In today's 21st workplace getting results to keep your professional edge is of the utmost importance. Yet in today's fast past, high demand work environments, getting meaningful results is feeling ever more elusive.More and more in today's work climates the satisfaction of results is being replaced with feelings of overwhelm and stress. With layoffs and budget cuts, many are struggling to stay afloat let alone enjoy a sense of meaningful accomplishment. They are swimming in mounds of paperwork and emails while negotiating the pressures of competing priorities and the demands of their boss.If this remotely describes your work experience, this book is meant to come to your rescue! It's based on the wildly popular seminar of a similar name and addresses many of the challenging elements of a work day that impact that feeling of meaningful achievement and success.The content of this book addresses many of components of the everyday work experience and is written through the lens of time and organizational management. It has been delivered to thousands of seminar attendees across the country, from a breath of public, governmental and non profit companies.The foundational premise of this book - every activity - is really a time management issue. Consider this activity list...-managing interruptions -paperwork-your boss-finding items in your workspace-competing priorities-feeling stressed and overwhelmed-how you make decisions-email overload -how your personality impacts your productivity-to name a fewThis book addressed them all, and that's what makes this book different.It's doesn't address just one singular element (e.g. only time management), but covers many areas and thereby offers more value than a typical "how to manage time or get more organized" book.So if you want to...- feel more in control and competent- find things in your workspace quickly- confidently negotiate your work load - effectively manage interruptions with tact- get more done in the same amount of time- minimize feeling stressed- be a more skilled decision maker- get simple tips for efficiently managing email- experience higher levels of work satisfactionthen this book is for you! Consider it your portable seminar and me, your portable coach! To your success!
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People have said about JoAnn that she is an emerging voice to be heard in the business marketplace...a catalyst for innovative thinking...passionate for bringing theory into reality in the laboratory of real life! She brings fresh thinking that matches the realistic management needs of the 21st century workplace....named to The Next Generation of Masters(tm) by NoNiche(tm) magazine. JoAnn Corley is a dynamic, inspiring speaker, trainer, management and career coach. She has a contagious passion and energy for the topics she teaches and has shared that passion with thousands across North America specializing in seminars on Emotional Intelligence, Creative and Innovative Thinking, Effective Management and Leadership, Powerful Communication and Dynamic Team Synergy. She is also co-author of the book, Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Success, a collaborative effort with some of the top female motivational speakers in North American and hailed by Jack Canfield of Chicken Soup for the Soul fame as a must read. Ms. Corley utilizes her 20+ years of business experience, expertise in the knowledge of work functions and thousands of hours of human behavior coaching to consult in areas such as organizational design, creative and innovative thinking, management development, and adaptive leadership strategies. She is known by her clients as insightful, passionate and an acute strategic thinker as she assists them in reaching their targeted outcomes. Ms. Corley founded Convergence Consulting Group in 1998, a human resource-organizational development firm, which has provided services to a variety of industries such as; accounting & finance, engineering, government, staffing, risk management and sales to name a few. She took her consulting and coaching experience on the road conducting seminars and workshops all over North America and Puerto Rico. She has spoken to thousands of people and in every major city in the U.S. Ms. Corley attended Concordia College, Moorhead, MN and Eastern Illinois University. Prior to launching her consulting practice, she spent several years as the International Benefits Manager for a not-for-profit and a Senior Recruiter for the Richard Michael Group, a boutique Chicago recruiting firm. To view a client list of those who have experienced Ms. Corley's seminars, workshop, and coaching - go to www. joanncorley.com
