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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. million jobs were lost.

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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. Does she need to be in every meeting? On the surface, it looked like a dream opportunity. I ended up quitting that day, just 4.25

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