The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done
The measure of the executive, Peter F. 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:
- Managing time
- Choosing what to contribute to the organization
- Knowing where and how to mobilize strength for best effect
- Setting the right priorities
- Knitting all of them together with effective decision-making
Ranging widely through the annals of business and government, Peter F. Drucker demonstrates the distinctive skill of the executive and offers fresh insights into old and seemingly obvious business situations.
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Posted by Cameron Price on Wednesday 30 July 2008 |
Leadership, Productivity, Time Management |
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Central to your effectiveness as a leader is the management of your own time. The productivity of your team is an extension of your own productivity. I have reviewed a range of time management resources and would like to recommend five. I suggest you compare them to see which you think you would get the most out of.
Posted by Cameron Price on Wednesday 23 July 2008 |
Productivity, Time Management |
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Rodger Constandse has written an e-book on time management called Master Your Time.
Every day I get back the time it took me to read it once.
Posted by Cameron Price on Wednesday 16 July 2008 |
Productivity, Time Management |
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I’ve come across a life planning system that I thought you might be interested in having a look at. It combines goal setting and time management principles in one package. It has helped me get organized, work more productively, and make better use of my time. I recommend you download a free 30-day trial and check it out. I would be interested to know what you think of it.
Posted by Cameron Price on Wednesday 16 July 2008 |
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I recommend Building the case for coaching in the workplace, from the podcast series Brain-Based Coaching and Leadership by Results Coaching Systems. It provides details and case studies on the productivity and organisational development benefits of building a coaching culture in the organisation and training internal coaches in addition to external coaching for the top executives.
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Posted by Cameron Price on Sunday 29 June 2008 |
Coaching, Organisational Development, Productivity |
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If you have a call center in your organisation, you face a particular challenge maintaining employee motivation. There is a Special Report available specifically for leaders responsible for the productivity of a call center.
Posted by Cameron Price on Saturday 21 June 2008 |
Management, Productivity |
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