Extreme productivity : boost your results, reduce your hours

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Extreme productivity : boost your results, reduce your hours

Author:

Pozen, Robert C.

ISBN:

9780062188533

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

New York : HarperBusiness, c2012.

Physical Description:

xx, 278 p. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

Three big ideas -- Productivity every day -- Developing personal skills -- Managing up and down -- Pursuing a productive life.

Subject Term:

Time management.

Industrial productivity.

Industrial efficiency.

Performance.

Summary:

"In Extreme Productivity, Pozen reveals the secrets to workplace productivity and high performance. His book is for anyone feeling overwhelmed by an existing workload-facing myriad competing demands and multiple time-sensitive projects. Offering antidotes to a calendar full of boring meetings and a backlog of e-mails, Extreme Productivity explains how to determine your highest priorities and match them with how you actually spend your time.

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"Required reading for professionals--and aspiring professionals--of all levels."

--Shirley Ann Jackson, President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Former Chairman of U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Robert C. Pozen, one of the business world's most successful--and productive--executives, reveals the surprising secrets to workplace productivity and high performance.

It's far too easy for working professionals to become overwhelmed by a pile of time-sensitive projects, a backlog of emails, and endless meetings. In order to be truly productive, they must make a critical shift in mindset from hours worked to results produced.

With Extreme Productivity, Pozen explains how individuals can maximize their time and energy by determining and focusing on their highest priorities. He also provides a toolkit of practical tips and techniques to help professionals at all stages of their careers maximize their time at work.

This essential handbook empowers every person with proven methods for prioritizing their time to achieve high-impact results and refine their career goals for long-term success, all while leading a full and meaningful personal life as well.

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

One thing working people can agree upon today is that time is an increasingly scarce commodity: there is always too much to do and not enough hours to do it. Enter Pozen, an uber-productive executive who manages two full-time jobs and numerous writing projects while maintaining a healthy relationship with his family. Like many other how-to books on increasing personal and organizational productivity, Pozen emphasizes three factors: "set and prioritize your goals," "focus on the final product," and "don't sweat the small stuff." He provides worthwhile guidance on everything from developing writing and public-speaking skills to managing institutional chains of command. Of particular value are chapters on common but mundane aspects of corporate life like office meetings--and why they should be avoided--and maintaining productive travel habits. Constant pressure and conflicting deadlines and priorities can derail even the most diligent worker, so Pozen's methods for retaining focus are invaluable. These tactics arm workers and managers alike with the means to handle distractions with minimal disruption. Filled with useful recommendations on a wide variety of topics, this book will find adherents at every level of the company org chart. Agent: Jim Levine, Levine Greenberg Literary Agency. (Oct.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Booklist Review

Academic and former executive Pozen offers his set of recommendations on productivity, urging us to adopt a proper mind-set, to focus on the results we seek rather than the hours we work. He defines personal productivity as the quantity and quality of your results in achieving your own objectives. Presented in five parts, his advice and takeaway lessons include setting goals with specific priorities, focusing on final results, not sweating the small stuff, organizing your daily routine, improving reading comprehension, writing and speaking effectiveness, and long-term career decisions. His ideas are for all types of professionals, and he suggests action for certain stages of their careers. His insights on traveling effectively, embracing change, and balancing home and work are particularly valuable. He concludes, Regardless of your employer's culture, you can adopt most of the specific techniques in this book. . . . Ultimately, it is within your power to boost your results and reduce your working hours. An excellent how-to on personal productivity.--Whaley, Mary Copyright 2010 Booklist

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Part I Three Big Ideas	p. 1
1 Set and Prioritize Your Goals	p. 3
2 Focus on the Final Product	p. 21
3 Don't Sweat the Small Stuff	p. 35
Part II Productivity Every Day	p. 49
4 Your Daily Routine	p. 51
5 Traveling Lightly	p. 69
6 Efficient Meetings	p. 85
Part III Developing Personal Skills	p. 101
7 Reading Effectively	p. 103
8 Writing Effectively	p. 119
9 Speaking Effectively	p. 139
Part IV Managing Up and Down	p. 157
10 Managing Your Team	p. 159
11 Managing Your Boss	p. 177
Part V Pursuing a Productive Life	p. 193
12 Maximizing Your Career Options over a Lifetime	p. 195
13 Embrace Change but Stay the Same	p. 211
14 Balancing Home and Work	p. 227
Epilogue	p. 241
Appendix 1 The Big Idea: The Case for Professional Boards	p. 245
Appendix 2 Speech by Robert Pozen to the Boston Bar Foundation (2000)	p. 255
Notes	p. 259

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