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Zusatztext 'It's focus is on changing the state of mind of the reader as to what productivity actually is! how he or she can ensure they achieve something productive at work and then how they can instil this attitude in colleagues'(Director! September 2012) Informationen zum Autor Dr. Magdalena Bak-Maier is a highly sought after Organisational and Individual Development Specialist, Neuroscientist, Learning Expert, Executive Coach, Trainer and Speaker, with over 10 years experience in the field of consulting, training and developing people with top-tier organisations and highly intelligent and creative professionals including renown scientists, artist and global social entrepreneurs. Magdalena's productivity training has been used at the London School of Economics, on the Imperial business School MBA Programme, at the Royal College Of Music and at KLM/AirFrance. She has personally trained over 5000 people in professional effectiveness, communication and authentic leadership. She runs her own training and coaching practice including regular workshops and development programmes as well as a bespoke consultancy service. Magdalena has a BSC from NYU and a PhD in Neuroscience from Caltech. She is a professionally qualified coach and full member of the Association for Coaching (MAC) as well as an accredited NLP practitioner. She is currently working on a series of articles for The Times Higher Education. Klappentext Rewire your brain and overcome the 20 key time drains that diminish productivityFor anyone who's felt valuable time frittered away in checking emails or answering wrong phone numbers, or listening to a coworker giving you a minute-by-minute account of their previous night's date, help is finally here. Your time is, indeed, your own. And this handy guide, written by a leading executive coach, shows you how to retool your brain, reclaim your schedule, become a master of each minute, and make yourself more productive.Using a method that is intuitive, easy to remember, and simple to use, this book will help you transform how you think, what you focus on, and what you do so that you can begin to create tangible results.* Includes exercises that help you learn important thinking skills--essential to tackling important projects and attaining all those once elusive goals* Features highly visual exercises that are quick to complete, allowing you to change your habits and see improvements right away* Identifies the 20 key time drains that interfere with productivity and happinessFull of creative, fun, and proven solutions to the common bugaboos of procrastination, feeling overwhelmed, and a general dissatisfaction with results, Get Productive! offers concrete steps toward rethinking how you work and reworking how you think. Zusammenfassung Rewire your brain and overcome the 20 key time drains that diminish productivity For anyone who's felt valuable time frittered away in checking emails or answering wrong phone numbers, or listening to a coworker giving you a minute-by-minute account of their previous night's date, help is finally here. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Perfect Starting Point (if You Don't Know Where to Start) viii 1. Find Your Own Productivity Balance 1 Section One - HELP! I'M JUST NOT GETTING ANYWHERE 7 2. Assess Your Energy Levels 8 3. Find Your Energy Drains and Enhancers 13 4. Improve How You Connect With Others 18 5. Simplify Unnecessary Complexity 24 6. Figure Out Your Key Priorities 29 7. Overcome Your Procrastination With Action 34 8. Create a 'Feel Good' State 39 Section Two - TO DO: GET TO KNOW SELF 43 9. Examine What's Important For You Now 44 10. Find Your Key Values From Seemingly Random Things 50 11. Discover Your Needs and Desires 55 12. Use Past Failures to Build Resilience and Strength 61 13. Clarify Your Goal...
