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Consultant Ninja: Signs of Crunch Time: Management Consulting Blog

Consultant Ninja

Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Tuesday, February 17, 2009. Signs of Crunch Time. priorities: work, call wife, sleep, eat, in decreasing order] Project Manager irritability rising. Newer Post.

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Stop Doing Low-Value Work

Harvard Business

In the past, time management experts would recommend that you divide up your work into A tasks, B tasks, and C tasks. Doing all aspects of a job seemed possible then, if you just followed some basic time management rules. That kind of thinking ended during the recession of 2007-2009. Pick a time, and stick to it.

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Before You Agree to Take on New Work, Ask 3 Questions

Harvard Business

During the 2009 recession, I took a high-profile job with a marketing agency. The clients were big, the pay was excellent, and given the economic climate at the time, I considered myself lucky. On the surface, it looked like a dream opportunity. No, the work didn’t excite me, but what would people think if I turned it down?

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