Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Attend a strategy summit? Your Team’s Time Management Problem Might Be a Focus Problem. For example, I have ranked speaking to a small group of teens at a crisis center higher than speaking to a large audience that may drive a six-figure revenue. Should you speak at that event? Author a book? Staying Focused.

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Harvard Business

JULY 29, 2016

But viewing reference checks as a formality is a mistake, according to Priscilla Claman, the president of Career Strategies, a Boston-based consulting firm and a contributor to the HBR Guide to Getting the Right Job. Claman recommends referring to information gleaned from the candidate during the interview process. Seek input.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 30, 2018

Instead of focusing exclusively on, say, starting a fire, our ancient ancestors were distracted by novel threats — an approaching saber-toothed tiger, for example — and survived to see another day because of it. Instead of giving myself an entire afternoon to write this piece, for example, I set a timer and gave myself 60 minutes.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 26, 2016

Here are some strategies to try with your employees: Audit your team’s tasks and assess their value. Ask team members to estimate how much time they spend on each task, how central the task is to their role, and how much value each task yields. Work with the team to audit the tasks that members currently or periodically perform.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

In the case interview process for McKinsey, one of the early evaluations is “Solve,” McKinsey’s digital assessment game (formerly called the McKinsey Problem Solving Game). The second is a strategy + adapting to new data mini-game. Time management is certainly a factor. The first is a constrained optimization mini-game.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Through my work, I’ve identified several reasons, as well as strategies that may help you gain control. Assuming that others’ preferred productivity strategies should work for you can yield frustration and a sense of defeat. Your Team’s Time Management Problem Might Be a Focus Problem. Staying Focused.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Through my work, I’ve identified several reasons, as well as strategies that may help you gain control. Assuming that others’ preferred productivity strategies should work for you can yield frustration and a sense of defeat. Your Team’s Time Management Problem Might Be a Focus Problem. Staying Focused.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 22, 2018

Michael, the director of strategy for an American insurance company, does not work as much as Hanna. The experiences of Hanna and Michael, individuals whom we interviewed separately, outside of this study, align with these results. She hasn’t had to worry about her health. But a common defense is that they love their jobs.

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