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Thesecretofgainingcontroloflifeandfeelingmorepeaceiseffectivetimemanagement.Whenyoubegintoputwisetimemanagementtechniquesintopractice,youwillnolongerbetossedineverydirectionbythestormoflife.Ifyourlifeisoneofchaos,asetschedulewillbringasenseofordertoyourlife.Yourschedulewillsupportyouandkeepyouontrack.Inthiscase,youwillfeeleaseinsocialandbusinesssituations.Youwillbeabletorelaxwhenyouneedtoandperformyourbestwhenpressure’son.Whileotherscrumbleandcrackunderchallengestheyface,youwillsailthroughthemwithflyingcolors.Inaword,peopleshouldmakeacompletesystemforself-management,somethingthatwilldotherememberingandmonitoringforyou,soyourmindisfreedup.

2Plan/To-dolist

Thesecretofdevelopinganeffectivestudyingandworkingstyleisa“to-dotoday”list.Therefore,everydayIwillputmy“To-dotoday”listwhereIcanoftenseeit,andcrossoutthose“done”tasks.WhenImakethislist,Iwillputwisetimemanagementtechniquesintopractice.Forexample,Ibelievethefirsthouriswherepeoplearemostproductive.SoIputallthemosttaxing,difficult,andchallengingtasksonmyagendaduringthefirsthour.Followthesewiththelesspressingwork,andthenendupwiththeroutinetasksthatIfindboring.IbelieveifIdon’tmakeaplan,Iamoftenleftastateofparalysisbythesheerbulkofoutstandingtasksweightingonmymind.Onthecontrary,thethoughtprocessofcreatingmyplanwillclarifymythinkingandhelpmedeterminewhatisimportant.

3Taskonthelist

AlltasksonthelistaredefinedbythenextactionthatIneedtotaketoprogressthem.Thissimpleideaisremarkablyeffectiveinhelpingresolvingthekindofinertiathatstopsupresolvingtheitemsonthelist.IbelievebreakingeachtaskdownintoitsindividualactionsallowsmetoconverttheworkintothingsthatIcaneitherphysicallydo,orforgotabout,happyintheknowledgethatitisinthesystem.Asweknow,procrastinatorscreateproblemsforthemselvesbydelayingnecessarydecision-making.Bydevelopingaplan,Icanreleasethefootholdthatprocrastinationhasinmylife.

4Socialnetworkingsites

Inmyopinion,spendingtoomuchtimeonsomesocialnetworkingsiteisnotawisechoice.Thereisastrongtendencythatyouwillstaymuchlongerthanyouplanned,becausesomethingnew,interestingandperkyalwayscomeswithmostsocialnetworkingsites.Notonlywillitdefeatyourpurposeofstayingfocusedatwork,butthere’splentyofinformationtherethatcouldgetyourmindunnecessarilyperturbed.

5Funinwork

Thesecretofmakingworkmoreproductiveisfindingwaysforthetasktobecomefun,likeallowingyourcreativityandimaginationtoplayintheprocess.Ifyoufindawaytosupportyourselfworkinginafieldyouenjoy,youwillgetupeverymorninglookingforwardtodoingsomethingthathardlyfeelslikeworking.Ifyouexplorethevalueanddreamswithinyourselfandmatchthemtoparticularaspectsofyourjob,yourworkwillbecomemoreinterestingandyourdailygrindcanquicklyturnintodailypleasure.Inthisway,youcanhavepassionatwork.Yourpassionmaybecomecontagious,andyoumaywinpeopleovertoyourcause.

6.Innovation

人：

Aninnovativeleader/personhasavisible“creativespark”,abilitytosimplifyanabstractidea,anddepthandfocus.Innovativeleaderscanassociateseeminglyconnectedthings,questionmorefrequently,observeintensely,networkwithadiversegroupofpeopleandexperimentconstantly.

公司：

ThecurrentcrazestartedwithGoogle’swell-known“20%Time”initiative,whichencouragesitsemployeetospend20%oftheirtimeatworkonaprojectnotrelatedtotheirjobdescription.Gmail,GooglenewsandAdSensereportedlyallevolvedoutof20%Time.Companiesneedinnovativeideasandproducts,thekindthatusuallycomefromsmallstartups.Companiessqueezedbigproductsoutofthesefree-formsessions,fromPost-itstolaserprinters.

国家：

Anycountryhasthepotentialtobethenextinnovationcountry.IfChinacanfigureouthowtofosterprovocativequestion,observing,experimentingandnetworking,andthentakeadvantageofthatwithintheircompanies,Chinahasjustasgoodachanceasanyonetotackletheinnovationchallenge.

7Networkingforajob

Thereportrankednetworkingasthemosteffectivewaytofindanewjob,beatingoutsocialnetworkingsitessuchasLinkedlnandinternetjobsearchengineslikeI.However,forpeoplewhodon’tnaturallyfinditeasytotalktostrangers,networkingcanbedifficultwork-farmorestressfulthanblindlyapplyingtojobsonline,forexample-andwheneffortsseemtofail,manypeoplegaveup.Inmyopinion,thekeyistoemphasizethepositive.Ifpeoplegotbacktoyou,immediatelyfollowup.Goseethemeveniftheyarenotworkingthatcloselyinsomethingyouwant,andtrynottoobsesstoomuchaboutthe“No”.Trytolearnwhatevermistakesyoumadealongthewayandjustpluggingawayatit.

8Interview

Oneofthemostcrucialpartsofinterviewingisconvincingthehiringmanagerthatyoutrulydesirethejob.Interviewersdon’tjustlookforapplicantswhohaverequisiteskillsandfitinwiththecompany.Nowmorethanever,theywantcandidateswhowantthem.Also,youcanprepareanarsenalofstoriesillustratingyourskills,strengthsandaccomplishments.Intheinterviewing,ratherthanbragginginageneralwayaboutyourability,describespecificexperiencethatshowyouputtingthoseskillstouse.Youcanspeakanimatedlyaboutthepleasureandprideyoutakeinovercomingobstacles.Finally,itisimperativetodemonstrateyoucanworkindifferentcultures,withdifferentbusinessmodels,solvingdifferentbusinessproblems.Expertsbelievethatthepeoplewhoarethemosteffectiveinseniorlevelleadershiprolesarethosewhohavehadmultiplelifeexperience,transitions,failures,andsuccesses.

9Goals/Careerpaths

Inarapidlychangingcorporateenvironment,withthetraditionalcareerplanandentireindustriesdissolvingovernight,itcanbeachallengeforpeopletofigureouttherightpathforward.Inmyopinion,somethingaboutthatfeelingofaccomplishmenttriggerthesenseofcomplacency.Therefore,don’tgiveyourselfgoalsyouarriveat.Itisfinetocreatesmaller,incrementalgoalstokeepyourselfmotivated;

beingtheVPofmarketingatabigcompanymighthelpyouaccomplishalongergoal,forinstance,ofchangingthewayhowhealthcareisdelivered.Wemustrememberthatachievingagoalisnotthefinishlineforus.Achievingonegoaljustcreatesalaunchingpadforachievinganotherhugegoal.

10Advisors

Buildingaboardofadvisors,peoplewhowillholdupamirrorandbemoreprovocativeandinsightfulaboutwhoyouare,whatwewant,andhowyou’regoingtogetit.Advisorsdon’thavetosignupforanintensivecommitment.Iviewitisdifferentfrommentoring,whichtendstobeamuchlonger-termrelationship,moreintimate,withcoachingandguiding,whereasadvisorsmightbesomebodyyoucalluponatcertainpointstoguideyourthinking.

11Communicationstyle

Alotofpeopletendtoplayitsafewiththeirlanguageatwork.Asin-endingstatementwithquestionmarksintheirvoices,orprefacinganycritiqueorfeedbackornewideawith“Sorry,but…..”Thisstyleofcommunicationkeepsyoufromsoundingliketheseasonedprofessionalyouareandmightevenbewhat’spreventingyoufromgettingaheadatwork.

WhenIfindmyselfendingasentenceatworkwiththislilt,itmeansI’munsureofwhatI’msayingandtrytoreadmylistenertoseewhetherheorsheisgoingtoagreewithourconversation.IfI’mgettingnegativesignals,anyconfidenceIhadstartstofade,andI’mstucksoundinglikeaseventhgrader.Atthatpoint,I’velostcontroloftheconversation,anditcanbehardtogetitbackontracktomakemyargument.

Thesecretofcontrollingtheconversationistomakesureyoustandbehindeverythingyouaresaying.Beforegoingintoanimportantmeeting,IwillrunthroughallreasonswhyIstandbehindmyrecommendation.Insteadoflookingtoateammateforconfirmation,Icanremindmyselfthefactthatledmetomydecision.Plus,IknowIampreparedtoclearmyreasoningifsomeonedisagrees.

13Relationship

Todoanyjob,you’llneedthephysicalability,therightskillsincludingknowledgeandexperienceandtherightbehavior.Tosucceed,thoseingredientscannotbeemphasizedenoughwhenitcomestoyourportfolioofyourrelationshipaswell.Youmusteffectivelyapplythemostrelevantbehaviorstoidentify,prioritize,andstrategicallyinvestinyourmostvaluableasset-yourportfolioofrelationship.

Inmyopinion,Ibelievethekeyistoidentifyrelationship-buildingbehaviorrolemodelandcreatespecificbehaviorobjectives.Youcannotimproveanythingyoudon’thighlight,measure,analyzeandapplycoursecorrectionto.

Therefore,whatbehaviorsdoyouadmireasparticularlyeffectiveasdemonstratedbythoseyourespectortrustandhowcanyoupracticethesame.Forexample,severalexecutivesareverycalmandcollectedinthedemeanorevenunderthemoststressfulsituations.Keepinginmindthatsimilartobrands,relationshiparepromiseskeptanddelivered,andinanymarketthatisfullofnoise,thebestwaytoelevateyourselfabovethatnoiseistocreateaninsistenceonthebrandcalledyou.

14Negativethought

PerhapsnoaspectofEQismoreimportantthanourabilitytoeffectivelymanageourownnegativeemotions,sodon'

tletthemoverwhelmusandaffectourjudgment.Inordertochangethewaywefeelaboutasituation,wemustfirstchangetheway