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Dirk Zeller CEO, Real Estate Champions and Sales Champions. Contents. Chapter 1: Setting Yourself Up for Success Chapter 2: Putting a Value on Your Time Chapter 3: Focusing Your Efforts, Prioritizing Tasks Chapter 4: Setting Up and Maintaining a Productive Workspace
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Dirk Zeller CEO, Real Estate Champions and Sales Champions
Contents • Chapter 1: Setting Yourself Up for Success • Chapter 2: Putting a Value on Your Time • Chapter 3: Focusing Your Efforts, Prioritizing Tasks • Chapter 4: Setting Up and Maintaining a Productive Workspace • Chapter 5: Fine-Tuning Organization Skills with Technology • Chapter 6: Defending Your Day from Interruptions • Chapter 7: Overcoming Procrastination, a Notorious Time Thief • Chapter 8: Mastering Meetings • Chapter 9: Ten Time-Efficient Habits Chapter 6: Defending Your Day from Interruptions
Chapter 6: Defending Your Day from Interruptions • The Fortress: Guarding your Focus from Invasion • Protecting your domain from walk-in intrusions • Creating virtual barriers • Scheduling time to manage and interact with your staff
Chapter 6: Defending Your Day from Interruptions • The Fortress: Guarding your Focus from Invasion, cont’d • Scheduling time offline –(lunch) • Letting email wait in your inbox • Stopping the ringing in your ears
Chapter 6: Defending Your Day from Interruptions • The Fortress: Guarding your Focus from Invasion, cont’d • Screening interruptions before letting them through
Chapter 6: Defending Your Day from Interruptions • Secondary Defenses: Minimizing Damage • When Calls Get Through • Delegating the responsibility • Shortening or condensing the conversation • Rebooking discussions for a better time
Chapter 6: Defending Your Day from Interruptions • Handling recurring interruptions by Co-workers • The colleague with nothing to do • The colleague who just doesn’t want to work • The employee who’s wrapped up in his world • The person who treats work as her sole social outlet
Chapter 6: Defending Your Day from Interruptions • Dealing with Interruption-Oriented Bosses • The seagull manager • The verbal delegator
Chapter 6: Defending Your Day from Interruptions • Working with Intrusive Clients • Giving a bit of attention that goes a long way • Setting clients’ expectations
Preview Chapter 7 • Overcoming Procrastination, a Notorious Time Thief