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Consulting in South Africa – what to expect

Tom Spencer

South Africa experienced a hard and extended lockdown in 2020, and 2021 shows no signs of being much different. Consultants should expect their time management skills to be tested and sharpened. Working from home requires integrating personal and professional roles that many are used to keeping separate.

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How to win back the hearts of your at-home workforce

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With the Great Resignation in full swing, a record 47 million Americans quit their jobs in 2021. 2021, revealed some of the time-consuming stats behind meeting fatigue: The total amount of meetings has increased by nearly 70% Over 40% of one-on-one meetings are rescheduled weekly, taking on average over 10 minutes each to coordinate again.

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Why Leaders Need To Take A Hike

Organizational Talent Consulting

As we began to work together, it became clear they didn't have the time management challenge they initially believed. The power of full engagement: Managing energy, not time, is the key to high performance and personal renewal. The newly promoted executive was on the edge of burnout. Penton Media, Inc. Nituica, C.,

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How Leadership Self-Awareness Improves Financial Performance

Organizational Talent Consulting

Signs of a lack of self-awareness include: Stalling career Lack of direction Absence of learning something new Surprised frequently by feedback from others Frequently make excuses Constantly firefighting and struggling with time management What is your real self-awareness challenge? Goldstein, G., & Deluca, J. & Roux, C.

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Learning without training – Books

The Management Centre

Finally, here are some recommendations from the team at =mc based on our recent reading: Four Thousand Weeks Oliver Burkeman (2021) Bodley Head: This book is as scary as it is brilliant! Spoiler alert: we only have around 4,000 weeks to live a full and satisfying life.

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Hiring an NSF Research Project Manager to Start Immediately

NeoAcademic

All required role responsibilities can be performed with home access to a high-speed internet connection (being remote could prevent a few hours a week of job duties in late 2021/early 2022, but that’s the extent of it, and we’ve already identified potential workarounds).

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Transforming from a Good to Great Coach

Rick Conlow

American Management Association (AMA) Survey (2019): According to this survey, 62% of organizations offer coaching or mentoring to help employees reach their full potential, and 64% of organizations believe that coaching positively impacts performance. Anybody can coach poorly.