Time management Books

There's an 80% chance you're poor. Time poor, that is. Four out of five adults report feeling they are time-poor: they have too much to do and not enough time to do it. And the consequences are severe. The time-poor experience less joy each day...

You can have it all. You can't have it all. Balance your work and your life. There is nobalance. Prioritise! Manage your time! With so much conflicting advice and so many demands on your time, it's no wonderyou feel overwhelmed by your commitments. No...

A curated collection of the business basics to fuel your success.You'll get up to speed fast on the most essential business skills with this set of concise, practical primers. Finance Basics explains the fundamentals of corporate finance-and its jargon;...

There's always more work to be done. How do you make sure you'll finish your most important tasks and make progress in your key projects by the end of the day? This book runs you through the basics of prioritizing your work, staying focused, delegating...

95% of what people think, feel and do, is determined by habits. Habits are ingrainedbut not unchangeable - new, positive habits can be learned to replace worn-out,ineffective practices with optimal behaviours that can cause dramatic, immediatebenefits...

What does it really take to get productivity from people and, by doing so, maximum profits for your business? With a nod to Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs, Walt Disney, and other ruthless yet highly successful managers, Dan S. Kennedy delivers the answer. In...

Why life's shortness - more than anything else - is what makes it meaningful.Death might seem to render pointless all our attempts to create a meaningful life. Doesn't meaning require transcending death through an afterlife or in some other way? On the...

A vibrant new translation of Seneca's 'On the Shortness of Life', a pointed reminder to make the most of our time.Who doesn't worry sometimes that smart phones, the Internet, and TV are robbing us of time and preventing us from having a...

In Sleeping with Your Smartphone, Harvard Business School professor and ethnographer Leslie Perlow delves into the new connected world of work and challenges the notion that you must be constantly plugged in to be successful. Furthermore, her work and...

We all wish we could sharpen key management skills-like writing more effective emails or proposals, focusing to-do lists on what really matters, giving more persuasive presentations, or dealing with a boss who makes you want to scream. But who has the...

You know you need to delegate some of your work so that you have time to focus on the things that require your expertise. But it's not easy to do. Delegating Work quickly walks you through the fundamentals of:Establishing a productive...

You've been asked to manage a key project. Its success could propel your career, but before you take the reins, you want a brief overview of what's expected of you. Managing Projects walks you through the basics start to finish, highlighting proven...

Boost your productivity with these essential tips. About HBR's 20-Minute Manager Series: Don't have much time? Get up to speed fast on the most essential business skills with HBR's 20-Minute Manager series. Whether you need a crash course or a brief...

Daniel H. Pink, the bestselling author of Drive and To Sell is Human, unlocks the scientific secrets to good timing to help you flourish at work, at school, and at home. Everyone knows that timing is everything. But we don’t know much about timing...