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Developing a high-performing and agile leadership team to increase performance and profitability

Brimstone Consulting

CASE STUDY. Through a combination of add-on acquisitions, capital investment, and the integration of three portfolio companies, a leading private equity firm transformed a local artisanal food manufacturer into a national company with a range of products and a portfolio of brands. Two senior team members were onboarded.

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How to Keep Your Team Focused and Productive During Uncertain Times

Harvard Business

Then we feel more anxious,” says Susan David, a founder of the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital and author of Emotional Agility. On a team, these feelings, and the resulting hit to productivity, can be contagious. Sleep, exercise, and good nutrition are proven stress killers and productivity enhancers.

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How to Make Your One-on-Ones with Employees More Productive

Harvard Business

One-on-one meetings with direct reports often feel more hurried and disorganized than they need to be. How can you make the meetings more productive and collaborative? “One-on-ones are one of the most important productivity tools you have as a manager,” she says. Block regular time in your schedules.

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Top 11 Must-Read Project Management Books

Epicflow

The book will also tell you how not to annoy your people during meetings, how to generate and manage creative ideas, and how office politics can be a kind of problem-solving. The “productive laziness” is built on the Pareto principle that states that in many cases, 80% of the consequences come from 20% of the causes.

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Outsourcing vs. managed services: Knowing the difference will save you time and money

1 to 1

Outsourcing business processes and tasks can free up employees to focus on more complex or valuable work; it can extend resources, such as sales support, for targeting new or underserved markets; support new product and service rollouts; and provide expertise within a specific industry focus. It needs a strategic solution.

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Top 4 Behaviors of Highly Collaborative Teams

Cheryl Cran

Weekly meetings with an agenda that includes issues, ideas or projects being worked on with the team. When teams and groups create superior results there is celebration, they are used as a case study and act as change leaders for the rest of the company.

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How to Work with Someone Who Isn’t a Team Player

Harvard Business

Or they don’t chip in when everyone else is scrambling to meet a deadline or pulling a presentation together. When a team member procrastinates or displays a bad attitude, there’s a real risk of social contagion that drags down the morale and productivity of those around them. Case Study #1: Address the root of the problem.

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