The simplicity survival handbook: 32 ways to do less and accomplish more

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In a world of more-better-faster, the challenges and stresses have never been greater: too much to do, not enough time. And in an economy where worker talent (know-how, energy, attention, commitment, and creativity) is at a premium, everyone is trying to maximize personal productivity. In The Simplicity Survival Handbook, Bill Jensen offers the antidote you're seeking: a practical guide to doing less in a world of more, and making it count. From "How to Write Shorter Emails for Better Results" to "How to Use Your Mentor to Help You Do Less," Jensen offers step-by-step strategies, tactics, and techniques for communicating more effectively, setting priorities, and balancing the competing demands on your time, while avoiding the time-sinkers. He takes on corporate foolishness, walking you through how to be more productive and take greater control of your workday and, by extension, your life.;Cover Page; Copyright Page; Title Page; Cut-to-the-Chase Introduction; Tour Guide Introduction; How to Use This Handbook; 1: Daily Rituals; Do less ... Accomplist more; 1: Ignore Most Corporate Communications; Why Do Less; How to Do Less; 2: How to Delete 75% of Your Emails; Why Do Less; How to Do Less; 3: Quickly Prepare to Communicate with Anyone, About Anything; Why Do Less; How to Do Less; 4: How to Leave Shorter Voicemails for Better Results; Why Do Less; How to Do Less; 5: Write Shorter Emails for Better Results; Why Do Less; How to Do Less. Cover Page Copyright Page Title Page Cut-to-the-Chase Introduction Tour Guide Introduction How to Use This Handbook 1: Daily Rituals Do less ... Accomplist more 1: Ignore Most Corporate Communications Why Do Less How to Do Less 2: How to Delete 75% of Your Emails Why Do Less How to Do Less 3: Quickly Prepare to Communicate with Anyone, About Anything Why Do Less How to Do Less 4: How to Leave Shorter Voicemails for Better Results Why Do Less How to Do Less 5: Write Shorter Emails for Better Results Why Do Less How to Do Less. 6: How to Do Less and Still Deliver an Awesome PresentationWhy Do Less How to Do Less 7: Go to Fewer Meetings and Get More Out of Them Why Do Less How to Do Less 8: How to Do Less and Still Run a Great Meeting Why Do Less How to Do Less 9: Give Executives Less Information and Keep 'Em Happy Why Do Less How to Do Less 10: How to Say "No" to Anyone in Any Situation Why Do Less How to Do Less 11: Use One Question to Do Less and Deflect More Why Do Less How to Do Less 12: How to Deal with Bosses Who Just "Don'T Get It" Why Do Less How to Do Less. 13: How to Never Again Need a Time Management CourseWhy Do Less How to Do Less 2: Career Milestones Do Less ... Accomp Lish More. 14: How to Figure Out If Your New Employer Will Work You Harder, Not Smarter Why Do Less How to Do Less 15: How to Get the Orientation You Deserve Why Do Less How to Do Less 16: How to Clarify Your Goals and Objectives More Quickly Why Do Less How to Do Less 17: How to Deal with Managers Who Pile It On: Moremoremore, Now! Why Do Less How to Do Less 18: How to Deal with Teammates Who (Unknowingly) Pile It On Why Do Less How to Do Less. 19: How to Track Your Success: Are You Really Doing Less?Time For a Progress Check How to Track Success 20: How to Customize Training Programs: Getting What You Need Why Do Less How to Do Less 21: How to Continuously Improve Your Do-Less Skills Why Do Less How to Do Less 22: How to Deal with the Stupidity of Performance Appraisals Why Do Less How to Do Less 23: How to Get Better Budgets with a Lot Less Effort Why Do Less How to Do Less 24: How to Be a Trusted Advisor to Senior Execs Why Do Less 25: How to Measure Respect in a World of Morebetterfaster Why Do Less. How to Do Less26: How to Decide: Stay or Go? How Much is too Much? How to Do Less 3: Leader Essentials 27: How to Fix Leadership Development Why It Needs Fixing 28: How to Fix Your Worktools Why They Need Fixing 29: How to Turn Transparency Into an Advantage 30: How to Fix Performance Management Why it Needs Fixing Ten Essentials for Simpler Companies 31: How to Fix Training and Development Why it Needs Fixing Ten Essentials for Simpler Companies 32: How to Spot Tomorrow's Great Places to Work Ten Essentials for Simpler Companies Do-Less Toolkit.