Tom Spencer

MARCH 28, 2025

For product leaders , large language models (LLMs) arent just another shiny tech trend, theyre reshaping how businesses interact with customers, automate workflows, and make decisions. From writing assistance to automated data analysis, LLMs enable users to work more efficiently, thereby freeing up time to focus on higher-value tasks.

Productivity 88

Productivity McKinsey Data Training 88

Effective Managers

JUNE 19, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented changes to the business world, challenging traditional leadership models and pushing leaders to adapt in ways previously unimaginable. As we navigate this post-pandemic landscape, it’s clear that the future of leadership hinges on embracing change and evolving to meet new demands.

Leadership 243

Leadership Agile Operations Data 243

Epicflow

JUNE 17, 2022

For the growing companies, it’s crucially important to keep track of all their products and make sure they are in demand and meet customers’ needs. A good way to increase profitability is to work on the products that will definitely bring revenue and make the right improvements that people are expecting.

Productivity 245

Productivity Management Resources Software 245

Effective Managers

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Automation improves efficiency, reducing the time employees spend on repetitive tasks, freeing them to focus on more complex and creative activities. However, challenges such as maintaining team cohesion and managing productivity remotely will need to be addressed.

Trends 148

Trends Ethics Emotional Intelligence Tools 148

Harvard Business

JULY 29, 2024

Humans have relied on generalizations forever as a mental shortcut — and a way of running a business efficiently. Business leaders who see this trend are better positioned to see new opportunities and make better decisions in all these areas.

Talent 250

Talent Trends Efficiency Leadership 250

Clarity Consultants

MARCH 12, 2025

Rather than viewing eLearning as a sunk cost, many organizations approach it as a strategic advantage that enhances productivity, improves compliance, and fosters employee engagement. A well-designed custom eLearning course allows for targeted learning, ensuring employees gain the right skills at the right time, thus enhancing efficiency.

Case Study 130

Case Study Case Studies ROI Metrics 130

LSA Global

MARCH 10, 2025

They wanted a highly customized action learning leadership development workshop to prepare key team leaders to effectively lead, manage, and coach diverse teams to higher performance. When teams embrace these core interaction skills, they enhance both individual and team productivity. Job Value 98.4% Satisfaction 96.4%

Leadership 60

Leadership Company Talent Training 60

Tom Spencer

APRIL 12, 2024

Meetings can either be a powerful catalyst for collaboration and decision-making or a drain on time and productivity. Whether you are in consulting, strategy, operations, or product management, the ability to manage meetings effectively is a crucial skill that can significantly impact the success of your endeavors.

Meeting 143

Meeting Productivity Management How To 143

Epicflow

JULY 27, 2022

Increasing employee productivity is a hot topic in every business environment today. What Affects Employee Productivity? There are plenty of factors impacting people’s productivity – from proper workflow organization to employees’ lifestyle and health condition. Let’s figure it out in the article. . Employees’ workload.

Resources 147

Resources Productivity Management Efficiency 147

Harvard Business

AUGUST 25, 2020

It doesn’t have to feel draining.

Efficiency 172

Efficiency Productivity Leadership Management 172

Harvard Business

APRIL 17, 2018

When a company needs a supervisor for a team, senior leaders often anoint the team’s most productive performer. In another article, we explained the seven behaviors of the most productive people, based on an analysis of 7,000 workers. Emotional intelligence has become seen as perhaps the essential leadership skill.

Productivity 134

Productivity Management Emotional Intelligence Leadership 134

Harvard Business

MARCH 1, 2017

Business leaders often think of “efficiency” and “productivity” as synonyms, two sides of the same coin. When it comes to strategy, however, efficiency and productivity are very different. Efficiency is about doing the same with less. Productivity is about doing more with the same.

Efficiency 70

Efficiency Productivity Company Talent 70

Effective Managers

APRIL 8, 2021

And there is a lot to learn, especially regarding managerial leadership, thanks to their Project Oxygen. Organizations today need efficient managers to nurture a culture where there are precise models for accountability and authority. But what does the concept of managerial leadership mean in organizations?

Leadership 130

Leadership Management Methodologies Efficiency 130

Epicflow

DECEMBER 20, 2024

At present, AI is leveraged by pharmaceutical companies for the following purposes: Identifying potential drug targets and validating them; Improving clinical trial s efficiency (e.g., Therefore, RWE will be the key to optimizing the management of all stages of pharmaceutical products lifecycles. with used syringes or needles).

Pharmaceuticals 130

Pharmaceuticals Trends Industry Healthcare 130

Effective Managers

JUNE 19, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented changes to the business world, challenging traditional leadership models and pushing leaders to adapt in ways previously unimaginable. As we navigate this post-pandemic landscape, it’s clear that the future of leadership hinges on embracing change and evolving to meet new demands.

Leadership 130

Leadership Agile Operations Data 130

Organizational Talent Consulting

APRIL 8, 2024

It can be productive, motivating you to innovate, or draining, leading to burnout. A global study of 14,800 knowledge workers across 25 countries revealed: 49% of leaders and 42% of non-managers are struggling with anxiety 74% of those surveyed are looking to company leadership for help dealing with workplace stress. Gratefulness.io

Efficiency 82

Efficiency Productivity Journal Survey 82

Harvard Business

MARCH 29, 2024

Because of AI’s ability to learn from vast amounts of data and maximize efficiency, companies have predicted that humans working with it will be able to free up their time and expand their creative efforts, thereby driving greater innovation.

Research 247

Research Management Tools Efficiency 247

Effective Managers

JULY 26, 2024

This iterative process ensures that the final product or service is aligned with customer needs and market dynamics. It involves roles such as the Product Owner, Scrum Master, and the development team. Kanban is another agile approach that focuses on visualizing work, limiting work in progress, and maximizing efficiency (or flow).

Methodologies 204

Methodologies Agile Productivity Training 204

Epicflow

MAY 31, 2022

In today’s changing and uncertain world, aerospace engineering companies are seeking the ways to design and develop new products faster and with less cost. As a result, it increases productivity, minimizes risks, improves product quality, and reduces production time. . Combined with other Industry 4.0 Digital thread.

Engineering 49

Engineering Talent Data Productivity 49

Rick Conlow

MAY 22, 2023

The quote “ The art of communication is the language of leadership” is often attributed to James Humes. This quote punctuates the critical nature of communication to effective and successful leadership. This helps build trust, strengthen relationships, and facilitates more meaningful and productive communication.

Leadership 108

Leadership Training Training Construction 108

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Innovation and Thought Leadership Contrary to the perception that consulting firms are old and slow to adapt, MBB firms are often at the forefront of innovation across industries. Proprietary tools and methodologies enhancing my ability to analyze problems and develop solutions efficiently.

McKinsey 78

McKinsey Methodologies Transportation Bain 78

Epicflow

JUNE 10, 2024

In addition, their focus on effective resource allocation, stakeholder engagement, and change management contributes to enhanced operational efficiency, increased agility, and improved project outcomes. Soft skills A CPO requires similar skills as a project manager but with a strong focus on leadership and strategic thinking.

Resources 157

Resources Methodologies Efficiency Metrics 157

Consulting Matters

AUGUST 26, 2021

Consultants are focused on enhancing leadership AND organizational capacity. On the other hand, coaches are focused on the leaders themselves and helping them improve their personal and leadership effectiveness. The Difference Between the Role of a Consultant and a Coach Hired by a Leader in an Organization. First, slow down.

Consulting 317

Consulting B2C B2B ROI 317

Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 25, 2022

They might have expertise in two of these areas, but not all: development, testing, product management, support, deployment. Those experts still coach people in test, development, product management. (Do Does the organization need to separate leadership from serving the people? They can't. In my experience, yes.).

Management 115

Management Efficiency Leadership Productivity 115

Chad Barr

MARCH 12, 2025

Creating, refining, and collaborating on content efficiently is crucial for business success. Leveraging ChatGPT Canvas can significantly boost your productivity and content quality. Saving Time & Enhancing Productivity For professionals who create content regularly, efficiency is key. A stronger opening paragraph?

Efficiency 52

Efficiency Tools Productivity Media 52

Tom Spencer

APRIL 15, 2022

Understanding the rapidly changing business environment will be essential to ensure efficient and effective leadership going forwards. This system was to some extent based on Toyota’s method of just-in-time production, and was promoted as best practice by leading professors at the world’s top business schools. The bottom line.

Leadership 88

Leadership Efficiency System Travel 88

Johanna Rothman

APRIL 13, 2022

Our work depends on how well we act together to solve product issues for our customers. That's a focus on flow efficiency , not resource efficiency.). Reward flow efficiency actions, not resource efficiency. This is part of the intermittent series of leadership tips. . “I'm not done.

Leadership 96

Leadership Efficiency Culture Exercises 96

Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 12, 2021

As the organization changes (both products and tooling), people might not make those mistakes again. About a decade ago, an organization suffered three consecutive bad deployments to production. Finally, one large change broke the production server. This is a part of the series of intermittent leadership tips.

Policies 131

Policies Leadership Guidelines Agile 131

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Environmental Metrics: These measure a company’s impact on the planet, including emissions, energy efficiency, waste management, water usage, and sustainability of the supply chain. Governance Metrics: These assess the quality of a company’s leadership, executive compensation, and adherence to ethical standards.

Metrics 78

Metrics Ethics Government Financial 78

Epicflow

JANUARY 31, 2023

In addition to the “technical side” of project management, the author shares his ideas regarding effective stakeholder management, trust-based leadership, and effective decision-making as well as gives a variety of tools and techniques that can add value to your daily project management activities.

Management 29

Management Handbook Case Study Case Studies 29

Johanna Rothman

MARCH 29, 2022

I'm also a fan of working in flow efficiency , so the team can finish more features faster. In addition, when managers reward flow efficiency, people tend to collaborate more, not just cooperate. The reason the teams worked on so many projects was that senior leadership was not clear on the strategy. Personal WIP.

Development 121

Development Productivity How To Efficiency 121

Epicflow

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Nearly 56% of survey respondents believe they cannot demonstrate improvements in on-time project delivery, organizational efficiency, or profitability. Their plan for the next couple of years is to prevent quality failures with bold investments by “building a database of previous failure cases and production traceability management.”

Management 222

Management Cash Flow Industry Real Estate 222

Steve Shu Consulting

JULY 25, 2014

One the other hand, possibilities for competitive differentiation and new products seem limitless. For example, Opower tapped into a great market using software-as-a-service and a behavioral efficiency model for saving energy. Each of these routes is suited for different situations.

Video 230

Video Analysis Operations Development 230

Epicflow

JULY 12, 2022

At the same time, the talent component shouldn’t be left aside: data alone cannot lead companies to success without human expertise to use in an efficient way. . Apart from leveraging data for more efficient decision making, what other characteristics are peculiar to data-driven organizations? Real-time data processing and delivery.

Data 187

Data Analysis Efficiency Survey 187

Johanna Rothman

JUNE 4, 2024

Choose a Role That Fits Your Situation You might have heard of situational leadership. What if it's most efficient to do the work for a person or a team? What happens when a developer or tester (or, if you're lucky) a team has to choose between two products? Individual efficiency is a red herring. That's a false economy.

Efficiency 63

Efficiency Management How To Metrics 63

Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Instead, I spend most of my time on product issues across the organization. The next bit of time I spend working alone on the product work.” “Why do you spend all this time doing the product work yourself? “Why do you spend all this time doing the product work yourself?” All technical practices.

Leadership 79

Leadership Management Efficiency Meeting 79

Harvard Business

APRIL 12, 2016

Leadership development represents a huge and growing investment for most organizations. Industry research, for example, shows that companies spent more than $24 billion on leadership and management training worldwide in 2013, an increase of 15% from 2012. product pricing, operational efficiency, customer service, etc.). .”

Development 70

Development Leadership Operations Case Study 70