The Time Bandit Solution: Recovering Stolen Time You Never Knew You Had
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (735 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0989915107 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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''A few weeks after training, we solicited feedback from employees about their experience and results. One of the most critical things they reported was that with implementation of these techniques they were gaining back an average of about 6 hours and 15 minutes per week per employee. That's fantastic!'' --First Financial PARTNERS''Client service survey results have improved because we can provide more undivided attention to clients to take care of their needs.'' --Bank of Oklahoma
Bassocantor said √ Avoid the Energy Vampires. Interruptions, interruptions. They are "bandits" stealing your time everyday. If you let them, a lot of your productivity will go right down the drain. You will have to get your momentum back, figure out where you were, and maybe redo some things. Be sure to call these interruptions what they are--thefts of your time. You can't deal with the bandits effectively if you don't call them what they are.To counteract these nasty time-wasters, schedule blocks of time that you can work und. Wade through the self promotion Ed Brown is a salesman. This comes through loud and clear in this book. He takes a simple concept and made it into a product that he can sell through seminars, and now through a book. The solution is so simple that it would really only take a few moments to understand the concept and keep it. Therefore, much of the book is filled with anecdotes and promotion of the book itself.As one reviewer said, Brown spends way too much time in the beginning of the book to promote the book. I, . "Warning Not suited for small devices nor for "Kindle for PC"!" according to Erwin K. Meimer. The Kindle edition of "The Time Bandit" is not legible on small Kindle readers (I have a 6 inch device), as the pages do not adjust to the device. I was disappointed, but I thought I would just read it on my PC. No luck on the PC either, as my "Kindle for PC" tells me that this book is not compatible with "Kindle for PC." I guess you can read this eBook on a large tablet if you own one. This eBook does not deserve to be called a "Kindle Edition."
Bronx born and bred, Ed co-founded the #1 firm in culture change management consulting and training for the financial services industry, Cohen Brown Management Group, now in 50 countries and 12 languages. Ed lives in Malibu with his wife Shari. Ed has been a founder of banks and a real estate developer, among many other remarkable endeavors. He shepherded Don Ho to
The Time Bandit Solution won the 2015 Axiom Business Book Award for operations management, lean, and continuous improvement by Independent Publisher which honors books that help the business community understand changing trends and technologies and point out opportunities in our complicated new economy. You may not realize you are at the mercy of Time Bandits - people who steal your precious time, not with malice or intention, but with crippling effect on your own pursuits. If you find yourself frustrated by too many interruptions and feel powerless to prevent them, you want to read this book. And because your worst Time Bandits are probably your family, colleagues, clients, bosses, and friends, we can't just say no - we would risk offending them, or worse, losing clients or getting fired. Do you often think or say, ''I have too much to do, and not enough time to do it''? If so, this book is for you. Thus, The Time Bandit Solution is a step-by-step lesson on how to recover stolen time you never knew you had. It is designed to teach you the arts and skills for graciously negotiating with the