Smart Work: Centralise, Organise, Realise

by D. Crowley

Organise your way to renewed focus and calm Smart Work is the busy professional's guide to getting organised in the digital workplace. Are you drowning in constant emails, phone calls, paperwork, interruptions and meeting actions? This book throws you a lifeline by showing you how to take advantage of your digital tools to reprioritise, refocus and get back to doing the important work. You may already have the latest technology, but if you're still swamped, you're not using it to your advantage. This useful guide shows you how to leverage the technology you have to centralise your work into one integrated tool. You'll develop a simple and sustainable productivity system to organise your actions, manage your inputs and achieve your outcomes. The highly visual nature of the book helps you quickly grasp the ideas you need most.

Like most professionals, you want to do great work and achieve great things. But when half your day is spent on emails, phone calls and 'extra' duties, you rarely get a chance to shine. This book changes that. Get back in control so you can start performing like a star.

Get organised, focused and proactive Conquer the daily incoming deluge Spend more time on important work Leverage your desktop and mobile technology When work is coming at you from every direction, it's difficult to focus and prioritise. Things get lost in the shuffle. But when you channel everything into a single stream, you settle into a flow and get more accomplished in less time. Smart Work is your guide to finding your flow— and the bottom of your inbox.

Genres: Business, Productivity, Professional Development, Personal Development, Nonfiction

194 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 2016

Reviews

[Klara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wirklich hervorragendes praxisnahes Buch mit vielen guten Vorschlägen und Beispielen. Manches hat sich bei mir wirklich schön bezahlt gemacht und den Stress der Arbeits Organisation deutlich minimiert, anderes war mehr guter Input um eigene Lösungen zu erarbeiten. Im großen und ganzen aber ein wirklich super Buch zum Thema Organisation von Arbeit.

[Nehmat Jbeili · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think most people can apply this book to everyday life. I liked it! My inboxes (3) had literally 7,168 emails! And sadly that didn't include my work inbox!
I started with work and the difference "treat your inbox like a letterbox" has made is profound. It's a great way to learn to prioritise tasks for work but life in general too.

[Lewis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Revolutionised my workflow and somehow simultaneously gave me more time and less stress in my work life. I've seen it work for multiple others too, from recent grads to a senior exec. Highly recommended for people drowning in an un-filed inbox, with multiple to-do lists, or overwhelming numbers of messages each day.

[Kenny · Rating 4 out of 5]

Useful book

The author goes straight to the point. There's no scientific explanation but rather we have the practical explanation of what, why and how to fix the issue.
I recommend this book for busy people at work mainly with emails.

[Steve · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you work out of the Microsoft Suite daily, this book is a game changer. Great content that can be immediately implemented to help simplify and alleviate the mundane. I wish I would have had this book years ago and would buy it five times over!

[Melissa Bush · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this immediately after watching Dermot present at a conference about 7 years ago. Everything made sense and it was perfect timing for where my business was at the time.

[Nat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book with fantastic principles. Some parts were a tad repetitive but overall was fantastic.
I have already implemented most of the tips suggested and have already noticed productivity and efficiency improve.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love books on productivity. This one certainly lives up to expectations. Learn to control your inbox and organize your emails in new ways. You may or may not agree with his methods, but I'm sure you will all learn something new.

[Sana Vasli · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very practical guide to getting stuff done using the tools we all have access to. I have participated in one of Dermot's courses before and this was a great refresher to refine these habits.

[Arvind Venugopal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Having read a lot of productivity and email management books have to say that this one is very concise and takes you direct to what you just need to get productive instantly. There are many practical techniques that you can use right out of the box to be productive. For me the highlights of the book were the weekly work flow and ROAR (Review, Organise, Anticipate, Re-align) planning.
I really enjoyed reading this book .

[Patrick Hollingworth · Rating 5 out of 5]

In a work environment in which a majority of employees are disengaged by information and work overload, Dermot Crowley comes along with a beautifully simple concept which just makes sense. Smartwork is his articulation of this concept, and having read the book I can now understand why Dermot is taking a rightful place in the annals of productivity’s hall of fame, alongside the likes of Steven Covey and David Allen. A very, very good book. 

[Daniel Taylor · Rating 1 out of 5]

Dermot Crowley shamelessly steals most of his ideas from Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity. Rather than wasting your time reading this thief's book, I'd just go to the original which is more comprehensive and will explain the complete system to you that Crowley shares in part.

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fantastic resource! I will come back to this book regularly. It's tips are practical, it's advice is sound and the author speaks from the benefit of helping others confront the challenge of inefficient ways of working. More power to you Mr Dermot Crowley - I have reclaimed control of my inbox, my time and my day!

[Zoë Routh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Handy tips to streamline activities and reduce stress.

[Briane · Rating 4 out of 5]

Useful information for individuals who are starting to sort out their schedule and plans