Karla Brandau Announces the Best Task Management Tool for the 21st Century
Being more productive is not brain surgery but it does require the use of a To-Do list.
(EMAILWIRE.COM, October 16, 2008 ) Lilburn, GA
To increase efficiency and output, a To-Do list is the most fundamental of time management tools. You will achieve more in less time if you make a list and check off each item as you complete it. Even if you cannot complete the list in the order you anticipated, just making the list refines your focus. Increased focus equals more tasks completed in a given period of time.
It is human nature to scribble To-Do lists in a variety of places: on sticky notes, napkins, candy wrappers and even on the backs of envelopes. These are floating pieces of paper and are easily lost or buried under paperwork on your desk. They look like clutter, and get disposed of them without a second thought. Tasks put into a date book organizer are harder to lose as they have a semi-permanent status.
The best choice for the 21st Century task list is an electronic task list built in your PDA, laptop or on your desktop and preferably in Microsoft Outlook. Making your list digital in Microsoft Outlook permits you to manipulate the information, prioritize using different filters, group, rearrange, divide into subtasks and delete to the complete satisfaction of the anal retentive planner.
In Microsoft Outlook the default folder view is the Simple List. Another helpful view is the Master Task list view, a perfect place for both high and low priority tasks.
Since you will need help in configuring the Master Task List. Karla Brandau has prepared a pictorial guide to creating a Master Task List in Outlook. Go to www.TimeForResults.com/ConfigureMTL/pdf.
After configuring the Master Task List, the final step in making yourself more productive is turning your Master Task List items into an organized plan for daily productivity.
Before you leave work, contemplate the tasks on your Master Task List, and analyze how much of that list you can actually complete during your working hours. This plan for tomorrow then becomes your daily task list which will be grouped by Due Date in your newly configured Outlook.
Following this process, you will know where to start every morning and can expand your capacity to get more done in less time as you discipline yourself to work from the list.
For more information on topics like this, visit www.karlabrandau.com
About Karla Brandau:
Karla Brandau, CSP, is an expert in producing a productivity culture change in your organization. She offers keynotes and workshops in time management and coaches managers on how to create a productive and innovative environment where employees produce their best work. Contact Karla at 770-923-0883 for a free consultation or to check the availability of dates to bring Karla to your organization. Download free articles by going to www.KarlaBrandau.com.
Contact Information:
Karla Brandau
Karla Brandau & Associates
Tel: 770-923-0883
karla@karlabrandau.com
www.karlabrandau.com
To increase efficiency and output, a To-Do list is the most fundamental of time management tools. You will achieve more in less time if you make a list and check off each item as you complete it. Even if you cannot complete the list in the order you anticipated, just making the list refines your focus. Increased focus equals more tasks completed in a given period of time.
It is human nature to scribble To-Do lists in a variety of places: on sticky notes, napkins, candy wrappers and even on the backs of envelopes. These are floating pieces of paper and are easily lost or buried under paperwork on your desk. They look like clutter, and get disposed of them without a second thought. Tasks put into a date book organizer are harder to lose as they have a semi-permanent status.
The best choice for the 21st Century task list is an electronic task list built in your PDA, laptop or on your desktop and preferably in Microsoft Outlook. Making your list digital in Microsoft Outlook permits you to manipulate the information, prioritize using different filters, group, rearrange, divide into subtasks and delete to the complete satisfaction of the anal retentive planner.
In Microsoft Outlook the default folder view is the Simple List. Another helpful view is the Master Task list view, a perfect place for both high and low priority tasks.
Since you will need help in configuring the Master Task List. Karla Brandau has prepared a pictorial guide to creating a Master Task List in Outlook. Go to www.TimeForResults.com/ConfigureMTL/pdf.
After configuring the Master Task List, the final step in making yourself more productive is turning your Master Task List items into an organized plan for daily productivity.
Before you leave work, contemplate the tasks on your Master Task List, and analyze how much of that list you can actually complete during your working hours. This plan for tomorrow then becomes your daily task list which will be grouped by Due Date in your newly configured Outlook.
Following this process, you will know where to start every morning and can expand your capacity to get more done in less time as you discipline yourself to work from the list.
For more information on topics like this, visit www.karlabrandau.com
About Karla Brandau:
Karla Brandau, CSP, is an expert in producing a productivity culture change in your organization. She offers keynotes and workshops in time management and coaches managers on how to create a productive and innovative environment where employees produce their best work. Contact Karla at 770-923-0883 for a free consultation or to check the availability of dates to bring Karla to your organization. Download free articles by going to www.KarlaBrandau.com.
Contact Information:
Karla Brandau
Karla Brandau & Associates
Tel: 770-923-0883
karla@karlabrandau.com
www.karlabrandau.com
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