From the course: Getting Organized for Peak Performance

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A cautionary tale

A cautionary tale

From the course: Getting Organized for Peak Performance

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A cautionary tale

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- I want to tell you a story about Riley. Now, as you listen, look for the ways you think Riley manages his time and work effectively or not. After this, you should be able to recognize and address some of your own time management challenges. So Riley arrived at work early on Monday morning. He'd spent some time over the weekend getting caught up on paperwork and wanted to get organized for the week since he had some major projects to complete. So Riley sat at his desk, turned on his computer, opened his email. 34 new messages. Though, he started sifting through them and was finally interrupted by the sounds of other people arriving. He'd spent over an hour and a half looking at his email. So just then his manager, Sharon, walked in with a stack of papers. "Riley, I need you to go "through this information and email me a summary "of the numbers for my meeting at 1:00 PM." She said. "Oh, sure thing. "I'll get…

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