The Time-effective Manager

de Michael Bird

A highly practical, quick-access survival guide for managers of all levels. By following each of the 30 'day-briefs', in just one month you can learn how to communicate effectively and evaluate priorities while maintaining high energy levels. Each of the 'day-briefs' deals with common obstacles to controlling effective use of time -- meetings, paperwork, for example -- and general difficulties such as evaluating priorities, dealing with figures, managing your boss and colleagues. The key to future success is to invest an average of one hour a day for 30 days in reading and implementing the vital advice in this guide in order to revolutionize a manager's professional and personal life. Michael Bird is Managing Director of International Thompson Publishing Ltd. (Consumer Magazines). He is a regular speaker at internatioal conferences of the European Society for Opinion & Marketing Research, and the International Federation of Periodical Publishers. The most recent of his many published papers include *How Not to Launch a New Magazine* and Publishing for Profit - *Controlling Your Business with the Aid of Desk-Top Computers*.