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Recharge Your Time Management

The Clever Consultant

Running a successful consulting business means your time is spread thin. And then there’s the marketing: writing case studies to keep your kit fresh, articles or blog posts for your website, social networks to update and so on. I like to come back from time-off refreshed and recharged, feeling like I’ve got everything underfoot.

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How to Manage Managers

Harvard Business

When you’re managing managers, your responsibilities are two-fold: you need to make sure they’re producing good work (as with any employee) and that they’re effectively supporting their teams. Here’s how you can fill in the gap and help your direct reports be great managers. What the Experts Say.

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Case Study: Are Our Customer Liaisons Helping or Hurting?

Harvard Business

Exit interviews were usually handled by junior managers on the HR team, but Amrita felt that given the high rate of attrition among doctors at Krisna over the past year, it was her responsibility as head of HR to talk to Dr. Vishnu Patel, a respected cardiologist who’d just given his notice. Ben Edwards/Getty Images.

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How to Convince Your Boss to Let You Work from Home

Harvard Business

So be sure you’re in good standing with your manager before making the request. ” Consider what will worry your manager, and then think of ways to preempt those concerns. “Your manager needs for other people to not see your schedule as a four-day week.” Give your boss time. Every other Friday?

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How to Get an Employee to Work Faster

Harvard Business

“It takes a lot of effort on the part of a manager to show someone what that is.” Give her guidance on where you want her to emphasize her time, and also how long something should take. Case Study #1: Support your perfectionists and look for time-saving tools. Don’t forget to offer feedback.

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Before Day 1: Taking Advantage of the In-Between

Tom Spencer

With your new-found free time upon securing a job, consider learning a new skill or two. If you are returning to school, take a wildly different class than your course of study. Pursue a minor in entrepreneurship or management, complete a certificate in sustainability, or take a physical education class. Start Consulting.

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The Right Way to Check Someone’s References

Harvard Business

Begin by saying something like, “We are seriously considering Mary to be a project manager here. For instance, “Nancy doesn’t have a lot of experience managing people”—how do you think she’ll do as a supervisor? Case Study #1: Solicit feedback from team members to focus your questions.