Harvard Business

APRIL 26, 2018

You’re double booked. As a time management coach, I help working parents navigate these challenges on a daily basis. The first is to define how you want to prioritize your time when professional and personal commitments collide. Family culture. Ask yourself: What kind of family culture do I want to create?

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Social media can connect us to new ideas, help us share our work, and allow previously unheard voices to influence culture. Yet it can also be a highly addictive time-sink if we’re not careful about our goals , purpose , and usage. My book-reading skyrocketed. Barcroft/Getty Images.

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Rick Conlow

JUNE 19, 2023

Bottom-line, companies with people-first culture led by Servant Leadership principles outperform their competitors. Time Mismanagement: Remote work requires effective time management skills. However, employees may struggle to prioritize tasks and allocate their time efficiently. Included training in team meetings.

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Harvard Business

MAY 17, 2016

Or it’s for a time that’s already booked, and now you’re left to decide whom to turn down. It might be a bit of a culture shock at first, but all the overwhelmed people with 35 hours a week of meetings will quickly admire your discipline. Whatever the reason, sometimes you need to decline a meeting invite.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 21, 2017

I responded that even if it is the norm for this company’s culture — and potentially many others — it is not acceptable universally, nor should it be. She has anxiety about the possibility of missing an email at midnight. “Is this normal?” ” she asked me.

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Rick Conlow

OCTOBER 19, 2023

10 Companies that Exemplify the Value of a Great Coach A handful of companies do an outstanding job of creating a positive culture through coaching. Here are ten notable examples: Google: Google is renowned for its robust coaching culture. Avoid making assumptions based on cultural or demographic factors.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 4, 2017

Research has shown that vacations planned more than a month in advance are restorative, whereas the stress of vacations booked at the last minute can negate the positive impacts of the time off.) Ideally, work it into performance planning at the beginning of the year.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

To this end, we analyzed 29 million business trips booked by Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) between 2011 and 2015. ” Another explanation could be that travelers see trips to far away places, many which are quite different in terms of culture, as their one shot to spend time there–they don’t expect to return.

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Kai Davis

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The best new book I read this year was Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman: [link]. After I finished reading it (in March of 2022), I sent a text to a friend saying something like this: Four Thousand Weeks will probably be the best new book I read this year—six out of five stars. I wish everyone would read this book.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Use the time you save on commuting to read a good book. Its story of a bibliomaniac who unearths an ancient poem, cracking opening the cultural door to the Renaissance, has inspired me with a creative way to write about a risk capital project that’s due later this week. Here’s my advice.

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