuses our attention on what it takes to make teams of thinking technical people work effectively together." Moreover, they say "it's always extremely practical and down-to-earth."
  
  Becoming a Technical Leader is the "textbook" for Jerry Weinberg's world-famous Problem Solving Leadership Workshop. It consists of twenty-four well-reasoned, thought-provoking chapters on making the change from technical star to problem-solving leader. [via]

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  Do It Now: How to Stop Procrastinating
  

  by William J. Knaus

  ISBN 0132166062 (0-13-216606-2)
  Softcover, Prentice-Hall

  
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  • Do It Now: How to Stop Procrastinating: ISBN 0671762648 (0-671-76264-8)
    Softcover, Simon & Schuster
  • Do It Now: How to Stop Procrastinating: ISBN 0132166143 (0-13-216614-3)
    Hardcover, Prentice-Hall
  • Do It Now: How to Stop Procrastinating: ISBN 0132166062 (0-13-216606-2)
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  Do It Now!: Break the Procrastination Habit
  

  by William J. Knaus

  ISBN 0471173991 (0-471-17399-1)
  Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc

  
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  Dr. William J. Knaus's awareness/action approach has helped thousands of people overcome the adverse effects of procrastination. Now, this completely revised and updated edition of his classic bestseller can help you identify the root causes of your particular problem and develop a workable action plan to regain control of your life. Based on the latest research, Do It Now! includes:
  * The Procrastination Inventory--a self-test to help you identify personal behavior patterns
  * The six classic procrastination styles and how to overcome them
  * Dozens of helpful exercises and strategies--plus special Do It Now! tips
  
  
  "Don't procrastinate on reading this book and using its methods!" --Albert Ellis, Ph.D., President Albert Ellis Institute for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
  
  "This compelling book goes beyond procrastination and addresses a general style of life that points the way to less stress, more satisfaction, and greater achievement." --Arnold A. Lazarus, Ph.D., ABPP Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University Coauthor, The 60-Second Shrink "Better than the excellent original. Must reading for all professionals and laypersons interested in the procrastination habit."-- Richard C. Springthall, Ph.D. Director of Graduate Studies, American International College Coauthor, Educational Psychology.
  
  "By following Dr. Knaus's simple, elegant, and tested ideas, you'll get more of the rewards of life and create a more productive, powerful you." --Joseph Gerstein, Ph.D., FACP Harvard Medical School [via]

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  Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating And Get More Done in Less Time
  

  by Brian Tracy

  ISBN 1576754227 (1-57675-422-7)
  Softcover, Ingram Pub Services

  
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  21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time

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  • Eat That Frog! : 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time: ISBN 1576751988 (1-57675-198-8)
    Softcover, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Incorporated
  • Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways To Stop Procrastinating And Get More Done In Less Time: ISBN 1583762027 (1-58376-202-7)
    Hardcover, Ingram Pub Services
  • Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating And Get More Done in Less Time: ISBN 1576754227 (1-57675-422-7)
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  The Effective Executive
  

  by Peter F. Drucker

  ISBN 0060833459 (0-06-083345-9)
  Softcover, Harpercollins

  
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  The measure of the executive, Peter Drucker reminds us, is the ability to "get the right things done." This usually involves doing what other people have overlooked as well as avoiding what is unproductive. Intelligence, imagination, and knowledge may all be wasted in an executive job without the acquired habits of mind that mold them into results.

  Drucker identifies five practices essential to business effectiveness that can, and must, be learned:

  • Management of time
  • Choosing what to contribute to the practical organization
  • Knowing where and how to mobilize strength for best effect
  • Setting up the right priorities
  • And Knitting all of them together with effective decision making

  Ranging widely through the annals of business and government, Peter Drucker demonstrates the distinctive skill of the executive and offers fresh insights into old and seemingly obvious business situations.

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  • The Effective Executive: ISBN 0060516070 (0-06-051607-0)
    Softcover, Harpercollins
  • The Effective Executive: ISBN 006091209X (0-06-091209-X)
    Softcover, Harper & Row
  • The Effective Executive: ISBN 0887306128 (0-88730-612-8)
    Softcover, Harpercollins
  • The Effective Executive: ISBN 0060833459 (0-06-083345-9)
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  File Don't Pile a Proven Filing System for Personal and Professional Use
  

  by Pat Dorff

  ISBN 0312289316 (0-312-28931-6)
  Softcover, St Martins Pr

  
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  First Things First: To Live, to Love, to Learn, to Leave a Legacy
  

  by Stephen R. Covey, Merrill, A., Roger, Rebecca R. Merrill

  ISBN 0684802031 (0-684-80203-1)
  Softcover, Free Pr

  
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  In the spirit of the 7 habits of highly effective people, the #1 nationwide bestseller, first things first is a revolutionary guide to managing your time by learning how to balance your life. Traditional time management suggests that working harder, smarter, and faster will help you gain control over your life, and that increased control will bring peace and fulfillment. The authors of first things first disagree. In the first real breakthrough in time management in years, stephen r. Covey, a. Roger merrill, and rebecca r. Merrill apply the insights of the 7 habits of highly effective people to the daily problems of people who must struggle with the ever-increasing demands of work and home life. Rather than focusing on time and things, first things first emphasizes relationships and results. And instead of efficiency, this new approach emphasizes effectiveness. First things first shows why we feel a gap between how we spend our time and what's deeply important to us; how focusing on efficiency and control increases the gap instead of closing it; how to determine if what you're doing is really important - or only urgent; why your inner compass is more important than any clock; how to set and achieve principle-centered goals; how to turn your weeks into an upward spiral of learning and living; how to overcome the tremendous gravity of habit; how to turn your resolutions into reality; how to put people ahead of schedules; and how to lead your life, not just manage your time. First things first offers a principle-centered approach that will transform the quality of everything you do by showing how it involves the need to live, to love, to learn, and to leave a legacy. With the wisdom andinsight that made the 7 habits of highly effective people a #1 bestseller, first things first empowers readers to define what is truly important; to accomplish worthwhile goals; and to lead rich, rewarding, and balanced lives [via]

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  • First Things First : A Principle-Centered Approach to Time and Life Management: ISBN 0671864416 (0-671-86441-6)
    Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
  • First Things First: To Live, to Love, to Learn, to Leave a Legacy: ISBN 0684802031 (0-684-80203-1)
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  Flow: the Psychology of Optimal Experience
  

  by Csikszentmihalyi

  ISBN 1428800271 (1-4288-0027-1)
  Softcover, Academic Internet Pub Inc

  
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  Never HIGHLIGHT a Book Again!  Virtually all testable terms, concepts, persons, places, and events are included. Cram101 Textbook Outlines gives all of the outlines, highlights, notes for your textbook with optional online practice tests. Only Cram101 Outlines are Textbook Specific. Cram101 is NOT the Textbook. Accompanys: 9780060920432 [via]

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  Getting Things Done: Staying Stress Free & Productive in a World of Too Much to Do
  

  by David Allen

  ISBN 0670889067 (0-670-88906-7)
  Hardcover, Penguin USA

  
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  With first-chapter allusions to martial arts, "flow", "mind like water", and other concepts borrowed from the East (and usually mangled), you'd almost think this self-helper from David Allen should have been called Zen and the Art of Schedule Maintenance.

  Not quite. Yes, Getting Things Done offers a complete system for downloading all those free-floating gotta-dos clogging your brain into a sophisticated framework of files and action lists--all purportedly to free your mind to focus on whatever you're working on. However, it still operates from the decidedly Western notion that if we could just get really, really organised, we could turn ourselves into 24/7 productivity machines. (To wit, Allen, whom the New Economy bible Fast Company has dubbed "the personal productivity guru", suggests that instead of meditating on crouching tigers and hidden dragons while you wait for a plane, you should unsheathe that high-tech sabre known as the mobile phone and attack that list of calls you need to return.)

  As whole-life-organising systems go, Allen's is pretty good, even fun and therapeutic. It starts with the exhortation to take every unaccounted-for scrap of paper in your workstation that you can't junk. The next step is to write down every unaccounted-for gotta-do cramming your head onto its own scrap of paper. Finally, throw the whole stew into a giant "in-basket".

  That's where the processing and prioritising begin; in Allen's system, it get a little convoluted at times, rife as it is with fancy terms, subterms, and sub-subterms for even the simplest concepts. Thank goodness the spine of his system is captured on a straightforward, one-page flowchart that you can pin over your desk and repeatedly consult without having to refer back to the book. That alone is worth the purchase price. Also of value is Allen's ingenious Two-Minute Rule: if there's anything you absolutely must do that you can do right now in two minutes or less, then do it now, thus freeing up your time and mind tenfold over the long term. It's common sense advice so obvious that most of us completely overlook it, much to our detriment. Allen excels at dispensing such wisdom in this useful, if somewhat belaboured, self-improver aimed at everyone from CEOs to football mums (who, we all know, are more organised than most CEOs to start with). --Timothy Murphy [via]

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  Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress Free Productivity
  

  by David Allen

  ISBN 0142000280 (0-14-200028-0)
  Softcover, Penguin Group USA

  
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  With first-chapter allusions to martial arts, "flow", "mind like water", and other concepts borrowed from the East (and usually mangled), you'd almost think this self-helper from David Allen should have been called Zen and the Art of Schedule Maintenance.

  Not quite. Yes, Getting Things Done offers a complete system for downloading all those free-floating gotta-dos clogging your brain into a sophisticated framework of files and action lists--all purportedly to free your mind to focus on whatever you're working on. However, it still operates from the decidedly Western notion that if we could just get really, really organised, we could turn ourselves into 24/7 productivity machines. (To wit, Allen, whom the New Economy bible Fast Company has dubbed "the personal productivity guru", suggests that instead of meditating on crouching tigers and hidden dragons while you wait for a plane, you should unsheathe that high-tech sabre known as the mobile phone and attack that list of calls you need to return.)

  As whole-life-organising systems go, Allen's is pretty good, even fun and therapeutic. It starts with the exhortation to take every unaccounted-for scrap of paper in your workstation that you can't junk. The next step is to write down every unaccounted-for gotta-do cramming your head onto its own scrap of paper. Finally, throw the whole stew into a giant "in-basket".

  That's where the processing and prioritising begin; in Allen's system, it get a little convoluted at times, rife as it is with fancy terms, subterms, and sub-subterms for even the simplest concepts. Thank goodness the spine of his system is captured on a straightforward, one-page flowchart that you can pin over your desk and repeatedly consult without having to refer back to the book. That alone is worth the purchase price. Also of value is Allen's ingenious Two-Minute Rule: if there's anything you absolutely must do that you can do right now in two minutes or less, then do it now, thus freeing up your time and mind tenfold over the long term. It's common sense advice so obvious that most of us completely overlook it, much to our detriment. Allen excels at dispensing such wisdom in this useful, if somewhat belaboured, self-improver aimed at everyone from CEOs to football mums (who, we all know, are more organised than most CEOs to start with). --Timothy Murphy [via]

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  The Goal
  

  by Jeff Cox, Eliyashu M. Goldratt

  ISBN 0884271781 (0-88427-178-1)
  Softcover, North River Pr

  
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  Written in a fast-paced thriller style, The Goal is the gripping novel which is transforming management thinking throughout the Western world. The author has been described by Fortune as a 'guru to industry' and by Businessweek as a 'genius'. It is a book to recommend to your friends in industry - even to your bosses - but not to your competitors.
  
  Alex Rogo is a harried plant manager working ever more desperately to try and improve performance. His factory is rapidly heading for disaster. So is his marriage. He has ninety days to save his plant - or it will be closed by corporate HQ, with hundreds of job losses. It takes a chance meeting with a colleague from student days - Jonah - to help him break out of conventional ways of thinking to see what needs to be done.
  
  The story of Alex's fight to save his plant is more than compulsive reading. It contains a serious message for all managers in industry and explains the ideas which underline the Theory of Constraints (TOC) developed by Eli Goldratt. Eliyahu M. Goldratt is an internationally recognized leader in the development of new business management concepts and systems, and acts as an educator to many of the world's corporations. The 20th anniversary edition includes a series of detailed case study interviews by David Whitford, Editor at Large, Fortune Small Business, which explore how organizations around the world have been transformed by Eli Goldratt's ideas. [via]

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  The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
  

  by Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox

  ISBN 0884270610 (0-88427-061-0)
  Softcover, North River Press Publishing Corporation, The

  
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  Book summary:

  "The Novel That is Changing American Business." Revised edition. An Israeli physicist teaches U.S. companies how to beat Japanese business management. [via]

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  How to Have a 48-Hour Day
  

  by Don Aslett

  ISBN 0937750131 (0-937750-13-1)
  Softcover, Marsh Creek Pr

  
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  ?How to Have a 48-Hour Day is an entertaining, common sense page-turner of a book on productivity by a very productive person. It is not a compilation of research written in a stuffy, academic way, nor is it a hook to buy an elaborate and expensive calendar or software. It is, quite simply a highly-readable, powerfully motivating book you?ll find difficult to put down.? The man who helps Americans do their housework 75% faster and better now shows how you can apply this magic to every area of your life. This is the book Don wrote to answer the thousands of people who have asked him, ?How do you get so much done, Don?? There have been many books on time management, but here is a refreshingly different one that really delivers (readers agree!). A book that will show you how to achieve the impossible dream, how to ?stretch? the clock and DOUBLE your usable time, every day. [via]

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  Lifehacker: 88 Tech Tricks to Turbocharge Your Day
  

  by Gina Trapani

  ISBN 0470050659 (0-470-05065-9)
  Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc

  
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  Redefine your personal productivity by tweaking, modding, mashing up, and repurposing Web apps, desktop software, and common everyday objects. The 88 "life hacks" -- clever shortcuts and lesser-known, faster ways to complete a task -- in this book are some of the best in Lifehacker.com's online archive. Every chapter describes an overarching lifehacker principle, then segues into several concrete applications. Each hack includes a step-by-step how-to for setting up and using the solution with cross-platform software, detailed screen shots, and sidebars with additional tips. Order your copy today and increase your productivity! [via]

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  Living The 80/20 Way: Work Less, Worry Less, Succeed More, Enjoy More
  

  by Richard Koch

  ISBN 1857883314 (1-85788-331-4)
  Softcover, Nicholas Brealey Intl

  
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  Los 7 Habitos De La Gente Altamente Efectiva
  

  by Stephen Covey

  ISBN 8475098355 (84-7509-835-5)
  Softcover, Paidos Iberica Ediciones S A

  
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  Desde 1991 en la lista semanal de libros mas vendidos del Publishers Weekly (y a menudo encabezandola), este indiscutible best-seller se merecia una puesta al dia, y eso es lo que ha hecho su autor con esta nueva edicion: la estructura general no cambia -hubiera resultado absurdo, dado su alto grado de efectividad-, solo se amplia, se extiende hacia nuevos temas y detalles que el lector sin duda agradecera. El punto de partida general, pues, sigue siendo el mismo: el hecho ineludible de que casi todo el mundo intuye que su comportamiento en la empresa podria mejorar en muchos aspectos, pero pocos saben como conseguirlo. A partir de ahi, Stephen Covey, el llamado Socrates americano, no da consejos paternalistas ni se dedica a sermonear sin ton ni son. Su metodo es claro, certero y eficiente: casi un cursillo dividido en siete etapas que el lector debera asimilar y poner en practica por su propia cuenta, adaptandolas a su personalidad y aplicandolas libremente en todos los ambitos de la vida empresarial. Para ello, el autor se sirve de anecdotas penetrantes y significativas destinadas a hacernos reflexionar sobre cada uno de nuestros actos y sobre el modo de acceder al cambio, a la verdadera efectividad: desde la vision personal hasta la autorrenovacion equilibrada, pasando por el liderazgo personal, la administracion personal, el liderazgo interpersonal, la comunicacion empatica y la cooperacion creativa. Teniendo en cuenta todo esto, y a traves del desarrollo de ciertos conceptos, el lector acaba comprendiendo que todo lo que hagamos debera estar de acuerdo con lo que realmente veamos. Es decir que, si queremos cambiar la situacion, deberemos cambiarnos a nosotros mismos con eficacia, en primer termino tendremos que cambiar nuestras percepciones. El resultado es la construccion de una autoconfianza a prueba de bomba a traves del desarrollo del propio caracter, de la integridad, la honestidad y la dignidad humana necesarias para transformar nuestro universo laboral en algo autentico e intransferible. [via]

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  Making Work Work: New Strategies for Surviving and Thriving at the Office
  

  by Julie Morgenstern

  ISBN 0743250885 (0-7432-5088-5)
  Softcover, Fireside

  
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  Named one of the five best business books by Cathie Black, president of Hearst Magazines, in The Wall Street Journal

  The New York Times bestselling author, Oprah's favorite organizing expert, and America's number one problem solver presents a revolutionary book. It will help readers achieve the seemingly impossible: boost value and job security without sacrificing personal life. Morgenstern teaches innovative "grab and go" solutions that can be processed in as few as fifteen minutes to dramatically improve performance and efficiency, including:

• Beware of multitasking. Scattering your efforts makes for a longer day.
• Dance near the revenue line. Making or saving money is where your greatest
• value lies.
• Crunch your container. Shorten your workday by thirty minutes and you will
• get more done.
• Trust your truth. Never undervalue your unique self, skills, and point of view.

If you've ever wondered, Is it me or is it them? Julie Morgenstern's practical "inside out" approach will help you diagnose the source of each workplace problem and solve it quickly.

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