Tom Spencer

APRIL 5, 2024

In the competitive, fast-paced, and ever-evolving landscape of technology and business, the role of a product manager is pivotal. A great product manager is not just a project coordinator, they are visionaries, strategists, and leaders. As such, effective communication is the backbone of successful product management.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

In the previous article , I introduced the concepts of boss and lead management, and it seems clear-cut that the latter is superior and preferable. In this article, I explore why managers might struggle to implement lead management and fall back into the bad habits of boss management. What’s wrong with him?”

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

This article includes a curated selection of HBR’s Management Tips on how to show gratitude and appreciation at work. Celebrating your team members, especially around important holidays, can be a powerful, generous, and motivating gesture.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Managing the expectations of a wide range of stakeholders is one of the most challenging jobs of a project manager. In this article, the author suggests five strategies for managing expectations effectively.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 22, 2024

So, your manager told you that they’ll be bringing in someone else above you. This refers to a situation where an additional layer of management is inserted between you and your current reporting line. In other words, you’re getting layered. Essentially, it means that someone else is hired or promoted to a position above you.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Our Management Tip of the Day newsletter continues to be one of HBR’s most popular newsletters.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 26, 2023

Management consulting is an industry that offers assistance with this kind of high-level decision-making and problem-solving. Management Consultants help businesses make strategic decisions that directly impact the entire company. What is Management Consulting A lot of people ask me, “What is management consulting exactly?”It’s

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 24, 2023

This article describes how German automaker BMW and European airline Air France have developed new approaches to managing large projects aimed at creating fundamentally new products, ideas or that profoundly alter human behaviors.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Project managers who aspire to be CEOs are often surprised to learn that their skills, while highly valuable, do not directly align with those needed for positions of executive leadership. Why isn’t successful management of high-stakes projects and organizational resources sufficient to ascend to the top ranks of the business?

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 13, 2023

There’s a popular fallacy that encourages big-project managers to forge ahead as quickly as they can, on the basis that the payoffs will likely be bigger than they imagine.

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Successful Independent Consulting

OCTOBER 27, 2023

This article explains how to determine your “base rate”, and the external factors that will impact your pricing. Links to articles on how to raise your rate or switch to a fixed fee are at the end of this one.) Do an internet search such as “typical hourly rate for change management consultant in [your location].”

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Harvard Business

APRIL 16, 2024

Successful transformations harness the collective wisdom of middle managers and teams. To increase your company’s chances, you need to: 1) Enlist your very best middle managers. Transforming a business demands a blend of creativity and ingenuity. By setting this challenge you can also test and nurture the next generation of leaders.

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Markovitz Consulting

APRIL 16, 2019

(Note: this article first appeared in Industry Week.) A recent article by Sam Walker in the Wall Street Journal argues that better managers are the key to delivering better results. We’ve all heard the maxim that workers don’t leave companies; they leave their managers. So this makes sense. That seems risky to me.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In this article, I’ll explain how you can keep your team’s efforts aligned with the genuine needs of your audience. As a leader, how can you recognize scope creep and realign your team? Shift the focus from “what” you’re building (the deliverables) to “why” you’re building it (the outcomes).

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 21, 2024

I started this series by discussing why managers didn't perceive the value of agile coaches and Scrum Masters in Part 1, resulting in layoffs.) We can't get something for nothing, and agility requires that managers change the culture. When managers do not change the culture, they cannot reap all the benefits of agility.

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Girard Training Solutions

APRIL 17, 2024

Now that you’re a manager, your job is to get results through your team members and guide them to perform at their best. However, many managers struggle to get their team committed to doing their work to the best of their abilities. As a new manager, you will be dealing with each team member’s history with prior managers.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

then this article will help you in deciding whether to stay or choose a different career path. When a mistake has been made, consultants will often speak to their managers or other members of the team to identify where they may have made a mistake and ask for assistance on how to fix it. Why do many individuals choose consulting?

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Harvard Business

APRIL 25, 2024

Product management has become an aspirational career. A group of popular social media influencers regularly offers advice on what it takes to attain a job and succeed in this field. But their content tends to glamorize the profession, gloss over the day-to-day-realities, and dispense wisdom that isn’t always on point.

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Business Consulting Agency

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This article explores the significance of seamlessly integrating, customizing, and consistently updating website technology and databases, highlighting the substantial impact these elements have on website performance. The post Elevating Digital Operations: Role of Technology Management appeared first on Business Consulting Agency.

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Harvard Business

JULY 17, 2023

All too often, managers deny the existence of inequities at their organizations and, as a result, resist implementing diversity initiatives there. The authors explain this phenomenon and provide readers with some tactics for combatting it.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 5, 2022

Product managers have a dynamic role within companies, sitting at the intersection between business leaders, customers, engineers, and designers. In this article, I will examine the nature of products and the product life cycle , and break down a bit of what product managers do and how to break into this line of work.

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 6, 2023

Several people on social media have denigrated the terms “project manager” and “program manager.” ” These people claim there is no need for either role in an effective team, especially an agile team because the team can manage its own deliverables. See the article Unearthing Your Project's Delays.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 29, 2022

In this article, I will break down a few functionalities of Human Resource teams, and a couple of ways to get started in Human Resource Management. Within HR management, there are three main functions to be aware of. Breaking into Human Resources Management. Talent Acquisition. Compensation. Learning and Development.

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 2, 2018

My most recent article on the Gurock blog might help you think about what it would take you to move from Big Idea to some form of minimum. The post Minimums Article Posted appeared first on Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant. See MVE and MVP: Defining the Difference. Hope you enjoy it.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Handling scope creep is one of the most challenging – and important — aspects of a project manager’s role. In this article, the author outlines practical strategies for how to push back on more work in a way that maintains your relationship with the requester, whether that’s the project sponsor, a customer, or another stakeholder.

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Consulting Success

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Either your client requested a statement of work and wants to review it before the project starts — or you want to create one to make managing the project easier. Statement Of Work Template (Consulting): Use This For Managing Projects is a post from: Consulting Success.

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Markovitz Consulting

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

In the space of two weeks, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal both ran articles on the productivity benefits of reduced work hours. Indeed, a recent survey by the Society of Human Resource Management indicates that fifteen percent of companies offer a 32-hour workweek.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 2, 2023

As a leader of leaders, you “create the weather” for your team. It’s your job to not only support your burned-out leaders, but also to keep burnout at bay going forward.

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The Management Centre

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Being a manager means taking on more responsibilities and also letting go of others. As a manager though you may be reluctant to overload people, to let go of tasks that you enjoy, or to invest the time in showing someone the ropes. So learning to delegate well is an essential skill for managers. Level 1 Here are the actions.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 11, 2024

In this article, HBR’s advice columnist Amy Gallo answers a question from a reader who is facing this situation and offers advice and resources for how to work through their disappointment while keeping their career growing. Not getting a promotion you were promised can bring up a whole host of feelings, from frustration to resentment.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The world of work is changing fast and the most important thing to do is realize that the old playbooks, especially around talent management, will not work — now, it’s time to adapt. Leaders should focus on three big shifts that will set their businesses up for new levels of success in the age of AI.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 23, 2023

We are all project managers to some extent. From film directors and restaurant owners to lawyers and accountants, many professions involve managing projects. For everyone, not just project managers, mastering timeboxing can be a gateway to bridging the gap between intention and execution.

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The Management Centre

MAY 4, 2021

7 Common problems for emerging managers – and how to overcome them. Stepping into management is fantastic – sort of. You’ll find plenty of blogs and articles online to help with the change, but where do you start? I’m really excited about being a manager (and secretly terrified). This worries a lot of managers.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 29, 2018

John Le Drew and I pair-wrote an article describing this problem and how to solve it. We’ll see if they result in articles. Yes, that’s a little meta considering the article. The post Fake Certainty Article Posted on AgileConnection appeared first on Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 26, 2022

You will be collaborating with your manager to assist clients within a specific sector or service line. The main question is, do you think you have all of the skills and qualities to be labelled a management consultant? The main question is, do you think you have all of the skills and qualities to be labelled a management consultant?

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Harvard Business

MAY 6, 2024

In this article, the authors outline six challenges that often come up when making this transition: 1) Ruminating and second-guessing; 2) Feeling guilty; 3) Being afraid of losing status; 4) Needing to adapt; 5) Managing the perceptions of your new colleagues; and 6) Balancing opposing emotions.

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

In this article, we dive into life sciences consulting at Advancy through a conversation with Kim Elbilia, a manager in the firm’s New York office.

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