How do you manage your time? It’s a good question and this book gives you some answers: whether you are managing only yourself or working towards a management role, The New Time Manager is for you.

Angela Woodhull provides funny everyday examples of things gone wrong, in and out of the workplace, and how the New Time Manager approach has been applied to make things better.

Her book is divided into three parts. The first concentrates on setting priorities. To be able to manage well, we have to know what is important and be able to deal with the ‘big rocks’ first and leave time to relax.

The second focuses on productive communication. It is important to be able to tell people what you want and provide constructive feedback and praise.

The last part talks about putting time saving into practice to make meetings work, because there is a point at which you need to stop and to plan what needs to be done and who needs to do it.

The point of balance is to be able to do your work and allow time for other activities, as you need to have other interests to stop you burning out. In this book, you will find exercises throughout that will help you do so. For as Woodhull likes to say: "A place for everything and everything in its place."

Maria James is an Intermediate AAT student

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