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1 of 3 found the following review helpful:
A must read book Jun 22, 2006
This is a must to read book for professionals, As I belongs to IT profession I know how much stress the people are undergoing. Once we able to manage our time then everything will fall into place.
Hunkar has done a great job, his contribution will be remembered for ever. This book is going to be a big hit
1 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Machiavellian, almost, in its corporate political savvy Jun 15, 2006
This is a groundbreaking book. Author Ozyasar instructs the new business leader how to manage his time but more importantly, manage his image to effectively lead and avoid certain pitfalls of corporate life.
It isn't always a pretty picture. Some tips: A common practice example, is for managers to leave a "ghost" presence behind to inspire the after-hours subordinates to think you are lurking somewhere (or impress your workaholic boss who thinks that sleeping overnight in the office is a good thing.) The ghost can be a briefcase, a jacket, something draped on your desk to indicate you just headed off to the vending machine and are coming "right back." The author deplores the dishonesty in this idea. Putting in face time should be reasonable and not makework.
The author gives very savvy advice on how to identify certain types of troublemakers , how to isolate, avoid or mitigate their destructiveness. There is advice on overseeing what people are really doing (your subordinates might lie or insulate information from you.) And there is advice on not making a project look too easy or flawless. Let them see you sweat? Or they might discount your achievement.
This is an essential book for anyone in corporate life to read, and a pretty sad one. But truthful. Get it.
3 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Using what the CEO knows to get out of the office faster May 06, 2006
In my humble opinion, this is a groundbreaking book. When I read in the first chapter that there would no mention of typical time management techniques anywhere in the book, I figured that either the same material that is found in other time management resources would be presented under different and fancier names or that this would be a book about slacking off. Neither was the case. The author presents an in-depth analysis of modern organizations and provides far-reaching insights into how they really function. He then goes on to show what the reader can do in order to get properly compensated for his or her efforts and achieve the promotion, pay raise or whatever it is that he or she is seeking, with the least amount of workload.
I cannot claim that all of this material is entirely new as some of it has likely been presented in other books. That being said, most of the insights were entirely novel and unexpected for me even though I do my best to follow the management literature and consider myself well-read in this area. In a way, what this book does is take a set of tools, namely the analytical methods which have thus far only been utilized to make large organizations run better and more profitably, and applies them with the individual in mind in order to reduce the work hours of the reader. I do not wish to say that the organization as a whole will suffer if you apply these methods. In fact everyone around you will be better off in my opinion. However, the first and foremost concern of the book is not to make the company more profitable but to help the individual create more value and obtain the appreciation that he or she deserves by spending as few hours in the office as possible. Perhaps an alternative title for this book could be "Using what the CEO knows to get out of the office faster". Well that doesn't sound like a proper title, which is why I am not an author...
4 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Practical time management tips for people in large companies May 03, 2006
This is definitely my favorite business book of the year; great balance of analysis, storytelling and humor. In addition, the author does an excellent job of giving you the insider's story of business life. Those who are new to the world of business will get a realistic view of how things really work in large companies and the veterans will look back at their experiences in a different light after reading this. Unlike other books that attempt to do the same, the author neither puts on rosy glasses to convince you that only hard work and honesty can get you to the top nor does he present an overly cynical view of the business world claiming that stabbing people in the back and expecting the same is the price you pay for glory (the words of another famous business writer). The author keeps a cool head and presents an impartial and objective analysis of how large companies "distribute fame and blame". The beauty of the book is that it demonstrates the most fundamental principles of large organizations in action. Because anyone working for a large company would be exposed to the same forces, every employee of large firms (and nonprofit organizations) can benefit from the book.
Despite the fundamental nature of the lessons in the book, I found the material new and exciting to read. This is both due to the stories and interviews which depict interesting, funny and sometimes tragic real life incidents and the creative solutions that the author proposes to deal with the fundamental realities of business life. One of my favorites is the chapter that shows how to deal with hour counters. The chapter explains what you can do if a supervisor refuses to evaluate your performance primarily with the results that you produce and -explicitly or implicitly- requires you to put in a certain amount of face time. The author makes a clear distinction between the honest and not so honest strategies you can employ when you are faced with such an "hour counter" and proposes very effective solutions that will help you solve the problem without compromising your integrity. I don't remember if this is chapter is included in the web site of the book, but a lot of chapters are included there. I have never before seen so much of a book made available for free on the internet. A risky strategy on the part of the publisher: I think some people may decide not to buy the book after reading so much of it for free but I like being able to check out the book before buying it. Take a look at beyondtimemanagement.com
Entertaining, useful and intellectually stimulating; five stars for sure ...
2 of 4 found the following review helpful:
A must-read for anybody in a managerial role May 01, 2006
I got the book only yesterday and have already finished reading it, which is quite atypical for me. Actually, I don't think I have every read a non-fiction book so quickly. The book is very unusual and skillfully written in that it contains a lot of material but is very easy to read at the same time. The author starts with some of his personal experiences that lead him to analyze and study the concept of managerial efficiency and gently leads into his theories about corporate life and from there moves into the application of the principles in real life settings. The book taught me a lot without ever making it feel like a lecture, definitely very smooth and pleasurable to read. Perhaps the main reason the author manages to achieve this effect is because he introduces the new material in the book by building on examples, situations and encounters that everyone who works in an office setting would have experienced. In my view, the opinions expressed are quite unusual and novel but they are presented in a very easy to understand style by breaking them down into bite size pieces, so to say. You will probably ask yourself why you could not see the things mentioned here as they make so much sense. I also love the idea of donating part of the proceeds from the book to other authors from underdeveloped countries. The book's homesite has more on that and also a cool page where you can read a lot of the book for free. [...]
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