Harvard Business

JUNE 17, 2024

More than four years after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, what do we know about how meetings have (or haven’t) gotten back to “normal,” particularly amid calls back to the office? Further, data shows that meeting participation and camera usage correlates with retention.

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Effective Managers

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Strategies for Managing Work-Life Balance in Demanding Jobs Achieving work-life balance is more critical than ever. This blog outlines strategies to manage work-life balance effectively, even in demanding roles. This approach helps individuals meet both professional and personal needs without compromising either.

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Epicflow

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Sometimes, disruptions can affect product quality ; for example, sourcing materials from alternative suppliers that fail to meet quality standards may lead to producing poor-quality goods. The ability to meet the growing demand for products requires additional resources. The Increasing Demand for Products.

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Effective Managers

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Strategies for Managing Work-Life Balance in Demanding Jobs Achieving work-life balance is more critical than ever. This blog outlines strategies to manage work-life balance effectively, even in demanding roles. This approach helps individuals meet both professional and personal needs without compromising either.

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Epicflow

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Therefore, a proactive approach to effective risk management is critical. Read the article to explore typical difficulties impacting manufacturing projects and learn the strategies to manage risks in manufacturing projects most effectively. So, let’s now review the significance of proper risk management in more detail.

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Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2024

Traditional advice for leaders who want to increase meeting participation call for clarifying expectations, setting clear agendas, and asking open-ended questions. Managers who want their teams to be more engaged in meetings need to foster a safe, inclusive team culture, which requires a deep understanding of their team’s unique dynamics.

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Epicflow

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Efficient portfolio management is essential for business success in todays competitive landscape. Managing projects, aligning them with goals, and optimizing resources can be challenging without the right tools. Project portfolio management software, also known as a PPM tool, simplifies planning, execution, and monitoring.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 2, 2025

This can have professional and team ramifications, which both managers and parents can remedy in different ways. These strategies work, but they can come at a cost: some parents do not feel they have many close friends at work, do not feel a sense of belonging, and are out of the loop on workplace gossip.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Six biases that lead us to have too many meetings — and how to overcome them.

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Epicflow

JULY 5, 2024

A capacity planning tool is software developed to assist organizations in allocating and managing their resources more effectively. Integrations This capability will be useful if a company has already implemented a project management tool. What Is a Capacity Planning Tool, and Why Do You Need One?

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Taking the time and effort to invest in upward relationships, such as those with skip-level managers, requires strategy, humility, and diligence. After all, leadership is not only about managing those below you, but also navigating the complexities above.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Generative AI will forever change the way meetings are conducted. In the near future, meetings will offer personalized content and purpose-driven expertise, while also serving as guardians against bias and promoting active learning.

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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.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Digital tools and meetings may be the only way some team members can keep in touch. On a hybrid project, communication and coordination become both more critical and more challenging.

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Effective Managers

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The challenges brought about by the pandemic highlighted the need for leaders who can not only manage but also understand the human aspect of leadership. To meet these expectations, leaders must focus on creating inclusive, purpose-driven environments where diverse perspectives are valued, and innovation thrives.

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Epicflow

AUGUST 27, 2024

Everyone knows Jira as a task and project management tool that is popular with software developers. And that’s not without reason — the solution helps teams manage their daily work quite effectively. It helps teams organize and manage their tasks, workflows, and reports. Effective backlog management.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 5, 2024

These meetings, in which supervisors discuss and adjust ratings across the company, are often intended to eradicate bias. In fact, they can have the opposite effect.

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Epicflow

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Efficient portfolio management is essential for business success in todays competitive landscape. Managing projects, aligning them with goals, and optimizing resources can be challenging without the right tools. Project portfolio management software, also known as a PPM tool, simplifies planning, execution, and monitoring.

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Epicflow

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Let’s take a quick look at the other benefits of adopting these solutions in manufacturing project management. Capacity planning software provides insights that can be further used for resource planning, project prioritization, workload management, or making other decisions. More accurate forecasting. Cost optimization.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 29, 2024

Do you find meetings with your team disintegrate into dysfunction and chaos, resulting in ineffective decision-making, inadequate solutions, and team members — including yourself — with deflated morale? Team” is a misnomer for these bodies; “group” is more accurate.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 11, 2025

Leaders should weigh how tools that record, transcribe, and summarize meetings affect team members’ psychological safety.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Traditional project management skills, such as project governance or project management methodology, aren’t sufficient to meet changing organizational needs.

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Effective Managers

JANUARY 23, 2025

It involves negotiation and influence to ensure that departmental activities are aligned and that interdependencies are managed effectively. Conclusion Understanding and applying the six forms of cross-functional authority can significantly enhance an organization’s ability to manage cross-functional teams effectively.

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Effective Managers

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Whether you are a new hire or an experienced professional, understanding and effectively managing internal politics can significantly impact your career growth. In this blog, we will explore key strategies for navigating organizational politics, drawn from the expertise available on Effective Managers.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 28, 2022

To fix a broken meeting culture, start by canceling everything for 48 hours.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Many companies have employed two basic layers of risk management strategies: policies on how to use the technology, and critical thinking about gen AI’s outputs. Companies should also adopt a novel third layer of risk management: team-based judgment.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Research shows that agendas often create the appearance of effective meetings — without actually improving how they’re run.

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Effective Managers

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Discussing the Importance of Emotional Intelligence in Effective Management Effective management goes beyond technical skills and industry knowledge. This blog discusses the importance of emotional intelligence in management and offers practical insights for managers aiming to enhance their EQ for better leadership outcomes.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 9, 2024

A conversation with UNC’s Steven Rogelberg on one of the most important tools a manager has.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

As a former consultant, attending and facilitating meetings was probably where I spent most of my time. With the lack of physical human interaction, scheduling meetings was the mutually agreed way to even have a simple conversation. Like many of you, I get frustrated by unproductive meetings.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 29, 2023

Most meeting advice focuses on how to make meetings more effective or how to cut down on the number of meetings you have altogether. But what about how to schedule your meetings alongside other work tasks to best manage your productivity?

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Five steps to help you enhance the discovery process and deliver products that meet both customer needs and business goals.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 11, 2022

“I’m going to give you 10 minutes of your life back,” and other unbearable meeting jargon.

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Harvard Business

MAY 15, 2024

Even though hearing the truth about their current performance will be tough and potentially hurtful, it’s a teaching moment managers must embrace to help them become more resilient and adept at problem-solving and developing professional relationships.

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Effective Managers

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Schedule regular meetings to ensure consistent progress and set clear goals to track the mentees development. For more insights on best practices in leading edge managerial leadership visit the Effective Managers website. The post Mentoring and Coaching: Developing Future Leaders appeared first on Effective Managers.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Bad meetings can have a lasting impact on employee productivity and motivation.

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Clarity Consultants

JULY 28, 2021

Now that COVID-19 vaccine rollouts are well underway, those expectations are changing again, and that needs to be managed. Failing to manage employee expectations as companies begin (or continue to) reopen leads to conflict and frustration. By offering health and wellness digital learning opportunities, you can meet that need.

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