Product Description

How to be more organized and productive at work and have more fun doing it
In the decade since the publication of first edition of this international bestseller, Kerry Gleeson′s famed Personal Efficiency Program (PEP) has revolutionized the work lives of more than a half–million people worldwide. With increasing pressure to produce with far less support than at any time in the recent past, the techniques herein are more timely than ever. The program helps readers conquer the daily stream of interruptions and paperwork to manage tasks and time effectively. This Third Edition features expanded coverage of how to get more done in teams, including tips on managing multiple schedules and running more efficient meetings. It also incorporates ways to effectively use technology, helping readers make the most of the Internet, PDA′s, and email to get the job done more quickly and with less effort.
Kerry Gleeson (Boca Raton, FL) is founder and CEO of the Institute for Business Technology International. IBT′s client list includes GM, Texaco, Westinghouse, and Hewlett–Packard. Gleeson has been featured in the Financial Times, the Washington Post, and Success.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #154796 in Books
• Published on: 2003-12-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Review
brings the art of time management up to date (Times T2, 1st September 04)

Review
brings the art of time management up to date (Times T2, 1st September 04)

Synopsis
How to be more organized and productive at work and have more fun doing it In the decade since the publication of first edition of this international bestseller, Kerry Gleeson's famed Personal Efficiency Program (PEP) has revolutionized the work lives of more than a half-million people worldwide. With increasing pressure to produce with far less support than at any time in the recent past, the techniques herein are more timely than ever. The program helps readers conquer the daily stream of interruptions and paperwork to manage tasks and time effectively. This Third Edition features expanded coverage of how to get more done in teams, including tips on managing multiple schedules and running more efficient meetings. It also incorporates ways to effectively use technology, helping readers make the most of the Internet, PDA's, and email to get the job done more quickly and with less effort. Kerry Gleeson (Boca Raton, FL) is founder and CEO of the Institute for Business Technology International. IBT's client list includes GM, Texaco, Westinghouse, and Hewlett-Packard. Gleeson has been featured in the Financial Times, the Washington Post, and Success.

Customer Reviews

The Personal Efficiency Program
Sorry to be a party pooper - I read the reviews and bought the book. How disappointing. Ten double-sided pages before we arrive at the Introduction. A book which is poorly written and is produced in very low quality print with little content other than `do things now' and `how to reorganise your desk' - ad nauseam. It looks as though this was something written in the 1950's for secretaries to organise their workspace with belated updates to bring in more recent technology. Page 47 provides an ideal example:
`Tips for Improving Your Paper Filing System . . . Use hanging files. Hanging files support folders better and facilitate filing in the correct place. Box-bottom hanging files can hold several manila folders on the same subject.' This is then followed by two very poorly drawn pictures of hanging files. Wow!! - this certainly enlightened me.

After three days of ownership the book is now where it deserves to be - in the bin. (sorry trash)

This book has changed my life!! It's brilliant - buy it!
My husband bought me two time management books for Christmas. I am the most disorganised person in the world, and to cut to the chase - my life had changed by page nine! Really, this book is aimed at people who are struggling at work, or even those who want to improve their work load. But let me assure you - it can be adapted to any situation. I am a stay at home mum with two small children and i am in shock that i actually got to the bottom of the washing pile, for probably the first time in five years! Not only this - but i now have less housework to do than my perfect mother-in-law!!! I am no longer embarrassed if someone calls round unanounced. Funnily enough the other book my husband bought me was specifically for manic mums. I didn't like it, but this is seriously one of the best reads ever. I now have a queue of people waiting to borrow this book, although i think i've now got a few birthday presents lined up with this book - as i fear if i lend it out - i'll never see it again!! Kerry's writing style is very easy to read and incredibly motivating, and very well written. Finally - the genuius "do it now!" strategy has back fired on my husband: When i ask him to do something, i never realised how often he put it off for later. "Do it now!" I say to him (it works btw!!) - it also works very well with my children too.

Highly Recommended!
Author Kerry Gleeson, a specialist in white collar efficiency and productivity, describes a do-it-now program for becoming more organized and effective. As might be expected, this is a well-organized book. Gleeson outlines some familiar approaches to getting organized, such as setting up an office system that deals with paperwork effectively. The book becomes more informative when it discusses some less familiar organizational techniques, such as planning chunks of time to deal with similar tasks, using technology and establishing routines for maintaining your organizational system. The book’s major strength is the detail it offers about setting up files and systems, and following through on organizational initiatives. We enjoyed Gleeson’s case histories of reorganizing various offices. She uses many of her basic principles in common sense ways — and the messes she repairs will make you feel like the top of your desk may not be hopeless after all.