Tom Spencer
MAY 27, 2017
Many times it is a good thing as it forces the business owner to adapt and excel so that his business thrives. Excelling, however, is contingent on the business owner knowing how to harness small doses of stress and manage its effects. million days were lost in 2015/16 due to stress.
Harvard Business
APRIL 13, 2016
This line of thinking represents a significant shift, from viewing work-life issues as private concerns to recognizing that managers play a critical role. A mounting body of research shows just how much influence managers have. The boss’s influence. Seemed convinced of family-friendly HR practices’ value to employees.
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Harvard Business
DECEMBER 30, 2016
It had been on my mind since September 2015, and I couldn’t wait to get started at the beginning of 2016. I’ve always been a huge fan of time blocking as a way to reserve time for important items. I knew this was the right direction because I felt a lasting surge of energy behind the idea.
Harvard Business
AUGUST 4, 2017
In one study, researchers found that employees fear that their manager will think less of them for taking vacation. A 2015 HBR article by Ron Friedman is a treasure trove of facts about the benefits to reaction time, creativity, and engagement. So if vacation has such a good ROI, why are people taking less and less of it?
Harvard Business
JULY 31, 2017
Here’s the good news: Americans, as a whole, are finally starting to earn more and take more paid time off. According to a study by Project: Time Off, American workers took an average of 16.8 days from 2015. And the amount of vacation time earned in 2016 jumped nearly one full day—to 22.6—from
Harvard Business
JULY 26, 2018
As more sectors embrace a digital strategy — transportation, aviation, health care, energy, and so on — managers will find that a deep understanding of their market is still the most potent defense against competition. In 2012 it launched the Salon Board, a cloud-based platform for reservations and customer management.
Harvard Business
JANUARY 19, 2017
Jane is a marketing director at a technology firm, where she manages a small team, works late, and travels once per quarter. As a leadership coach, I work with many female leaders and managers on improving their time management skills and work-life balance. I’ve changed their names and some details.)
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