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The Organized Executive: A Program for Productivity--New Ways to Manage Time, Paper, People, and the Digital Office
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Sales rank 24,631
Customers rating (based on 17 reviews)
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For the last 15 years, executives and business professionals everywhere have made The Organized Executive synonymous with success. No other author has helped more people turn wastefulness into productivity than Stephanie winston. Now, in a special edition undated to reflect the changes in technologye-mail, the internet, palm pilots, and a host of other gadgetsshe reveals the best ways to: analyze organization needs; optimize performance; end paper build-up; increase productivity; combat procrastination; and so much more.
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| Publisher | Business Plus | | Release date | 02/2001 | | Availability | Usually ships in 24 hours | | Edition | Paperback |
| | List price | $14.95 | | Our price | $10.17 (you save 31.97%) | | Used price | from $0.01 |
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 Useful Ideas.
I read this book back in the nineties. The tips and ideas I acquired in this book those early days provided an important platform for me to stand on. Whether you are totally unorganized or not, you are bound to find this book useful. This book will encourage you to be more disciplined with organizing the affairs in your life. God knows in this day of information overload you need all the tips, advice and revelations you can find on organization. This book will meet the objective of boosting productivity at some level in one's daily life.
Good ideas-
This book by Stephanie Winston has some good ideas for the new generation of cell phones, email, and office clutter. There are options available, and many of the ideas are easy to implement.
Everyone hates the paperwork, but it's got to get done
The Organized Executive covers four topics dedicated to managing paperwork, tasks, time and staff. It specifically gives guidelines on planning one's day and setting priorities. It gives scheduling advice and a perspective on how to avoid time wasters. Staff problems from delegation to staff, expectations of staff, and management of staff is covered. The section on managing paperwork is covered first and provides a system for managing paperwork.
"The key to paper management is processing: that is, channeling each piece from your in-box to its appropriate destination." Learning a system that handles paperwork efficiently will result in greater accomplishments, more enjoyment from work, and result in spending fewer hours with paperwork.
Learn the TRAF technique to properly manage paperwork. The first rule in TRAF, before you can use this system, is to READ THE PAPERWORK. Use the following technique on every single piece of paperwork:
TOSS: "Man's best friend, aside from a dog, is the wastebasket," says Business Week. Ask yourself, "What is the worst thing that can happen if I toss this out?
REFER: Delegate paperwork to a staffer or others that are more qualified or trained to deal with the paperwork. Follow-up on paperwork that you delegate.
ACT: Use an action folder to ensure that items that need attention are together in one location. Later, this folder can be prioritized.
FILE: For items that can not be delegated or require action, but can not be discarded immediately, should be filed. Mark this filed paperwork with a discard date to know when the paperwork can be successfully tossed.
Sound suggestions; actual read takes effort
The 1980s book is continually updated. Stephanie Winston, also author of Getting Organized, presents a wealth of ideas for managing time, paper, and people more effectively. While she offers sound time- and task-management skills such as "the art of organization," "effective filing techniques," and other ways to promote efficiency, the book is packed with charts, exhibits, and "systems" and hence requires energetic readers.
It does not address the mental/spiritual aspects of staying organized and in control -- something readers want and, more importantly, need.
 A Classic Text, Superficially Updated
The cover claims that the book has been "revised and updated for the digital age," but Winston's information on technological tools is both superficial and already dated. The term, "PDA," does not even appear in the index.
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