Abouts Books

By Lance Winslow

Many folks say that business is not fair and that many people have an advantage over the rest of us. Still, in the end we all have the same amount of time and it is how we use it that matters. How we leverage it and how we use it to our advantage determines how well we do and how far we go. To illustrate this point, I would like to recommend a very good book to you:

"The Management of Time" by James T. McCay. 1959 and updated in 1973.

This book is an update of the 1959 Edition, and it just shows how important time is, and has always been. As life has sped up due to technology, so has productivity, indeed, so too has the intensive distractions of everyday life. The book reiterates the challenges of the modern era, with an emphasis on technology and innovation. So, yes some things have changed and since 1973 some more things have changed too of course, still, in a way the time trap has always been there in some way or another.

The author introduces perhaps a new test of leadership in the preface; The leader has a following, which is voluntary and demonstrates to people the best method for getting what they want and is the best man in doing this. The author next describes in Part I; the challenges of time, the pressure and the best methods for breaking those barriers, again this information is as good today as the day it was written.

Part II discusses overcoming the time issues; increasing output, freedom to manage time, energy uses, shielding that energy, investments in time and comparing the progress with the past. Part III and IV explain to the reader how to develop an action plan, measure it, and manage it. I do not recommend this book to everyone, there are newer books that are probably better suited, but if you are into some of the philosophy and how we got from there to here in time, you will indeed like to read this book.

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