Getting Results for Dummies.

I have liked all of the "For Dummies" books I have read, as well as a couple of books and tapes by Mark McCormack. This guy lives and breathes time management. Though dummies books are more like reading a textbook, they can be perused rather quickly. Planning, taking notes, assuming best and worse scenarios, dealing with the person who will make the final decision, etc.. There's a lot a person can do to make things go his/her way--especially when most people are just not willing to take the necessary steps. The author has learned, through the school of hard knock how to get ahead. And he has. This book doesn't miss a beat! I highly recommend it.

I read the condensed version of this book. I picked it up while waiting on line to buy groceries at the supermarket. If the full version is anything like the condensed version, then I am sure that you cannot go wrong with this book. The title caught my attention. I am sure glad that I bought the book because it really gives you some helpful advice about getting the most out of your day. For example, we all know about writing to do lists. But this book takes that idea a step further and tells you to actually schedule the time that you will be doing the tasks and to schedule the time that you will finish the tasks. I found that just by following this one piece of advice I was able to get more things done from my to do list. That's because work tends to expand if you don't have any idea how long it will take to get something done.

Reading this book is rather like being beaten over the head with a club - for example, he asks (over and over) - Do you have your planing tool at your fingertips 24 hours a day? If not - you are NOT ORGANIZED!!!! Three lashes!He writes for a different audience than I, one that has In and Out boxes on their desk (I've never seen In or Out boxes on anyone's desk, ever), that needs an introduction to the net and that makes phone calls all day (executives on the East coast maybe).None the less, if you can handle being beated up by the author, he does have some good suggestions. He suggests planning not only what to do, but when to do it, which is probably the biggest win I'll get from the book. Every day I know my list is too long, but I start at the top & work down. I think that if I figure out when things will happen (even if the time spans are only guesses, since I don't know how long many things will take) it will help me to understand better what I can really accomplish & what I can't and thus, to focus my energy on what I can do.So I'd say that if you want to make things happen, it's worth reading for the hints that work for you.

All I can say is that if you want to get great results in business or in life, read this book and apply it. It's awesome stuff from someone who built a billion dollar company from scratch.

I gave this book one star before. What it said appalled me. And it still does. But after reading it, I scanned it once more. As much as I hate to say it, if you want to invade Poland, accomplish something great, make your thumbprint on the world, you will need this book. It's the best for this purpose. But this leaves out about 99% of the population. And probably you and me. This is really a "commander's guide to organization". So for 99% of the population, I still give it one star. For that 1% of the population who want to climb Mount Everest or help cure world hunger, I give it five stars. Good luck.