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How to set boundaries at work – with examples

Halo Psych

It comes as no surprise, therefore, that research published in the Journal of Organizational Behavior found that employees who have clear boundaries between their work and personal lives, were less likely to think about work outside of work. Material boundary How, when, or if you use your own property or finances for work.

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Conflict-of-Interest Rules Are Holding Back Medical Breakthroughs

Harvard Business

Few issues are more foundational to driving improvements in human health than creating productive, progressive relationships between clinical medicine and the biopharmaceutical industry. “Thou shall not” is the starting point for almost all academic institutions’ conflict-of-interest policy statements. Practicing physicians.

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We REALLY Need to Stop Talking About Lean

Markovitz Consulting

The Wall Street Journal recently wrote about Larry Culp’s efforts to turn around faltering General Electric. In a new study from Stanford, "researchers found that plants where managers carefully monitored the manufacturing process, production targets, and employee performance, and used that data to inform decisions, were more successful.

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5 Research-Based Strategies for Overcoming Procrastination

Harvard Business

A while back, I took a year to experiment with every piece of personal productivity advice I could find. To answer these questions, I spoke to researchers, and spent time digging through dozens of academic journal articles. Chances are that at this very moment you’re procrastinating on something. Why we procrastinate.

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Consultant Ninja: Friedman Billings Ramsey and Tom Peters.

Consultant Ninja

The longer I am in business, the more allergic I am becoming to business gurus and journals (Tom Peters, Gary Hamel, HBR, McK Quarterly, etc). It is probably better explained by decent execution of a decent strategy during a REALLY GREAT time to be in finance. Productivity. (6). Anyways, back in 2005, Tom Peters loved FBR.

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Japan's Current Account Surplus Collapses

MishTalk

The Wall Street Journal reports Japan Current Account Surplus Smallest on Record. trillion surplus registered a year earlier, data from the Ministry of Finance showed Monday. However, the value of imports soared, primarily due to rising energy costs. That''s about to change. billion ($7.76

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11 Best Consulting Blogs: Read These Blogs To Grow Your Consultancy

Tsavo Neal

Consultant Journal Consultant Journal is a helpful collection of posts, articles, books, and courses related to all aspects of consulting. I enjoy reading Consulting Journal because it is straightforward and too the point. ” Must read articles from Consultant’s Journal: Consulting Fee Rates.