HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done

Struggling to get to--much less complete--your most important work? Leaving your job most days exhausted but with little to show for it? Overwhelmed by back-to-back meetings and endless e-mails? Plagued by procrastination? Use this guide to learn how to accomplish more of the right work more efficiently by eliminating endless "urgent" tasks, delegating effectively, preventing procrastination, writing to-do lists that work, and renewing your energy with simple rituals.

This collection includes: "How to Stay Focused on What's Important," "The Worth-Your-Time Test," "Management Time: Who's Got the Monkey?," "An 18-Minute Plan for Managing Your Day," "A Practical Plan for When You Feel Overwhelmed," "How to Write To-Do Lists That Work, " "The Art of the Self-Imposed Deadline," "How to Start a Project on Time," "Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time," and "How--and Why--to Stop Multitasking."

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