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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Effective Managers

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The goal is to blend professional and personal responsibilities seamlessly, promoting overall well-being and productivity. This approach helps individuals meet both professional and personal needs without compromising either. This blog outlines strategies to manage work-life balance effectively, even in demanding roles.

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Epicflow

AUGUST 30, 2024

Its main purpose is to produce better products more efficiently and at lower costs. With this purpose, MOM involves the analysis of each stage in the production process to make sure that they are maximum efficient, and their costs are minimized. Key Elements of Manufacturing Operations Management Production management.

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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. To turn your group into a team, you need curiosity.

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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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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.

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Epicflow

JULY 5, 2024

It increases productivity Capacity planning software helps ensure that the right resources are available at the right time and aren’t overloaded. This helps maintain high productivity levels. It helps companies plan, allocate, and monitor the utilization of various types of resources — personnel, equipment, and meeting rooms.

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Tools Software Resources Efficiency 253

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The adoption of AI is revolutionizing banking products, enabling financial institutions to offer personalized service, increase efficiency, and enhance security. This article explores the impact of AI on banking products, and the innovations being driven by this technology. AI-Driven Innovations in Banking Products 1.

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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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Effective Managers

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Empathy allows managers to understand different perspectives and resolve conflicts amicably, enhancing team morale and productivity. This adaptability ensures that organizations can navigate changes smoothly and maintain productivity. Improves Decision-Making Emotional intelligence aids in better decision-making.

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Markovitz Consulting

JANUARY 12, 2021

You can read that version, with more links to related articles, here.) ———————————————————————————————————————————————————— Leaders in organizations are always seeking to improve employee productivity (including their own). I would argue that most productivity improvements belong there as well.

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Epicflow

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Facilitating productive project work. These factors contribute to increasing team members’ productivity. Saviom Saviom is resource management and capacity planning software that aims to meet the needs of industries with dynamic project requirements. More effective decision-making. Assess data security.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Next, meet with them one-on-one to clarify expectations or any questions they might have. Then, create a detailed handover document, listing current project status, pending tasks, and instructions for what they’d need to take care of while you’re away. One week before your departure, review and update this document.

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Effective Managers

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Leaders must embrace these changes, finding ways to maintain team cohesion, productivity, and culture in dispersed work environments. 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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Clarity Consultants

DECEMBER 3, 2024

As a result, organizations benefit from increased productivity, reduced turnover, and a robust talent pipeline to meet future leadership needs. Examples include: Microlearning Modules : Bite-sized, easily digestible content ensures employees can learn on the go without disrupting productivity.

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Epicflow

OCTOBER 4, 2024

In addition, problems with equipment may cause additional risks related to workers’ safety and product quality. Finally, the increased use of digital technologies makes manufacturers vulnerable to cyber attacks that can disrupt the whole production process. For example, the manufacturing industry in the U.S.

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Harvard Business

JULY 13, 2022

Here’s how to address the problem in a productive way.

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Epicflow

AUGUST 27, 2024

The solution is also used for managing other types of projects, e.g., for any Agile teams, product development, or bug tracking teams. Thanks to its scalability, Jira can meet the needs of both small teams and large organizations. This improves communication and collaboration and lets team members be on the same page. Scalability.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 4, 2024

In this article, the author explains how to spot the classic signs of undiscussables — meetings marked by quick consensus, a lack of productive debate, or uneven participation — and offers strategies on how to uncover those unexpressed thoughts and feelings to help your team work more productively.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 15, 2023

This article highlights a simple negotiation strategy that leaders can start using today to make their next tricky meeting most productive. Yet, these skills are hard to learn and often take years of experience and practice.

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Markovitz Consulting

DECEMBER 1, 2020

According to BCG’s analysis , productivity at companies that have shifted to remote work has increased between 15% and 40%. Four-hour meetings? The sales, marketing, product, and customer service teams were stuck at the 11th hour (well, the 12th hour, actually) adjusting for the CEO’s violation of structure. Long commutes?

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Boston Consulting Group Meeting Travel Productivity 259

Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

” It's too hard to find time to meet. We can't find a place to meet. If we're back in the office, we have no meeting rooms. Or, we have some remote people, so we need several “places” to meet and the technology to support all those places. Work product: Collaborate to create a work product.

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Harvard Business

MAY 21, 2024

When you’re working in sales, you need to master the art of persuasion and that involves being able to tell a compelling story that explains why your product or service will meet someone’s needs. It involves listening, making an emotional connection, and thinking from the customer’s point of view.

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Clarity Consultants

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Along with staying current on your company’s products or services, they need a strong skill set that propels them forward. By offering the right training opportunities, you can ensure that they hone crucial capabilities while also keeping them informed about new product or service developments.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Technological advances and increasingly sophisticated ways of gathering and analyzing data are changing both the kinds of products and services companies can offer and are increasing competitive pressures. To meet the moment, this article argues that organizations may need to change the way they operate to innovate.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 4, 2024

The structure is comprised of three simple questions: 1) What: Describe and define the facts, situation, product, position, etc. 3) Now What: Outline the call-to-action or next steps such as taking questions or setting up a next meeting. 2) So What: Discuss the implications or importance for the audience.

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Meeting Productivity Management 254

Consulting Success

JUNE 26, 2017

I was meeting one of my first business mentors. I had a few hours before meeting my friend so took some time to stroll the streets. The store specializes in and sells products made from oranges – especially juices. The company developed a solid product and charged a premium for it. The flight was short.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Product owners have many challenges: They need to keep at least two thoughts about the product: what it needs to be in the near future, and what the organization wants it to be in the (distant) future. But the biggest problem I see is this: Effective product owners belong to at least two teams and maybe more. Strategic work.)

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Clarity Consultants

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Our latest eBook, Empowering Future Leaders: Bridging Generational Gaps for Success, provides actionable strategies to leverage generational diversity for enhanced teamwork, productivity, and sustainable business growth. These skills are essential for navigating generational diversity and fostering innovation.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 28, 2024

Leaders spend an inordinate amount of time handholding their least productive colleagues, instead of helping their strongest contributors move faster and do more. First, reduce meetings down to the minimum viable number, so top talent can spend their time on more interesting, impactful work.

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Clarity Consultants

MAY 17, 2023

By harnessing eLearning, it’s easier to meet that specific need. More Personalization Personalization has been a growing trend in the eLearning space; by tailoring programs to meet the needs of individual learners, engagement and knowledge retention rise.

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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. It assesses long-term business impact, including productivity gains, cost savings, and performance improvements.

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Comatch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Grappling with complex topics, meeting demanding deadlines, and working long hours are all part and parcel of life as a consultant. 3 Reasons Hobbies Drive Productivity. Independent consultants are multi-role players, having to master every aspect of their consulting product. Stay Focused. Drive Neuroplasticity .

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 12, 2024

There are three keys ways managers can help employees engage in internal networking, and thus boost their productivity, sense of belonging, engagement, and retention: 1) Create a knowledge map that shows who knows what within the company; 2) Create a prioritized networking list of people they should meet and why; and 3) Initiate relationship building (..)

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Operations Meeting Development Productivity 210

Epicflow

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Here’s an overview of the main principles of this approach: Muda: aims to streamline project workflow by eliminating waste, e.g., overproduction, excess inventory, idle time, and product defects; Value Stream Mapping (VSM): visualizes the full process of value delivery (e.g., Let’s consider the assistance of these tools in the next section.

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