Working Smart: How to Accomplish More in Half the Time (Mass Market Paperback)

~ Michael LeBoeuf (Author) "On a cold, rainy October morning, Edward Kennedy stood by a factory gate seeking votes for the U.S. Senate..." (more)
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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (April 18, 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446353566
• ISBN-13: 978-0446353564
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #676,781 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I am living proof this book works, January 26, 2005

By	Fred McGhee "fredmcghee" (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

At a rather strange time in my life in 1985, I only owned two books, one which I bought using my own money (Robert Allen's early 1980's edition of "Nothing Down"), the other this book. This is a better book, although Allen's isn't bad either, especially for its time.

Although written in 1979 when Leboeuf was still a young whippersnapper in Louisiana, this book is still an excellent, common sensical work that is easy to understand and follow. Everyone from Tony Robbins to Covey and others have also put their own spin on much of what is covered here; it's not rocket science. But Leboeuf's folksy, down to earth, and warm prose is disarming and supportive. This is probably because unlike a lot of other "professional" self-help gurus, LeBeouf was actually a teacher and spends more time actually doing this stuff than writing books and selling DVD's about it.

I wrote down short term, medium term, and long term goals for myself back when I was 18 using this book. Twenty years later, I have accomplished most of them. And I owe it to this book, which got me off to a good start.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Doing more in less time and more; as promised., July 27, 2002

By	darkguardian2 "darkguardian2" (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This book is more then a time efficiency book but a how to book on managing all aspects of the office from scheduling and pructing meetings to effective communications. This is good starting and improving your SOHO (small office / home office) operations. It starts off each chapter discussing popular beliefs. I loved the chapter on "work tapes". People have different beliefs about work from being "good for you" to "the harder you work the more successful you are". The truth regarding discipline. The difference between being efficient and effective. Doing the right job (efficacy); doing the job right
(effective). Handing disruptions; papers; goal planning; the right way to use a TO DO list. The only problem is the material is dated to 1979. (Before email, teleconferencing and Intenet) My copy had a printing error on page 267 the publisher missed printed the pages and started over with page 33. Missed "efficient Communications") This continued for about 40 pages before picking up with last chapter of the book. Even though dated and with this defect I enjoyed the book. It's an easy read and I highly recommended it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent time management and life management primer, October 5, 2006

By	Patrick D. Goonan "www.meaningful-life.us" (Pleasanton, CA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This book by Michael Le Boeuf has been very valuable to me in my career and life. I first read it when I was in my early twenties and I have been applying the principles to my life ever since.

The bottom line is that this book is filled with ideas and techniques to make you more effective. It also talks about attitudes that lead to success and uses powerful analogies and stories to drive home important points.

This book is well-organized and it gets to the point quickly. If you are busy person who needs good advise and would like to use your time more effectively, look no further.