GET THE RIGHT WORK DONE

How to Mitigate the Urgent to Focus on the Important
Offers simple techniques to help you get to the work that furthers your personal and professional goals — rather than getting caught up by the brush fires and busywork that can consume your time.

How to Write To-Do Lists That Work
Warns against confusing to-dos with goals or projects. A to-do is one specific action, like "call Jim." When you break a task down to its smallest steps, you'll move through that list more effectively.

The Art of the Self-Imposed Deadline
Suggests ways to structure your workload — start your day as early as possible, do similar tasks back-to-back, and break big projects up so that you finish the longest part first.

Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time
Emphasizes that time is a limited resource, so you run out of it, become exhausted, even quit. Energy, however, is renewable. The body, emotions, mind, and spirit can all be renewed.

Management Time: Who's Got the Monkey?
Explains how to avoid taking on "monkeys" — your subordinates' problems. Focus on developing and empowering your direct reports and free yourself to focus on your real job.
(Image source: Diamondcreative.com)