Urgent!

When everything is URGENT, nothing is We all know the problem: our days are full of tight deadlines, incessant emails and distracting interruptions. Urgency is all around us. Yet, without a sense of urgency, we might not get much done. So how do you find the right balance for yourself, your team, and your organisation? In Urgent!, best-selling author and productivity expert Dermot Crowley reveals how to use urgency as a practical tool to create traction and momentum, and how to tame the unproductive urgency that can derail your day and lead to dangerous levels of anxiety and stress. Escape the urgency trap and learn how to: understand and manage urgency distinguish between productive and unproductive urgency work more proactively and less reactively develop strategies to negotiate, cushion and absorb urgency reduce stress and build a more productive team culture. In today's chronically overloaded business world, Urgent! will show you how to use urgency in a more purposeful, mindful and productive way.