Bøker av Chris Croft

I wrote this book by accident. My wife told me that Jay Shetty had written a book called Seven Paths to Happiness and I thought "What a brilliant idea, I wish I'd thought of that" and then when it transpired that Jay's book was called Eight Rules of Love I thought "Right, I'd better write that other one then, before someone else does, ... probably Jay Shetty" - so here it is! Chris Croft is a writer, keynote speaker and maker of video training courses for LinkedIn Learning and udemy.com. He started out as an Engineer with a degree from Cambridge University, before working as a manager in manufacturing, then becoming a university lecturer and getting an MBA, and finally ending up as a self-employed trainer and video-maker. He lives in Poole with his wife and dog. He has two children. As well as them he also loves music and curry.

365 pages and each day has something you can do to make yourself happier. Each daily tip is something small but practical, and they'll all up and make a real difference to the amount of happiness in your life. Can be used again and again every year, for ever. Some examples of the daily tips in the book are: Focus on the food you eat todayGo to bed one hour earlier todayDo some exercise todayThrow away some junk todayGo for a walk in the great outdoors todayObserve and savour sound todayDo some gardening todayDo someone else's chore for themSpend a bit more time than usual with your children or relatives todayView some art todayWhat are you putting offCook something todayContact your most neglected relativeChocolate!Say yes to something a bit more risky than usual todayEmpty your inboxPractice not letting anything irritate you all day... and these are only 17 of 365 ideas!

The top 20 things you need to know about the top 20 management subjects. If you are a "Hurry Up" person like me, then this is the book for you! I have boiled down pretty much everything I know into this book. I've picked the top 20 subjects that a manager needs to know about in fact, most of them are the things that everyone needs to know about for their life, everything from assertiveness to time management, from creativity to negotiating, even including success and happiness. And then I've written my top 20 for each subject, "the top 20 things you need to know about the top 20 things that you need to know about"! It's like an instant guide to everything. If you have to give a talk on a subject, or if you have to write a training session on a subject, then this book is a goldmine of information, but it's also great just to dip into if you want to improve your skills in a particular area. I feel as if I'm giving away all my secrets by writing this, but anyway, here it is! Chris Croft

Deliver your projects on time and on budget.Based upon the Association of Project Managers (APM) method, and condensing all the most useful nuggets from PMBOK, this book talks you through how to plan and run a project successfully. No maths, nothing complicated, just the things you need to know.The book covers:¿ Traps to avoid when agreeing to do a project¿ Kick off meetings¿ The three methods for getting all of the tasks listed¿ Granularity¿ How to estimate the time and cost required for tasks¿ Contingency - how much is needed?¿ Critical paths¿ The options if your project is going to take too long¿ Gantt charts¿ How to assess the risks of a project, and the two options for mitigating risk¿ Monitoring progress¿ Predicting the finished cost based on a combination of the current spend and the progress made¿ The options for a project which is running late¿ The three crimes of rescheduling¿ The questions that need to be asked at the review.