Workday Control - New Academy

If you are not able to organize a seminar at your company, get the book, it has the entire system

The book contains the complete contents of the Total Workday Control system. The number 1 best-selling Outlook book, in it you will learn everything you need to know in order to achieve workday control:
How to get ahead of your out-of-control workday.
Methods for getting all important work done each day, so you can leave work on time, guilt free, gaining 25% or more of you workday and workweek back.
Techniques to eliminate the "everything is a fire" approach to work.
How to get your e-mail under control, so that you fully leverage the power e-mail can give you.
How to configure Outlook to "activate" the Total Workday Control system (Outlook versions 2003, and 2002 directly covered; Outlook 2000 compatible). Use this article for coverage of Outlook 2007 changes for use with this older book. Better, purchase the new edition described in the banner above; it has full Outlook 2007 coverage (and earlier versions).

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"If your Inbox has become a source of anxiety and stress... Michael Linenberger ... has the solution"
Investor's Business Daily 2/13/06

"About your book... it's easy to use... it works, it's not hard" Kurt Andrews, WIMO-AM Atlanta News Talk Radio

"Is your e-mail inbox driving you bonkers?
If so, Michael Linenberger's new book, Total Workday Control Using Microsoft Outlook: The Eight Best Practices of Task and E-Mail Management (New Academy Publishers), holds a few simple tips for managing your inbox." Copley News Service

Project manager, January 14, 2007

Reviewer:

Mark Marker "foneman" (Chicago Illinois Area) - See all my reviews

Superb guideline. Even if you don't follow it line for line.. it distills a task mentality in your daily work habits. It causes one to stop and take a moment to plan out the day. If you feel like you have 10 pounds of work in a 5 pound bag then this book will be of great help.

Second most lilfechanging book ever, January 12, 2007

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Cynthia Choi (Albany, NY) - See all my reviews

This book is the second most lifechanging book I've ever read. Completely awesome. His system is not overly cumbersome and lightweight enough to be realistic to use every day. Project managers can read the book and learn the system in one afternoon and have your inbox cleared from 800 down to zero by the next day.

Highly Recommend, January 10, 2007

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S. Allen (MA, USA) - See all my reviews

After going through this book, I was amazed at the amount of built-in Outlook features that I wasn't using and how impactful they can be when used to their potential. After reading through this book and implementing the simple recommended changes in Outlook, I immediately noted an increase in my efficiency and productivity and it hasn't been a full week yet! Pick this up - you won't be disappointed.

I'm a best practices convert!, January 9, 2007

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Stephanie Plagens - See all my reviews

This book has completely changed my outlook use, for the best! My inbox is no longer an infinite scrolling list of emails that I think I've read, but I'm not sure ... I'm no longer afraid to delete an old email, and I'm confident that my tasks aren't slipping through the cracks. The book is easy to follow, using step-by-step instructions, but the author never sounds patronizing nor does he "dumb it down"

Great info that you can apply., November 10, 2006

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B. K. Ring - See all my reviews

I found this book to be very helpful not only for the philosophy it represents but also in the setup of the Outlook tools for its application in your daily use. I have applied the best practices in my daily routine and have found it to work very well. It is definitely a read for those looking for the next step in daily organization.

Change your mindset....and work happier, November 9, 2006

Reviewer:

Jeffrey Lewis (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

I am a long time Microsoft Outlook user. This book provided a few, concrete examples to organize tasks lists and e-mails to keep your workday efficient. I have read a number of books on productivity and this is by far the best.

Great book - Easy system you will actually use, November 4, 2006

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G. Garafano (Massachusetts USA) - See all my reviews

Terrific book. I spent a few hours with Michael's system and the results were amazing. I have cleaned out my inbox and have a working, viable task mamagement system that is showing some big results. It doesn't take weeks of studying or a massive effort to use. It is casual, simple, and really allows you to focus on the information rather than the system. I use it in combination with Clear Context and I couldn't be any happier.

Tremendously helpful book., September 5, 2006

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R. Shinn (Fort Collins, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This is a terrific book. The bottom line is that Total Workday Control shows you how to create a few custom Outlook views that, when combined with Linenberger's approach, allow you to manage tasks and e-mail in extremely effective ways. No system that I have tried made it easier to enter tasks, projects, and even goals, and then have them show up where I want to see them. The list of today's tasks, for example, is not cluttered with future tasks, and is easily re-prioritzed based on changing situations. If tasks need to be postponed because something more urgent has come up, it is easy to either move them down the list or have them disappear until tomorrow or later.

Linenberger's approach to managing e-mail is great. He advises converting e-mails to tasks as soon as you realize that the e-mail requires some action (unless you can answer the e-mail in one minute). He shows how to easily convert the e-mail to a task, and, because he has already shown you how to create a master task list, you can create the task knowing that it will show up on that list even if all you write is a subject line.

Then he shows an effective way of filing email by categories which allows you to move email into a processed email folder which then sorts it by means of one or more categories. If you move an email into that folder without a category, it shows up in the category "none" section (you can either leave it there or move it later). If you give it two categories (for example, "Financial" and "Investments", it shows up in both automatically.

Like any organization system that urges you to get everything out of your head and down in writing, you have to maintain the system. Once a week or so you need to review your master list to make sure that you are not neglecting something. And a couple of minutes reviewing your daily list and possibly re-prioritzing it can be useful. But Total Workday Control makes both of these tasks easier to do than any other system I have tried (including sofware other than Outlook).

And e-mail? I now have four items in my Inbox. All the rest have either been turned into tasks, deleted, or filed. This has become pretty much my daily norm after going through my Inbox using Linenberger's advice and processes.

This is a fantastic book! I've cleared my inbox!, September 2, 2006

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Dr. Bill (Tucson, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

You should go through this whole book to get all the benefits. This is not a book that you just read. You simply sit down at your computer and, following Michael Linenberger's step-by-step instructions, customize Outlook to take advantage of his methods. There are two main themes in this book that I found greatly productive. First, you should customize Outlook for a simpler approach to time and project management. And he shows you exactly how to do it. This customized approach keeps the "red flags" from building up. Things get done faster & easier. In the Second Part of this book (and this is a really great idea) you should use Categories instead of Folders to store your Mail and Documents. This second idea enabled me to more quickly clear my inbox, file items so they are easier to find, and save all my mail and documents to a central shared database. With my Mail & Documents stored in Categories, I was able to write a little Visual Basic (VBA) program that saves my Project Mail & Attached Documents out to our department's central shared database, categorized by Project. Other people in my department can cover for me by accessing my latest project information when I am not available to answer phones or attend meetings on that particular project.

Awesome Book!, August 29, 2006

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Richard Watson (Berkeley, CA USA) - See all my reviews

I have been using Outlook for years. I have always thought of it as a very useful program, but I never knew its hidden power! Total Workday Control has opened my eyes to the amazing possibilities of Outlook. Being able to customize Tasks, set meaningful priorities, get control of e-mail--this book is revolutionizing the way I work. Anyone who has ever thought "I wish Outlook could do that..." should read this book, because Outlook CAN do that!

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