Field Guide to Productivity for REALTORS®
(Updated June 2009)
How much of your work day is really productive? Find out how to increase your productivity, overcome barriers to working more efficiently, and get tips on ways to work smarter, not harder, in this field guide.
(C. Dodge, Information Specialist)
Which days are employees most productive according to corporate executives? 
Tuesday 51%
Monday 17%
Wednesday 15%
Don't Know 11%
Thursday 5%
Friday 1%
Source: Pace Productivity (GetMoreDone.com)
Overcoming Obstacles to Productivity
Work productivity: Traps to avoid, (sideroad.com, n.d.).
The top 10 online time wasters plaguing workplace productivity, (RISMedia.com, July 16, 2008).
Improving office productivity, (sideroad.com, n.d.).
Fall in love with what you do: Six ways to fuel your business with passion and purpose, (Realty Times, May 8, 2008).
Unproductive time drains, (Supervision, July 2005). Q
Top 10 time tamers, (Machine Design, Oct. 7, 2004). Q
Productivity busters, (Incentive, Mar. 2003). Q
Working Smarter
5 rules to make your work day sane, (CNNmoney.com, Mar. 9, 2006)
Managing your time and productivity, (The American Salesman, Feb. 2006). Q
Analyzing your time - work smarter not harder, (About.com, 2006)
How to plan your day, (Pace Productivity, n.d.)
Productivity and Real Estate
A real estate survival tip: The 'to-don't list', (RISMedia.com, Jan. 11, 2008).
The real estate professional's plight: how to save time without losing money, (Realty Times, Apr. 21, 2006).
Extraordinary agents distinguish between productivity and distraction, (Realty Times, Apr. 21, 2006).
Are you busy or productive in real estate?, (Realty Times, Mar. 11, 2004).
REALTORS® should make workflow more efficient, (Realty Times, May 16, 2003).
Schedule your way to productivity, (REALTOR® Magazine, Apr. 2003).
Efficiency leads to real estate success, (Realty Times, Feb. 7, 2003).
eBooks & Other Resources
eBooks.realtor.org
The following ebooks and digital audiobooks are available to NAR members:
Organized to be your best! Transforming how you work (Adobe eReader)
Instant productivity toolkit (Adobe eReader)
Less is more: How great companies use productivity as a competitive tool in business (OverDrive Audiobook)
1000 best quick and easy time-saving strategies (Adobe eReader)
The now habit: A strategic program for overcoming procrastination and enjoying guilt-free play (OverDrive Audiobook)
Manage your time and double your productivity (Adobe eReader and Mobipocket)
Stop the meeting I want to get off (Adobe eReader)
Books, Videos, Research Reports & More
The resources below are available for loan through Information Central. Up to three books, tapes, CDs and/or DVDs can be borrowed for 30 days from the Library for a nominal fee of $10. Call Information Central at 800.874.6500 for assistance.
Sticking to it: the art of adherence, (Dallas, TX: Cornerstone Leadership Institute, 2003). HF 5500 C67
Taming the paper tiger at work, (Washington, DC: Kiplinger Books, 2002). HF 5547.15 H37
Clutter-proof your business: turn your mess into success, (Franklin Lakes, NJ: Career Press, 2002). HF 5547.15 N33
Focal point: a proven system to simplify your life, double your productivity, and achieve all your goals, (New York, NY: AMACOM, 2002). BF 637 T67
7 habits of highly effective people, (New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1989). HF 5386 C83
Field Guides & More
These Field Guides and other resources in the Virtual Library may also be of interest:
Field Guide to Goal Setting for REALTORS®
Field Guide to Time Management for Real Estate Professionals
Field Guide to Ideas for Success
Field Guide to Stress Management
Field Guide to Balancing Work and Family Life
Field Guide to Personal Assistants
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