Markovitz Consulting

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The title of Art Smalley’s new book, Four Types of Problems , is misleading. In that regards, it’s an excellent reference book that belongs on every bookshelf. The 5-Why inquiry that identified the lack of a strainer, and kept production on target, is emblematic of this type of problem solving. Type 2: Gap from standard.

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Markovitz Consulting

JANUARY 12, 2021

You can read that version, with more links to related articles, here.) ———————————————————————————————————————————————————— Leaders in organizations are always seeking to improve employee productivity (including their own). I would argue that most productivity improvements belong there as well.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 31, 2022

I still want to write more in the book. I don't have just one product for my business. And I'm not a team working on just one feature set or a product. Those purchase orders are much larger sums of money than an online workshop or revenue from a book. At some point today, I plan to upload the videos to teachable.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 5, 2018

On the corporate side, working professionals apply only about 15% of what they learn in many corporate training and development programs in many cases. In short, we have become less productive learners. Here are four ways to become a more productive learner. We’re consuming more information but not learning more.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 6, 2017

” “I know what I should do to be more productive, but I just don’t do it.” Many have read articles and books — and have even been trained in productivity methods — but still find staying focused to be an uphill battle. “Traditional approaches to staying focused don’t work for me.”

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Intrigued by the possibility of a way out of the burnout cycle, a coworker (Colin) and I started meeting every other week to discuss productivity. To give more rigor to our meetings, we decided to define a metric for our productivity: average weekly hours worked. The same is true for productivity. Define a metric. Start there.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 30, 2022

I have some feedback on the book that I need to integrate. I want to address the next 3 chapters, because they're the platform for the next part of the book. In addition, I also have a new task: get one book ready for another distributor. In addition, I also have a new task: get one book ready for another distributor. (If

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 8, 2024

One of the most common problems business leaders face is how to price a product. From entrepreneurs putting a new product on the market to executives at a public company revamping a product line, effective pricing is a key pillar of any successful sales and marketing strategy.

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 5, 2023

That's because each project offers different value over the product's lifetime. See Product Roles, Part 4: Product Orientation and the Role of Projects for images of why we want ever-increasing product value, but why we might space the projects out.) However, today, I realized there are also product risks.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

A total of about 1500 words on the book plus one image. The book distributor work is complete. I also know my cycle times to develop workshops and video them. All this collaboration and learning together means the team shares its product development. If you're a product leader, you need a product value team.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 29, 2022

That's because working in flow allows and creates ease in my development. A book is much larger than a presentation. And while I'm working with an editor on the book, I don't need to work with anyone else for anything else I do. When that occurs, I don't use a backlog or create iterations. Instead, I use continuous flow.

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 31, 2023

Many nonfiction writers start books with outlines. Or, some writers (raises hand) are prone to put everything she ever learned about this topic into one book. Either of those problems make it difficult to finish a book before the writer dies. Either of those problems make it difficult to finish a book before the writer dies.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 5, 2022

Product managers have a dynamic role within companies, sitting at the intersection between business leaders, customers, engineers, and designers. They help to organize the development process so that products meet customer needs and business goals. What is a Product? Managing the Product Lifecycle.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Steve, a software development manager, thought John was a “10x” developer. Was I willing to support and coach the other people in Steve's group to all become “10x” developers? Was I willing to support and coach the other people in Steve's group to all become “10x” developers?

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 18, 2023

Fielding has thought a lot about these questions and has decided to share his own story and perspective in a just-published book, All Pride No Ego: A Queer Executive’s Journey to Living and Leading Authentically. But despite that impressive resume, it hasn’t always been easy.

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Steve Shu Consulting

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

On the one hand this includes the capabilities of companies to integrate specific aspects of their product management, software development, UX, data science, and marketing processes. But it also means developing a research mindset that comes from the experimental side of behavioral economics.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

He is the author of the forthcoming book “The Geek Way: The Radical Mindset that Drives Extraordinary Results,” the subject of much of this “New World of Work” interview. His big idea is that “geeks” have created not only the technology that’s driving our future but also a management approach that defines contemporary corporate excellence.

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Rick Conlow

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Employee productivity is critical to a manager’s success. Increasing Employee Productivity, Motivation, and Engagement. 82% of managers fail because they do not receive on-going training and development. Most notably, companies foster toxic workplaces that derail employee productivity. And must be paid well.

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Steve Shu Consulting

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

In my free time I have been developing a course, tentatively called Applied Behavioral Science in the Digital Age to be taught to business school students at either the undergraduate or graduate level. FinTech) settings.

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Halo Psych

JANUARY 13, 2025

As Professor Carol Dweck says in her book, Mindset: Changing the way you think to fulfil your potential , Those concrete plans – plans you can visualize – about WHEN, WHERE and HOW you are going to do something lead to really high levels of follow-through, which of course, ups the chances of success (p.238).

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 26, 2023

I am thrilled to announce a book birthday: Successful Independent Consulting: Focus on Relationships That Matter. People often ask me how long it takes me to write a book. Every book takes the time it takes. Here's the story of the consulting book. I have a guideline for my books. I was wrong!) But the content?

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Successful Independent Consulting

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Their branding helps drive sales by keeping their products or services fresh in the consumer’s mind. Develop a “tagline” or one-sentence summary. Consulting guru Alan Weiss states in his book, The Ultimate Consultant : “A brand doesn’t have to be totally unique and singular. These brands represent certain values. Just do it!

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 31, 2023

Whether you’re a busy professional, a student, or an entrepreneur, time management is a crucial skill for anyone looking to increase their productivity. For example, if you are a management consultant, you would obviously allocate time for project work, meetings, and professional development.

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Steve Shu Consulting

APRIL 19, 2018

” Broad conscious, concerted efforts to apply behavioral economics probably did not begin until sometime after 2008 with the release of Thaler and Sunstein’s book, Nudge. This can include wanting to do holistic innovation that touches on service, products, and applications. Mercer UK – Personalised Pension Videos.

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Consulting Success

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Dorie is the author of several popular business books — Entrepreneurial You, a guidebook about how you can make money doing what you love, Reinventing You, a book on professional reinvention, and Stand Out, how to become a recognized expert in your field. That was when her first book, Reinventing Yourself, was born.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 11, 2019

Nathan Furr, assistant professor of strategy at INSEAD, researches what makes great innovative leaders, and he reveals how they develop and spend “innovation capital.” ” Like social or political capital, it’s a power to motivate employees, win the buy-in of stakeholders, and sell breakthrough products.

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How To Research Development Productivity 132

Epicflow

MAY 31, 2022

Changes to a developed product. Changes to a developed product are inevitable, however, they turn into challenges when they get out of control and there are several sources of truth. To learn more about Epicflow’s capabilities and our approach to multi-project management, book a call with our experts.

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Steve Shu Consulting

JANUARY 19, 2021

In my free time I have been developing a course, tentatively called Applied Behavioral Science in the Digital Age to be taught to business school students at either the undergraduate or graduate level. FinTech) settings.

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Case Study Case Studies Exercises Course 150

Rick Conlow

AUGUST 4, 2021

Adam Grant, management researcher and professor at the Wharton School of Business, shows in his book Give and Take that servant leaders are more productive and more highly regarded by employees. They create winning cultures through authenticity, teamwork, and personal development. Why do Servant leaders achieve more?

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Would you believe me if I told you those results, although significant, are a mere scratch on the surface of the potential available to you as you embark on your website development process? The most significant aspect of website development is the process itself. Or maybe you read a book or attended a workshop.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Every book you read was written by someone who completed a book. You can see the final product, but you can’t see all of the steps required to get there. For example, I know many people who are interested in publishing a book. Their initial assumption is that the big challenge here is writing the book.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 8, 2021

As I've been speaking about the Modern Management Made Easy books, people ask these questions: We're pretty good with our agile approach. First two jobs: software developer plus project management responsibilities. Next couple of jobs: software developer plus intermittent project management. UI people help design the product.

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Halo Psych

MARCH 10, 2025

One way to do this is to develop a practice of regular self-reflection. In her book, Where did you learn to behave like that? In their development of the Self-Reflection and Insight Scale (SRIS), Anthony Grant, John Franklin and Peter Langford identified three critical elements: We must need to and feel motivated to self-reflect.

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Halo Psych

JUNE 20, 2024

But, as Arwa Mahdawi says in her excellent book, Strong Female Lead, “…telling women to lean into male-centred power structures simply isn’t productive” (p.19). In his book, Why do so many incompetent men become leaders? As Jenny Rogers says in her book, Are you listening? It also helps us make sense of things.

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Consulting Matters

DECEMBER 16, 2020

After hearing that still small voice that she attributes to God, she took the leap into full-time acting and landed roles in productions like One Tree Hill, Gifted, We are the Millers and many other roles. Book a call with my partner Jen and I and let's chat. I was voicing audio books. Boy—it was a miracle.

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Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

In this episode, we are talking about ways that you can effectively position yourself as an expert in your field, how to get your expertise recognized, and the danger of productizing your work, as well as what you should be doing instead. The Challenges of Productizing Your Business.

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Markovitz Consulting

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Recently archivists found the interview tapes that formed the basis of his 1974 book, Working. Around the time of this interview, GM had installed Unimate robots on the line, increasing production from 60 cars per hour to 101 cars per hour, and making it the fastest line in the world. Note: 101 cars per hour? Kawai : No.

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