(half-day tutorial)

TITLE: Time Management for System Administrators: Getting it all done and not going (more) crazy!

DESCRIPTION:

Who should attend: Sysadmins that want to improve their 
time-management skills, that want to have more control over their time 
and better follow-through on assignments.  If you feel overloaded, miss 
appointments, and forget deadlines and tasks, this class is for you.

Do any of these statements sound like you?
     I don't have enough time to get all my work done.
     I don't have control over my schedule
     I'm spending all my time mopping the floor; I don't have
          time to fix the leaking pipe.
     My boss says I don't work hard enough, but I'm always working my ____ off!

Tom Limoncelli used to be a time-management disaster.  He reformed
himself and offers his insights in this tutorial.  Tom currently
has two job functions at an understaffed startup, chairs conferences,
writes books, maintains 4 personal web sites, is on the board of
two non-profits, and has a very full social life.  Yet, he keeps it
all together and has time for himself.

This tutorial will teach:
	Why typical "time management" books don't work for sysadmins.
	Effectively giving tasks to someone else.
	RT and other request tracking tools.
	How to never forget a user's request ever again!
	Why "todo" lists fail, and how to make them work.
	Managing your boss.
	Managing email more effectively with procmail.
	Prioritizing tasks so that users think you're a genius.
	Getting more out of your Palm Pilot.
	Having more time for fun (for people with a social life)
	Tips for automating sysadmin processes.
	Efficient phone calls -- avoiding major time wasters.
	How to leave the office every day with a smile on your face.

If you think you don't have time to take this tutorial, you really
need to take this tutorial!