M. J. Weeks - Taking Control with Time Management

Taking Control with Time Management

Fifth Edition

Fifth Edition

M. J. Weeks
with additions and contributions by
Janis Fisher Chan

Exhibit 42 and material on page 5253 excerpted from the seminar notebook for Time Management by Joanne Malone. Copyright 2003 American Management Association International. All rights reserved.

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Review Questions

This new edition of Taking Control with Time Management has been designed specifically for the manager whose time is at a premium. Effective time management is a fundamental personal and professional skill and with increased productivity as the central challenge to business today, those who manage their time successfully can contribute more effectively and with a clearer direction. In this updated course, you will learn to evaluate your own time challenges, establish realistic work and life goals, correct time-wasting behaviors, delegate successfully and manage stress. With this new information and using these time-tested techniques, you will develop practical strategies to meet the challenges of todays work environment, especially information overload, electronic communication, team-based workplaces and hectic travel and meeting schedules. Most important, you will create and implement your own time management plan to balance the demands of work and family life. Taking Control with Time Management gives you the tools you need to master your time management problems and retain a healthy balance in your personal and professional life.

M. J. Weeks, an internationally experienced seminar leader and consultant has delivered time management programs to hundreds of corporations, professional groups, and national associations throughout the United States, Latin American, and Canada. Weeks was director of the Center for Management at Sioux Falls College and holds an M.A. from the University of South Dakota; she has completed postgraduate work in business management and adult education.

Janis Fisher Chan, who contributed extensively to this revision is co-founder of Advanced Communication Designs, Inc., a training company established to help people communicate clearly and work together effectively. A specialist in training program design, Ms. Chan has developed, written, and conducted customized classroom and self-study courses on a wide range of business topics, including making effective presentations, professional writing skills, performance management, and project management. Her publications include, with the co-author Diane Lutovich, Professional Writing Skills, Grammar for Grown-Ups, Writing Performance Documentation, and How to Write Reports and Proposals. Her previous AMA self-study publications are: Managing Your Priorities, Presentation Success and the Leaders Guide for Communication Skills for Managers, 5th ed.

This course consists of text material for you to read and three types of activities (the pre- and post-test, in-text exercises, and end-of-chapter review questions) for you to complete. These activities are designed to reinforce the concepts introduced in the text portion of the course and to enable you to evaluate your progress.

Both a pre-test and post-test are included in this course. Take the pre-test before you study any of the course material to determine your existing knowledge of the subject matter. Submit one of the scannable answer forms enclosed with this course for grading. On return of the graded pre-test, complete the course material. Take the post-test after you have completed all the course material. By comparing results of the pre-test and the post-test, you can measure how effective the course has been for you.

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The most important component of this course is the text, where the concepts and methods are presented. Reading each chapter twice will increase the likelihood of your understanding the text fully.

We recommend that you work on this course in a systematic way. Reading the text and working through the exercises at a regular and steady pace will help ensure that you get the most out of this course and retain what you have learned.

In your first reading, concentrate on getting an overview of the chapter content. Read the learning objectives at the beginning of the chapter first. They will act as guidelines to the major topics of the chapter and identify the skills you should master as you study the text. As you read the chapter, pay attention to the headings and subheadings. Find the general theme of each section and see how that theme relates to others. Dont let yourself get bogged down with details during the first reading; simply concentrate on understanding and remembering the major themes.

In your second reading, look for the details that underlie the themes. Read the entire chapter carefully and methodically, underlining key points, working out the details of examples, and making marginal notes as you go. Complete the activities.

Interspersed with the text of each chapter you will find a series of activities. These can take a variety of forms, including essays, short-answer quizzes, or charts and questionnaires. Completing the activities will enable you to try out new ideas, practice and improve new skills, and test your understanding of the course content.

After reading a chapter and before going on to the next chapter, work through the Review Questions. Answering the questions and comparing your answers to those given will help you to grasp the major ideas of that chapter. If you perform these self-check exercises consistently, you will develop a framework in which to place material presented in later chapters.

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Taking Control with Time Management

Fifth Edition

Course Code 95005

INSTRUCTIONS: Record your answers on one of the scannable forms enclosed. Please follow the directions on the form carefully . Be sure to keep a copy of the completed answer form for your records. No photocopies will be graded . When completed, mail your answer form to: