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Efficiency Best Practices for Microsoft 365

You're reading from   Efficiency Best Practices for Microsoft 365 Discover ways to improve your efficiency and save time using M365 applications

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801072267
Length 350 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Dr. Nitin Paranjape Dr. Nitin Paranjape
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Efficient Content Creation
2. Chapter 1: Fortunately, You're Inefficient! FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Components of Work 4. Chapter 3: Creating Content for Effective Communication 5. Chapter 4: Intelligent Data Analysis 6. Chapter 5: Managing Files Efficiently 7. Section 2: Efficient Collaboration
8. Chapter 6: Time and Task Management 9. Chapter 7: Efficient Teamwork and Meetings 10. Section 3: Integration
11. Chapter 8: Automating Work without Programming 12. Chapter 9: Putting It All Together 13. Chapter 10: Maximizing Efficiency across the Organization 14. Other Books You May Enjoy

Universal inefficiency

We know the value of time – because time is always in short supply. You want to do more, you have the capability to do more , but still, you cannot, because there is not enough time.

The only thing we can do is utilize whatever time we have efficiently. Sadly, there is a glaring deficiency here that most of us have not noticed yet. Let's start with the two most common places we visit every day: Inbox and Calendar.

What can you do with Inbox? Send an email or reply to an email – two of the most common actions. If you need some help or input from others, you will send an email to them. If others have some work they need you to do, they will send you an email.

Now, think carefully. How many emails do you send versus how many emails do you reply to? 20:80 or 30:70, whatever the proportion is, it is against you, am I right? Do you seem to be spending more time replying to others or helping others instead of helping yourself?

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