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Consultant Ninja: Dilbert Slays, one day at a time: Management.

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. Wednesday, May 20, 2009. Dilbert Slays, one day at a time. May 21, 2009 at 6:10 AM. May 21, 2009 at 3:29 PM. Wednesday, May 20, 2009. at 8:13 PM.

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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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Consultant Ninja: The Beach time is the Right Time.: Management.

Consultant Ninja

2010-Present: Off the road 2009 Stats: Airline Miles: 24,902 Nights away from home: 73 (of 216: 34% of nights) AMEX Charges: $21,220 2008 Stats: Airline miles: 87,589 Nights away from home: 159 (of 365: 43.6% No comments: Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Tuesday, November 11, 2008.

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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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The Tragic Crash of Flight AF447 Shows the Unlikely but Catastrophic Consequences of Automation

Harvard Business

The tragic crash of Air France 447 (AF447) in 2009 sent shock waves around the world. Commercial aircraft fly on autopilot for much of the time. Pilots spend much of their time managing and monitoring, rather than actively flying, their aircraft.

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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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