The Personal Efficiency Program: How to Get Organized to Do More Work in Less Time | 
 enlarge | Author: Kerry Gleeson
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 343188
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3
Pages: 288
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.8
ISBN: 0471463213
Dewey Decimal Number: 650.1
UPC: 723812606450
EAN: 9780471463214
ASIN: 0471463213
Publication Date: November 21, 2003
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What business person doesn't feel constantly pressed for time, struggling mightily to fulfill an ever-expanding array of professional obligations while simultaneously juggling an always increasing litany of personal responsibilities? Kerry Gleeson, founder of the Institute for Business Technology, presents a comprehensive but easy-to-implement plan for "getting things done" on the work side (which then leaves more time for other matters) in The Personal Efficiency Program. Gleeson's "PEP" plan outlines a variety of organizational processes and simplification systems that should work if diligently implemented, and suggests ways to use them effectively in real-life situations.
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Increase Your Productivity, Reduce Stress, and Get Home on Time at Last! More than 800,000 people worldwide are already working faster and smarter, and adjusting their career paths upward thanks to Kerry Gleeson's revolutionary book, The Personal Efficiency Program. Now, it's your turn. Find out how to get organized at work, get more done, and carve out more time to do what you really want to do. We all juggle work life and personal life and worry that we spend too much time and effort paying the bills to fulfill our other roles as parents, spouses, and friends. This book will help you work more quickly and efficiently, freeing up more time for the life you live outside the office. This completely up-to-date Third Edition of the ultimate labor-saving, stress-busting, career-boosting guide helps you take complete control of every challenge and chore you face at work. Completely retooled to address the evolving demands of the modern workplace, it shows you how to: - Cope with information overload
- Make technology do your work for you
- Establish workable schedules and stick to them
- End procrastination and its repercussions
- Improve teamwork and run more productive meetings
- Spend more of your time on the really important work you do
- Spend less time at the office and more time kicking up your heels
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 Excellent book August 8, 2007
N. Nizami (U.S)
The central idea of the book is Do It Now! In addition, there are lots of supporting ideas such as being organized, following up on tasks etc. Throughout the book, the author, Kerry Gleeson, introduces tools and techniques that help in doing-it-now. It has some good examples. Following the methodology advocated by Gleeson will yield immediate results. After reading the book, I got in the habit of cleaning my email inbox every day. At times I procrastinate, but my in box is much better than what it used to be.
 Rubbish, save your money April 18, 2007
Rory Johnson
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
It is a testament to the author that he can sustain a complete lack of insight or idea for a whole book (albeit one with rather large font and few pages). This is the first self help management book I have read, and the last. Kerry Gleeson spends most of this book telling us how great his "Personal Efficiency Program" is, and how many people and organisations he has helped. It is a pity he doesn't put so much effort into actually telling us what PEP is. I suspect this is because he has made a lucrative career from convincing people he is telling them something useful, while actually telling them nothing at all. Indeed, when I read back through this book to try to identify concrete strategies to increase work productivity, the only concrete suggestion I could find is the astoundingly vapid mantra "Do it NOW!" - in italics.
Well, I'm afraid "Do it NOW!" is not worth the cost (even if its currently being flogged at reduced price) that Amazon are charging, and my first step towards a more efficient life will be to stop buying this type of rubbish.
 Very good book November 10, 2006
Tripurari Sharma (New York, USA)
A good book indeed.I personally could improve a lot on myself.A great guide for those who wants to improve self efficiency.
 Out of date... August 5, 2006
anonymous
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I was disappointed with this book. Based on the write-ups, I was expecting big things. I didn't find much that was new. I did find much that was old -- really old for a book that was updated in 2004, especially the technical aspects of PDAs, computer applications, phones etc. I know he has a separate book for the High Tech PEP but to me, that's no excuse for not updating this one.
Undoubtedly, the best in the genre...Must-Read for all busy professionals! July 31, 2006
Lee Say Keng (Singapore)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Just a few years after I have started my strategy consulting business (as well as my own book-store) in the early 90's, I spotted a review of this book, 'The Personal Efficiency System (PEP)', in Success Magazine. I bought it immediately & have reread it many times. A few years later, came the second book, The 'High-Tech Personal Efficiency System' by the same author. I bought it immediately too & have read - & refered to - it several times.
From the standpoint of self-management & work productivity, I consider them to be the best in the genre.
In essence, the High Tech PEP book is a further extension of the earlier PEP book. Basically, it shows the reader how to exploit technology (email, groupware, internet, cell phones, etc.) as a personal information management tool & how to apply the low-tech principles of PEP in a high-tech environment.
What I like about both books is the smorgasbord of concrete suggestions & useful checklists from the author. Also, I like the author's superb presentation of his brilliant work as embodied in the two books: each chapter comes with a preview & ends with follow-up action points. Bravo! as these aids make reading a breeze!
In a nut shell, these are the relevant chapters, respectively:
PEP:
Introduction: Personal Efficiency Program - The Missing Link;
Do It Now!
Organize It Now!
Do It Routinely;
Plan It Now!;
Follow-Up & Follow-Through;
Do It Right, Now!;
Do It Now! - From Whereever You Are!
Be a Do It Now Manager;
Organizing the Team to Act Now!;
Maintain It Now;
Epilogue: Just One New Habit;
High-Tech PEP:
Introduction;
Principles at Work;
Organizing Your Workspace;
Organizing Your Computer;
Organizing Yourself with a Computer: Time & Money;
Road Warrior Wisdom;
The Internet & World Wide Web;
Groupware;
Whether you are a desk-bound strategist or road warrior, these two books will undoubtedly equip you with all the proven strategies & practical tools to be a better manager of your projects...your people...your time... & most importantly, yourself!
To end my review, let me recap this wonderful passage from the PEP book:
"The best education doesn't teach you how to work. No matter how well you know your field, you won't be your most effective until you exercise good work habits - until you are able to get things done, on time, & with the most effective use of your resources."
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