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Professional Development Workshop

• 2011 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit

• November 28 - December 2, 2011
• Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA
• Meeting Chairs: Cammy R. Abernathy, Paul V. Braun, Masashi Kawasaki, Kathryn J. Wahl

Effective Time Management For The New Millennium

Jan Yager - Author, Sociologist, Workshop Leader, Coach

Sponsored by the Women in Materials Science & Engineering Subcommittee   

Sunday, November 27
Workshop: 1:00-5:00 pm
Sheraton Boston Hotel, Fairfax, 3^rd Floor  

Dr. Jan Yager (view biography)

Networking reception immediately following workshop  

Do you wish you had an extra hour each day to get more done? This workshop was designed to help you to find that hour--or more--each day that you may now be wasting, so that you accomplish more and have more time to do what you want to do. This workshop wass open to all registered 2011 MRS Fall Meeting attendees.

"I don't have enough time!" is a common complaint today in a work world that is increasingly fast-paced and competitive, where practically everyone is expected to accomplish more. Technology, especially e-mail, which was supposed to help us all to save time, has become one of the biggest time wasters. This workshop helped attendees regain control of their time, including their e-mail inbox.

Workshop Topics Include

• 5 basic time management strategies to get more done in less time
• 10 productivity principles to give you a competitive edge
• Overcoming the 5Ps that slow us down: Procrastination, Perfectionism, Poor Planning, Poor Pacing, and Petulance (attitude counts)
• Finding your hidden productive time
• Creating a more organized and effective workspace
• Dealing with interruptions
• Using stress to your advantage
• Using Jan's unique ACTION plan each day so you get more done in less time and with less stress
• The myth of multi-tasking
• Achieving work-life balance
• Lots more
   

Registration Included:

• Workshop materials
• Complimentary copies of Jan Yager’s two books on time management:
  • Work Less, Do More (published by Sterling Publishing Company, with five foreign editions)
  • 365 Daily Affirmations for Time Management (published by Hannacroix Creek Books, with three foreign editions)  
   
• Mid-afternoon refreshment break
• Networking reception after workshop 
   

Jan Yager Biography

Jan Yager, PhD, is the author of four highly-acclaimed books on time management: Creative Time Management; Creative Time Management for the New Millennium; 365 Daily Affirmations for Time Management; and Work Less, Do More: The 14-Day Productivity Makeover.
A sociologist, workshop leader, and coach, Yager has conducted original research in productivity and work-life balance for more than three decades. Her academic credentials include a PhD in sociology from The City University of New York, a pre-doctoral fellowship in medical sociology with the National Science Foundation, a year of graduate work in art therapy at Hahnemann Medical College, as well as an M.A. in criminal justice.
Yager has 30 published works in 25 languages, including a children’s book, several novels, and numerous nonfiction books on relationships, business, and other topics. Yager has been on Oprah, The View, Today Show, Good Morning America, The Early Show, Sunday Morning, CNN, and Nightline, and is frequently on TV and radio, and interviewed in print and online.
Yager and her husband Fred have two grown sons and a grandson. For more information, or to read her blog on a variety of topics including time management, go to: www.drjanyager.com or http://www.drjanyager.com/blog.