Sometimes each of us feels as if our career is very much like a runaway train. We have no control and yet we are afraid to jump off. Gaining control of our own destiny through a renewed commitment to productivity is at the core of Points of Productivity. Author Phillip G. Perkins takes a fresh look at the painful realities of the workaday world and offers solid and time tested ideas that managers and employees alike can use to invigorate the work place and be noticed for their efforts. Subjects as diverse as the proper deployment of information systems and the importance of mentoring create a vision of a "culture of productivity". Humorous anecdotes and touching vignettes illuminate key concepts. Using real life stories from his long and varied professional and management career, Mr. Perkins pokes fun at people at all levels of the organization as he guides the reader through the process of crafting a Personal Productivity Plan to improve individual and corporate effectiveness. Every chapter offers one or more concepts that can fundamentally change the way the reader approaches his or her career. A must read for people serious about getting ahead and staying ahead.