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Managing Meetings: How to Drive Productivity and Success

Tom Spencer

This not only ensures accountability but also contributes to a culture of responsibility and ownership within the team. Starting and ending on time is a mark of professionalism and demonstrates an appreciation for the value of everyone’s time. Zuhair Imaduddin is an Innovation Development Analyst at JPMorgan Chase.

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Why Shared Services “Teams” Don’t Work with Agility

Johanna Rothman

Their developers work on a product for months and years at a time. ” Shared service-thinking denies the reality of effective product development: A cross-functional team learns together as they develop the product. The developers don't realize what the testers or UI people need to be effective.

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Employee Burnout Is a Problem with the Company, Not the Person

Harvard Business

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. Many corporate cultures require collaboration far beyond what is needed to get the job done. Executives can also work on culture and coaching.

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Remote Workers

Harvard Business

They report that workplace politics are more pervasive and difficult, and when conflicts arise they have a harder time resolving them.” ” HBR: A First-Time Manager’s Guide to Leading Virtual Teams by Mark Mortensen — “First things first: don’t panic.

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The Lie That Perfectionists Tell Themselves

Harvard Business

For example, one of the most common ones is the belief that increasing productivity, or getting the most out of your time, will decrease the quality of your work, or your ability to do tasks perfectly. But we should start thinking about productivity as the amount of impact that the work we produce in a given time can have.

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4 Lessons Learned Outside the Classroom during an MBA

Tom Spencer

Developing teamwork skills is a major part of the value you will get from an MBA. Time management. In order to take on all of these responsibilities, one has to develop outstanding time management skills. During these times your best friend will become Google Calendar. Cultural awareness.

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Why My Company Serves Free Breakfast to All Employees

Harvard Business

Our approach is rooted in extreme programming and agile processes , and the foundation of our work environment is a pair programming culture. In other words, two software developers always work together. So let’s say Developer A is typing, and Developer B gets an idea. Developer B starts typing immediately.

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