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Douglas C. Merrill, an organization dynamo and former Google CIO, reveals how listeners can utilize modern technology to better manage their time. From multitasking to being on time, Merrill's tips, which helped build the Google empire, will allow listeners to not only better their own lives, but help reshape and modernize the world.

Daily reflections excerpted from the authors' book First Things First which discusses how to balance the demands of a schedule with the desire for fulfillment.

Marcus unveils his new approach to time management: a self-portrait poster with the slogan "It's Time." In this film, Cutting Edge team members discuss time management skills and strategies for determining priorities. Casey admits she is a procrastinator. Sam suggests Carlos operates on "mañana time." Serena uses a personal organizer to rank items in terms of importance. Barney and Dion recommend dealing with bigger tasks first. Sherry leaves pockets...

"Franklin Covey offers powerful insights drawn from the latest neuroscience and decades of experience and research in the time-management field to help you master your attention and energy management through five fundamental choices that will increase your ability to achieve what matters most to you. The 5 Choices is time management redefined for the twenty-first century: it increases the productivity of individuals, teams, and organizations and empowers...

Using the latest research into how humans think and learn, this insightful guide gives parents a new way to understand children's thinking styles, sensory preferences, gender, and personality tendencies to help them tailor their child's environment to make it a safe, more learning-friendly place.

Introduces six effective strategies for dealing with the challenges of the changing role of work in the new economy in which new technological tools have blurred the boundaries between one's professional and private lives.

"If there is one sector of society that should be cultivating deep thought in itself and others, it is academia. Yet the corporatisation of the contemporary university has sped up the clock, demanding increased speed and efficiency from faculty regardless of the consequences for education and scholarship. In The Slow Professor, Maggie Berg and Barbara K. Seeber discuss how adopting the principles of the Slow movement in academic life can counter this...

Expressly designed for people who want to make changes but would be easily daunted by an elaborate self-help program, this concise, motivating guide is packed with highly practical tips and suggestions to help get things done in a timely manner.