Index

A, B, C prioritizing approach, 62–64, 71

Achievements, 109

Action, 9, 95

plan of, 199

Action items, 110, 144

meetings, from past, 139

Activities

analyzing, 6

batching, 21–22, 32, 57, 196

duplicating, 200

effective, 11

replacement, 197

slow down, 19–20

Activity, 33

v. productivity, 11

Afternoon

energy cycle, 48

Friday, 51

meeting to, move, 47

plan meetings in, 145–146

Agenda. See Meeting agenda

Appointments, telephone, 165, 173

“As soon as possible” (ASAP), 63–64, 72, 95

Ringmaster tips on, 66

ASAP. See “As soon as possible”

Assignments

to meeting participants, 141–142

for next meeting, 144

Assistant, 166

Assumptions, 101–102

Authority, delegate, 126

Back-to-back interruptions, 198, 203

Back-to-back meetings, 148, 150

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