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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Pointless urgency damages your health and productivity levels.
Chapter 3: Developing a proactive mindset can better manage the types of urgency you accept and spread.
Chapter 4: Build a proactive system to manage your work efficiently and increase productivity.
Chapter 5: Urgency knobs can be tuned to balance competing priorities and deadlines.
Chapter 6: To guard against external urgency, you can either Respond or Absorb.
Chapter 7: To spark internal urgency and build momentum, you must fully Mobilize the troops.
Chapter 8: Defusing urgency loops helps your team to refocus on the true priorities.
Description
Urgent! (2021) is your guide to getting the right things done at the right time. In our fast-paced world, it’s easy to fall into the urgency trap – and keeping up with the constant demands often feels impossible. But by learning to consciously replace reactive behaviors with proactive ones, you can reduce stress and do deeper, more effective work.
Who Should Listen
- Savvy leaders who want to increase team productivity
- Frazzled workers craving less stress – and less time at the desk
- Optimizers seeking efficiency hacks for a better work-life balance