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Title:  10 Natural Laws of Successful Time & Life Management, The
Media:  Book
Author:    Smith, Hyrum W.
Discover the robbers that steal your most precious commodity-time; the secret of time leveraging to increase your productivity; the "three magic hours" that let you accomplish your top priorities; the five-step formula that quickly puts you in control of your life.

Title:  Achieving Excellence
Media:  Video
Author:    Heckler, Lou
Creating Quality: The surprising way excellent managers handle details; How to make all your employees "owners", so they happily give their all; The only right way to handle mistakes and customer complaints.
Productivity Through People: The power of positive expectations, and how to create them daily; Performance feedback: when and how excellent managers give it; Rewards: what you must know to make them work. Making Things Happen: Why and how to promote "internal competition"; Why you should go out of your way to violate "old school" business assumptions; How to get instant action on your ideas. Achieving Personal Excellence: In pursuit of peak performance - 3 common threads; How successful people "create" the right circumstances; The greatest gift you can give anyone (in business and in your personal life).

Title:  Achieving Excellence
Media:  Audio
Author:    Heckler, Lou
Creating Quality: The surprising way excellent managers handle details; How to make all your employees "owners", so they happily give their all; The only right way to handle mistakes and customer complaints.
Productivity Through People: The power of positive expectations, and how to create them daily; Performance feedback: when and how excellent managers give it; Rewards: what you must know to make them work. Making Things Happen: Why and how to promote "internal competition"; Why you should go out of your way to violate "old school" business assumptions; How to get instant action on your ideas. Achieving Personal Excellence: In pursuit of peak performance - 3 common threads; How successful people "create" the right circumstances; The greatest gift you can give anyone (in business and in your personal life).

Title:  Basics to Improve Your Memory, The
Media:    Set
Author:    Burley-Allen, Madelyn
Memory defined; Powers of observation/concentration; Visualizing and imaging -- right/left hemispheres; Association; Substitution; Classification; Linking; Memory peg system; Remembering names and numbers; Memory exercises.

Title:  Beyond Secretary
Media:  Audio
Author:    Sutch, Debra
Ways to get your ideas heard and heeded by the right people; How to "talk the talk" of accounting, budgeting and finance people; Learn to delegate effectively and free up time to tackle the big jobs; Weathering crises and solving problems -- 7 steps that help do both; How to use "Active Listening" to avoid false starts, confused priorities, miscommunications; How to become a smart negotiator -- for your organization and yourself; 13 great time-savers that really work; How to say what you mean and mean what you say -- with firmness and finesse; How to recognize bad habits that could be impeding your career advancement; 5 simple tips that can sharpen your professional image -- and get you noticed; Tactful ways to inform the boss you're ready, eager and able to advance in your job.

Title:  Exceptional Assistant, The Vol. 1, 2, 3
Media:  Video
Author:    Fred Pryor Seminars
Learn how to: Move your job toward more challenging and responsible activities, manage your time, be more persuasive, and delegate responsibility to others, communicate assertively and confidently, answer questions and make decisions in your boss's absence, and make effective requests.
Video One: "Your Personal Time-Management System" Learn how to get the most time out of your day by developing a personal planning system, learning how and when to delegate, and how to deal with interruptions.
Video Two: "Refining Your Professional Skills" Learn about problem solving, negotiation, and making requests of your co-workers and boss.
Video Three: "Achieving Success as an Exceptional Assistant" Learn about taking initiative, stress management, and professional credibility.

Title:  Exceptional Receptionist, The Vol. 1
Media:  Video
Author:    Fred Pryor Seminars
Video One: "Understanding Your Unique Contributions to the Organization"
Learn what values the receptionist brings to the company that no one else can. Learn how to stay up-to-date with technology and change.

Title:  Exceptional Receptionist, The Vol. 2
Media:  Video
Author:    Fred Pryor Seminars
Video Two: "Mastering Communication"
The power of the receptionist: the receptionist as an information gateway. Learn result-focused communication and telephone techniques. Learn about body language, voice, and other elements of communication, and their barriers

Title:  Exceptional Receptionist, The Vol. 3
Media:  Video
Author:    Fred Pryor Seminars
Video Three: "Developing Powerful Self-Management Tools
Learn the dynamics of handling change and adapting. Organizational skills are explained along with effective time

Title:  First Things First
Media:  Audio
Author:    Covey, Stephen R. & A. Roger Merrill & Rebecca R. Merrill
An innovative time-management and prioritizing program, the contents include:
Identify Your First Things
Importance and Urgency
Urgency Addiction
To Live, To Love, To Learn, To Leave an Legacy
The Six-Step Process
        o Step 1: Connect to Mission
        o Step 2: Review Roles
        o Step 3: Identify Goals
        o Step 4: Organize Weekly
        o Step 5: Exercise Integrity in the Moment of Choice
        o Step 6: Evaluate
Conditions of Empowerment
A Commitment to Yourself

Title:  First Things First
Media:  Video
Author:    Covey, Stephen R. & A. Roger Merrill & Rebecca R. Merrill
An innovative time-management and prioritizing program, the contents include:
Identify Your First Things
Importance and Urgency
Urgency Addiction
To Live, To Love, To Learn, To Leave an Legacy
The Six-Step Process
        o Step 1: Connect to Mission
        o Step 2: Review Roles
        o Step 3: Identify Goals
        o Step 4: Organize Weekly
        o Step 5: Exercise Integrity in the Moment of Choice
        o Step 6: Evaluate
Conditions of Empowerment
A Commitment to Yourself

Title:  Getting and Staying Organized
Media:  Book
Author:    American Media Publishing
What can organizing skills do for you?
Select what should be organized
Unclutter your life
Break organizing tasks into specific steps
Establish a simple system
Stay organized
Be only as organized as you need to be

Title:  Gregg Shorthand Manual Simplified
Media:  Book
Author:    Gregg, John Robert & Louis A. Leslie & Charles E. Zoubek
Divided into two sections:
Part 1 contains 26, 098 words with their official shorthand outlines.  This list includes almost every word in the English language for which the short hand writer might have occasion to want a shorthand outline.  Also included are words that are frequently used in such fields as medicine, law, engineering, chemistry, and many others.
Part 2 contains 2, 604 proper names and geographic expressions.  Also included in this valuable reference book is a list of 72 commonly used abbreviations.

Title:  How to Delegate Work and Ensure It's Done Right
Media:  Audio
Author:    Lohr, Dick
Volume 1: Master the Skill Most Crucial to Success in Management
  Mentally Preparing to Delegate:
        What delegation is...and isn't
        Four key reasons savvy managers delegate
        Not delegating:  the subtle way to sabotage your career
        Ways to increase how much you delegate
        How to be sure you're delegating challenging work
  The "How-tos" of Delegation:
        The delegator's dozen--a practical checklist for effective delegation, including...
        The "Delegation Contract", establishing authority
        Knowing how much control you should maintain
        The all-important steps:  giving feedback, identifying lessons learned
Volume 2: Get More Done In Less Time
  The Human Side of Delegation:
        Recognizing the four behavioral styles and using them to your advantage
        How to use delegation to fire up your people
        Preventing "upward delegation"
        The Golden Rule of Communication vs. the Platinum Rule
        A no-fail system for matching the right person with the right project
  Making the Right Things Happen:
        A step-by-step system for building commitment when you delegate to peers
        Why--and how--you should maintain control when you delegate horizontally
        Using "subtle bribery" to get the job done
        The secret behind every successful delegator
        The people who hold the key to your success (it's probably not who you think)

Title:  How to Delegate Work and Ensure It's Done Right Vol. 1
Media:  Video
Author:    Lohr, Dick
Volume 1: Master the Skill Most Crucial to Success in Management
  Mentally Preparing to Delegate:
        What delegation is...and isn't
        Four key reasons savvy managers delegate
        Not delegating: the subtle way to sabotage your career
        Ways to increase how much you delegate
        How to be sure you're delegating challenging work
  The "How-tos" of Delegation:
        The delegator's dozen--a practical checklist for effective delegation including...
        The "Delegation Contract", establishing authority
        Knowing how much control you should maintain
        The all-important steps: giving feedback, identifying lessons learned

Title:  How to Delegate Work and Ensure It's Done Right Vol. 2
Media:  Video
Author:    Lohr, Dick
Volume 2: Get More Done In Less Time
  The Human Side of Delegation
        Recognizing the four behavioral styles and using them to your advantage
        How to use delegation to fire up your people
        Preventing "upward delegation"
        The Golden Rule of Communication vs. the Platinum Rule
        A no-fail system for matching the right person with the right project
  Making the Right Things Happen
        A step-by-step system for building commitment when you delegate to peers
        Why--and how--you should maintain control when you delegate horizontally
        Using "subtle bribery" to get the job done
        The secret behind every successful delegator
        The people who hold the key to your success (it's probably not who you think)

Title:  How to Get Everything Done (and Still Have a Life)
Media:  Book
Author:    Mallory, Charles
Setting priorities
Using your time effectively
Stop procrastinating NOW!
Organizing your files
Dealing with documents effectively
Managing meetings
Delegation and dealing with people
Work as though you're self-employed

Title:  How to Get Things Done
Media:  Book
Author:    National Press Publications' Productivity Series
Learn:
     To sort out what's important and what's not
     What you can safely delegate and how to make it stick
     To determine the working style that gets results for you
     To cut down on interruptions tactfully
     The milestones that make a big project do-able
     New ways to get more done at work, at home, with the kids

Title:  How to Juggle Multiple Priorities
Media:  Audio
Author:    Communication Briefings
In this video you'll learn how to:
Cope with job overload using the CAN-DO system
Assess your strengths and weaknesses
Divide and conquer your workload
Manage the unexpected
Make an organizational system work for you
Overcome procrastination with a simple five step approach
Focus on solutions
Stop stress from bogging you down
Ask the right questions to separate what's important from what's urgent

Title:  How to Manage Projects, Priorities, and Deadlines
Media:  Audio
Author:    National Press Publications' Productivity Series
How to identify barriers to productivity
What YOUR time management skills are
Ways to stop procrastination--now!
The hidden shortcuts to every project
Developing the power to say "No"
When to delegate

Title:  How to Organize and Maintain Files and Records
Media:  Video
Author:    Fred Pryor Seminars
Problems of inefficient filing systems
Coordinating your computers and paperwork
Auditing the current system
Four steps to planning an effective records-management system
Three powerful, time-tested systems for organizing your files
Implementation of a new system
Training for use of the system

Title:  How to Set and Achieve Goals
Media:  Audio
Author:    Sommer, Dr. Bobbe
Volume 1: Know Yourself and What You Want From Life
Understand how childhood experiences can influence your goal-setting
Learn to eliminate what you don't want
Overcome conditions that make you settle for less than you're worth
Use Geometric Psychology to pinpoint your motivators
Volume 2: Get Focused to Take Immediate, Effective Action
How to take action--now! 2 exercises to help you begin
The "Five-Year" technique and the "Right/Left Brain" approach
Helpful hints for using mentors and support groups
SMART: An easy system that you can start using today
Techniques for turning your "wish list" into reality

Title:  How to Set and Achieve Goals Vol. 1
Media:  Video
Author:    Sommer, Dr. Bobbe
Volume 1: Know Yourself and What You Want From Life
Understand how childhood experiences can influence your goal-setting
Learn to eliminate what you don't want
Overcome conditions that make you settle for less than you're worth
Use Geometric Psychology to pinpoint your motivators

Title:  How to Set and Achieve Goals Vol. 2
Media:  Video
Author:    Sommer, Dr. Bobbe
Volume 2: Get Focused to Take Immediate, Effective Action
How to take action--now! 2 exercises to help you begin
The "Five-Year" technique and the "Right/Left Brain" approach
Helpful hints for using mentors and support groups
SMART: An easy system that you can start using today
Techniques for turning your "wish list" into reality

Title:        It's Your Meeting, Make It Work
Media:  Audio
Author:    American Management Association
Develop agendas that set realistic objectives
Create guidelines that help control runaways
Pick the right participants, the right places, and the right times to meet
Use simple closing techniques that leave meeting participants with a sense of purpose and a solid direction

Title:  Learning for Success
Media:  Audio
Author:    Crisp Publications
Part of the Crisp Publications 50-Minute series, to be used with the workbook, "The Adult Learner: Strategies for Success". Study self-perception and individual learning styles. Plan for lifelong learning. Learn to listen, and listen to learn. Discover new learning technology. Improve reading skills, and improve your memory. Find your lifelong learning options.

Title:  Making Meetings Produce Vol. 1
Media:  Video
Author:    Fred Pryor Seminars
Tape One: Pre-Meeting Essentials
Plan for a successful meeting.  What to consider when mapping out your plan.  Everything from who to include to the logistics of location and scheduling are thoroughly explained so you can make that meeting happen.

Title:  Making Meetings Produce Vol. 2
Media:  Video
Author:    Fred Pryor Seminars
Tape Two: Productive Meeting Essentials
Conduct a successful meeting. Learn what roles are played by those involved and how to deal with each of them.  Learn how to facilitate the production of ideas and how to hone in on a decision. Learn how to get all the members to buy into the results of the meeting.

Title:  Making Meetings Produce Vol. 3
Media:  Video
Author:    Fred Pryor Seminars
Tape Three: Post-Meeting Essentials
Follow-through on a successful meeting. Learn how to document the meeting and the steps to take to make those records available to those who need them. Learn how to follow-up on the decisions reached in the meeting and monitor the results.

Title:  Manage Your Time!
Media:  Audio
Author:    Haynes, Marion E.
Workbook (Personal Time Management) topics addressed include:
Time management principles and techniques
Time saving electronic innovations
Timesaving tips for travelers
Action planning
Accompanied by audiocassette: Manage Your Time!

Title:  Memory System, The
Media:  Book
Author:    Burg, Bob
"Remember Everything You Need When You Need it'
No more strings around your finger... No more sticky notes to remind yourself... Throw them all away... You wont need them anymore!  A powerful memory is not a gift a lucky few are born with, it's a mental faculty you can develop and strengthen - and use to your advantage!  You don't have to enroll in an ultra expensive memory class to do it.  Just work through this interesting, enjoyable, book, do the exercises, follow the guidelines, and you'll find yourself able to remember far more than you ever dreamed possible - with far less effort.  With The Memory System you'll:
Meet dozens of new people for the first time and remember their names...permanently
Improve your networking ability, social life, earning power!
Gain new confidence and self esteem
Improve your ability to learn new material, foreign languages, vocabulary...anything!

Title:  Overcoming Procrastination
Media:  Video
Author:    Woodring, Susan Fowler
Subtitled, "A simple plan to help get you off dead center and start right now"
     How fear of success actually sabotages success
     How to overcome fear of failure
     Paralysis of Analysis: ways to overcome the biggest problem to getting started
     The difference between motivation and discipline--and how to develop each
     Why and how to attack the "worst first"
     3 questions to ask yourself when you feel your "perfectionism" is getting in the way
     How to determine which tasks or goals you should let go of once and for all
     Using the "SMART" formula for effective goal setting
     Understanding how procrastination affects your relationships, finance sand your personal life
     How to set up a personal "incentive" system to motivate you toward goals
     The 21-Day Success Habit Card: how to use this simple yet powerful technique for building productive habits
     Developing your "Loves List": a method for keeping you focused on activities that you want
     The difference between Won't Power and Will Power
     How to get organized once and for all

Title:  Personal Time Management
Media:  Book
Author:    Marion
Best when used as a set (with audiotape, "Manage Your Time"), these materials will show you:
How to set your daily and weekly priorities
How to control your use of time
The techniques of effective planning
Common time wasters and how to avoid them

Title:  Project Management Vol. 1
Media:  Video
Author:    Fred Pryor Seminars
Discover:
The 5-point success blueprint of expert project managers
Simple steps to create accurate cost estimations
Key skills to anticipate problems
Specific methods to organize project tasks
How to simplify projects with GANTT charting techniques
Four ways to bring your project back on schedule

Title:  Project Management Vol. 2
Media:  Video
Author:    Fred Pryor Seminars
Discover:
The 5-point success blueprint of expert project managers
Simple steps to create accurate cost estimations
Key skills to anticipate problems
Specific methods to organize project tasks
How to simplify projects with GANTT charting techniques
Four ways to bring your project back on schedule

Title:  Project Management Vol. 3
Media:  Video
Author:    Fred Pryor Seminars
Discover:
The 5-point success blueprint of expert project managers
Simple steps to create accurate cost estimations
Key skills to anticipate problems
Specific methods to organize project tasks
How to simplify projects with GANTT charting techniques
Four ways to bring your project back on schedule

Title:  Secrets of Meeting Magic, The
Media:  Booklet
Author:    Jeary, Tony and George Lowe
Meetings are a fact of business life, but bad meetings don't have to be.  You can get more done in less time and with much less frustration.  All you need is a skilled leader, a willing team, and...a little bit of Magic!

Title:  Success Shortcuts
Media:  Audio
Author:    CareerTrack
Cassette titles:
Self-Esteem and Goal-Setting
Making Things Happen and Getting More Done
Anti-Procrastination and Concentration Skills
Effective Meetings and Using Dictation
Writing Clearly and Faster
Listening Aggressively and Having Better Ideas
Selling Yourself and Making Presentations
Making Good Decisions Quickly and Staying Cool Under Pressure
Overcoming Conflict and Negotiating Better Deals
Delegation and Leadership
Managing Stress and Building Visibility
Seminars, Networking and Getting a Raise

Title:  Time Management
Media:  Audio
Author:    American Management Association
Do you often feel overwhelmed by your in-box?  Learn to use time to your best advantage.
Develop the ten fundamental tools of effective time management
Say no to tasks that don't produce significant results
Use seven simple principles to organize and prioritize your work load
Realize greater productivity, creativity and control by focusing on results, not efforts

Title:  Time Management
Media:  Booklet
Author:    Coastal Human Resources
Understanding and Eliminating Time Wasters
Poor organization/clutter
Interruptions
Failure to delegate
Unnecessary meetings
Procrastination
Poor planning
Use of Planning Tools
Time log
Desk planner
Daily to-do list
Calendars
Goals and objectives list

Title:  Where Does the Time Go?
Media:  Video
Author:    CRM Films
This program presents the classic concepts of time management as they apply to supervisory personnel:
whose priorities change often,
who have no office or office door to close,
who have no one to delegate to,
who have no secretary to answer their telephones,
and who are responsible and accountable to just about everyone for just about everything.
Follow Judy and Brad through typical supervisory scenarios, and watch as their ineffective time-management practices are replaced with tools and techniques to assist them in gaining greater control of their time.

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