Harvard Business

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Many people fail on their professional development goals for the year because they take on a lot of goals — goals that they feel they “should” do but ultimately don’t energize them. For example, this year, I decided to make writing a book proposal for a new book my primary professional development goal.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 4, 2016

If you think of social media as the sole province of vacation selfies and muffin recipes, the idea of using it for genuine professional development may seem absurd. You Can Learn and Get Work Done at the Same Time. When do I have time for learning? Marion Barraud for HBR. You and Your Team Series. Learning to Learn.

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The Management Centre

JANUARY 26, 2023

Burkeman looks at time management in a wholly different way – helping to go beyond the usual advice (don’t sweat the small stuff, get focused, be productive, use a diary and a to-do-list etc), and presents techniques suited to the modern always-on age. Spoiler alert: we only have around 4,000 weeks to live a full and satisfying life.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 18, 2016

We see this happen all the time when clients hire us to help manage offsites. Often, they start by handing us a pretty well developed (and usually packed) agenda, full of already-booked speakers, and a finalized list of confirmed attendees. Understand priority issues surfaced by attendees and develop potential solutions.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 6, 2017

In our book Time, Talent and Energy , we note that when employees aren’t as productive as they could be, it’s usually the organization, not its employees, that is to blame. It manifests itself in endless rounds of meetings and conference calls to ensure that every stakeholder is heard and aligned.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 14, 2016

” Rhythm can also help lead you through your time. If this sort of approach sounds appealing to you, here are some ideas based on my own life and work with time management coaching clients that I’ve seen to align your time with your energy, interests, and goals. Rhythm can lead visitors through your design.”

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Harvard Business

JUNE 13, 2018

For working parents with school-age children, this time of year is especially chaotic. But here’s the good news: There are effective ways to manage the overwhelming demands of drop-off, homework, and parent-teacher conferences while still delivering and succeeding at work.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 25, 2018

Managers have hard jobs. They coordinate the work of their teams, align this work with company goals, serve as a primary source of professional development for their employees, deliver results, and many other critical tasks (all while keeping people engaged). and the amount of time their direct reports do the same.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 16, 2018

When I worked as Director of Leadership Development at Walmart, my days were full of meetings. I now have research calls and phone interviews; lunches with literary agents and web developers; conference calls about book titles and publishing schedules; and radio interviews and media prep calls. Everybody’s were!

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 30, 2017

Compare the request with your priorities for the year to help you make a sound decision and to develop a rationale for why you’re saying no. Remember that you’ll probably have to say no to things you actually want to do, whether it’s write an article, lead a project, or go to a conference. You and Your Team Series.

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Harvard Business

JULY 3, 2018

If you’re like most people, these priorities slip to the back of your mind while you work on low-importance, time-specific tasks, such as booking a hotel room for a conference, clearing out your email inbox, or writing a monthly newsletter. So, what can you do?

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Harvard Business

APRIL 13, 2016

This study will be published soon in Leadership & Organizational Development Journal. A sample of 2,388 middle managers reported their senior managers’ beliefs about work-family balance by answering questions on a sliding scale about the extent to which important decision makers.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Sometimes it’s been across oceans and time zones (we are a military family), and sometimes it’s been across town (the office was short on space; I was a slave to my children’s schedules; the whole operation was virtual). It’s an inarguable fact.

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Harvard Business

MAY 5, 2017

Back-to-back meetings, a constant stream of conference calls, and obligatory break room chitchat make it next to impossible to complete important tasks. Working remotely, on the other hand, “gives you the time and space to concentrate without distractions,” Bloom says. Perhaps your motivation is purely professional.

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