{"product_id":"productivity-time-management-step-by-step","title":"Productivity \u0026 Time Management, Step by Step for 2027","description":"\u003cp class=\"bsbs-lead\"\u003eHelps you take back a working week that feels full but not productive, with a simple personal system for priorities, weekly planning, focus and habits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it's for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor anyone whose working week feels full but not productive: managers, team leaders, specialists, consultants, teachers and founders. You need no special software; a notebook, a calendar and the task app you already use are enough. The book suggests trying one chapter's method for a week before moving on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll learn\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudit where your time really goes with a one-week time log, and decide what to drop, hand over or shrink.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrioritise with the Eisenhower matrix and the 80\/20 principle, protecting the important work that is never urgent.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCapture every commitment in one trusted system using David Allen's Getting Things Done, kept current with a weekly review.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlan your week in 30 minutes, book your big rocks first and time-block an ideal week, using the Pomodoro Technique (devised by Francesco Cirillo) for tasks you keep avoiding.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProtect deep focus with planned sessions and start and shutdown rituals, drawing on Cal Newport's Deep Work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTame email, meetings and interruptions with batch processing, a meeting audit and interruption rules agreed with your team.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild habits that stick with the habit loop, James Clear's four laws of behaviour change and implementation intentions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's inside\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e54 pages, 8 chapters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery chapter follows the same pattern: key concepts, a numbered step-by-step method, an illustrative example from a fictional UK organisation, a tool (a table, template or diagram you can copy and use), common mistakes, a recap of the key steps and a short exercise to try on your own work. Tools include a time log, an Eisenhower sorting sheet, a weekly plan template, an ideal week template, a meeting audit and a habit tracker.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA four-week action plan that introduces two techniques a week, daily and weekly routine checklists, and a glossary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePDF in A4 format — read on screen or print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstant download after purchase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eContents\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuditing Where Your Time Goes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrioritising with the Eisenhower Matrix\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCapturing Everything in a Trusted System\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlanning Your Week in 30 Minutes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTime-Blocking Your Calendar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProtecting Deep Focus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaming Email, Meetings and Interruptions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilding Habits That Stick\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePart of The Business Library\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis title is one of the 55 ebooks in \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-business-library\"\u003eThe Business Library\u003c\/a\u003e, available together for £109 (worth £1,437 if bought separately: the total of the individual prices of the included titles in our store). It is also included in \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-ultimate-business-bundle\"\u003eThe Ultimate Business Bundle\u003c\/a\u003e, which adds 8 checklists and toolkits and 10 workbooks — all 73 products for £147.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Business Step by Step","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59143568490828,"sku":"BSBS-26","price":21.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1101\/3147\/8860\/files\/bsbs-26-productivity-time-management-step-by-step-3d.jpg?v=1791672123","url":"https:\/\/businessstepbystep.co.uk\/products\/productivity-time-management-step-by-step","provider":"Business Step by Step","version":"1.0","type":"link"}