Markovitz Consulting

MARCH 3, 2020

Are businesses finally starting to question the assumption that more hours at the office equals more value for the customer? Back in November, I mentioned that the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal both ran articles on the productivity benefits of reduced work hours. I don’t know whether four days is the right number either.

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Markovitz Consulting

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

In the space of two weeks, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal both ran articles on the productivity benefits of reduced work hours. The WSJ introduced us to the workers at Rheingans Digital Enabler in Germany, who only put in five-hour days, for a workweek of 25 hours.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 7, 2023

How many hours per day should you coach? Being an executive coach can be rewarding. But, many people misunderstand what coaching actually is, underestimate the process to become a credentialed coach, and don’t anticipate the ongoing effort required to generate and develop business to make a living doing this work.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 18, 2024

If you want to speed up and sustain your success with your consulting or coaching business – you need to first slow down Want to know the fastest way to make serious money and impact as a consultant or coach? Spoiler alert – it’s NOT “just getting out there and getting clients.”

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Successful Independent Consulting

DECEMBER 12, 2022

For example, if your rate is now $150 an hour, what do you think is a logical next step? Thanks to inflation, everything is more expensive now. Seems like a good excuse to raise your rates, and now is the perfect time. The easiest time to raise your rate is on the cusp of something new — a new year, a new project, a new client. Jot it down.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 30, 2023

Much is expected of consultants in terms of hours of work, quality of output, and responsiveness to client requests. The Challenges of Work-Life Balance Today, there is an increasing emphasis on work-life balance and consultants are fighting to reduce their number of working hours to more reasonable levels.

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Consulting Matters

DECEMBER 23, 2020

It doesn’t matter what others out there are charging by the hour or the day. If you struggle with determining how to set a price for your consulting services, don’t worry you are not alone. It is an integral part of your consulting offer. Fee ranges are project driven NOT market driven.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 4, 2021

The value of time is derived from the fact that we must each make reasonable use of the 24 hours we have been allotted in order to live a balanced life that is not only productive but also healthy, happy, and fulfilling. Make an active effort to minimize workload spillage beyond work hours, as your personal time should already be full.

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 10, 2024

We have a standup which is more like a serial status report at least once a day for an hour. And deliver it by such-and-such a day.” I see many teams and team members who say, “Agile stinks. It's a way to force me to work too fast and not finish anything.” I can't get anything done. That's not all.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 30, 2022

As I said in my Day 1 post, my WIP is too high. If you're wondering, I self-publish my books these days. My cycle times for my various work: About an hour to complete the videos for workshop week. I have 5 weeks remaining, so I will need about 5 hours. But I can use an hour as my cycle time for each week of videos.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 15, 2022

This basic transaction occurs every day of your life. In a casual position, you receive a defined wage, say $15 per hour. In a full time position, you might be expected to work 40 hours per week in exchange for a yearly salary of $75,000. You may receive a salary, full belly, stronger muscles, or simply an enjoyable time.

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Chad Barr

APRIL 10, 2024

When we arrived nearly two hours prior to the eclipse, throngs of fascinated eclipse watchers slowly joined the masses which in the end, totaled over 2,000. As the sun slowly reappeared, people returned to dancing, singing, playing kickball and pickleball as if it was just another day. ” I guess seeing really is believing.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 6, 2021

If you have an extra hour in your day, which of your five most important priorities should you focus on during that hour? If you have a spare hour, do something during that hour related to your #1 goal. If your #1 goal is to improve your physical fitness, when you have a spare hour, devote it to that outcome.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 10, 2022

The interviewer imagines themselves sitting next to you on a long flight, sitting with you for hours in an airport transit lounge, or sharing a taxicab with you; a situation where it is only the two of you for a prolonged period. There are many steps to take in preparing to apply and interview for a consulting position. Local Level.

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Markovitz Consulting

JUNE 19, 2020

hours each day. If so, you’ll be interested in an open enrollment class I’m teaching at the Stanford Continuing Studies program on July 11. Better Decision Making: Avoiding the Conclusion Trap and Other Pitfalls ” is a class based on my new book, The Conclusion Trap. The class runs on Saturday and Sunday for 2.5

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Markovitz Consulting

APRIL 16, 2019

And there are plenty of days when the work you’re doing—no matter where you're employed—isn’t going to feel particularly meaningful (notwithstanding the apocryphal story about JFK and the janitor at NASA who proudly explained that he was helping put a man on the moon). (Note: this article first appeared in Industry Week.)

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Buzzsprout

JANUARY 3, 2024

How to Start, Grow, and Monetize a Podcast Ross Winn from Podcast Insights started this 10-day course to help simplify starting a podcast and making it successful. Finding answers to your podcasting questions can be frustrating and time-consuming, but a good podcast course consolidates all the necessary information into one convenient place.

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Halo Psych

APRIL 17, 2024

6-minute read In the past few months, I’ve run several team development days for board-level teams in different sectors. I’m emphasising the different sectors because all too often, I still come across the deep-rooted narrative of “public sector bad, private sector good”. These frustrations tend to come down to: People being ill-prepared.

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Alan Weiss

MAY 14, 2020

Working a productive four-hour day engaged in such marketing is far superior to an eight-hour day working on irrelevant issues, including computer backups, blog posts, social media, and so on. Having an accountability to report to someone else about progress forces an end to most procrastination.

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Markovitz Consulting

JULY 1, 2020

My clients tell me that they’re often on video calls for six or seven hours a day—and I’m pretty sure that in the pre-COVID-19 era, they seldom spent seven consecutive hours locked in a conference room with colleagues. It’s also due to the overwhelming increase in the time we’re spending in virtual meetings.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 20, 2020

There’s 24 hours in a day, 168 hours in a week, and over 8,000 hours in one year. Think about the last seven days. How have you allocated your 168 hours? How mentally challenged did you feel each day? Now, take it a step further and write down where you want to spend your hours going forward.

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Chad Barr

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

I must be honest; I wake up each day and immediately open my phone to see what has happened in this wild world for the few hours that I closed my eyes and left my troubles and burdens rest too. The daily ritual of learning a new word helps inject some curiosity into my daily routine.

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 1, 2024

But too often, the work they want will take you hours or days. Are you looking for work, either as a consultant or a candidate? As part of their filtering process, potential clients/hiring managers want to see how you work. That's fine. While managers think they will get useful results, too often, they don't.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 2, 2023

A candidate might spend hours on their resume and cover letter but put little thought into their LinkedIn profile other than a profile picture and a cheesy blurb in the “about” section. The last thing you want is to be notified by LinkedIn that a consultant or partner has viewed your profile, only to receive a rejection letter the next day.

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Rick Conlow

JUNE 19, 2023

hours a week. However, Amazon’s Mechanical Turk survey found that the average remote worker spent nine hours a week doing other tasks during work schedules besides working. Inaccurate Time Reporting: Remote work often requires employees to track their working hours accurately. Owl Labs date says they are 47% more productive.

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Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Earlier in the week, three people quit, the company terminated four others due to downsizing to eliminate an entire department, and payroll came a day late. Subsequently, stacks of uneaten pizza remained on the break room table for hours — a stale reminder of a stale culture. Picture a fall Friday morning in a downtown office.

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Jerry Fletcher

JULY 18, 2020

Here are a few: Billable hours Task schedules Appointment setting Completion agreement date Available hours. Available Hours. As a consultant, running your own business, you can determine how many days a week you are gong to work and how long each day. Let’s figure out how many hours are actually available.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 31, 2022

Almost every day, even now, when many people are taking this week off from work. I chose to interrupt myself and spend the almost 2 hours finishing my profile on this new application. I expected to spend an hour and it took almost two hours. Part 2 was about cycle time and using Cost of Delay to make easier decisions.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 25, 2022

The environment which is chosen for your day-to-day work should be well thought out and reflect your personal work style. It’s no secret that a healthy workplace is a more productive workplace. Setup your Tech for Comfort and Productivity. For example, a solid and sturdy desk can signify stability.

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Makarios Consulting

JULY 21, 2022

It could be 30 minutes or an hour or more. It could be once a day, once a week, or once a month. It gives you time to engage in creative thinking about problems or opportunities … creativity that just cannot happen amidst the noise and demands of day-to-day issues, execution, and fire drills. It is not “time off.”

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Brimstone Consulting

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Organizations not currently adopting a flexible workforce risk falling behind. In February, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the world’s largest work-from-home experiment. Six months later, many organizations have announced that their employees will never return to the office, while others have pushed the return-to-office date to June 2021.

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Brimstone Consulting

AUGUST 9, 2021

A recent study by the World Health Organization (WHO) found that 745,000 people died in 2016 from heart disease and stroke due to long hours and said the trend might worsen due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Why taking a vacation and unplugging while you are on vacation is so important. Amy is not alone – in fact, she is among the majority.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 3, 2022

Motivation directly affects how much you are able to achieve in a day. Placing these on your desk or in your office may help you to stay motivated throughout the day. Start the day, or the week, with the motivation and productivity that you intend to continue it with. It is also a skill which is frequently underappreciated.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 30, 2022

In a recent Inner Circle office hours Zoom meeting, several people asked me if they should take job offer A or B… work in industry A or B… pursue career path A or B… whether they should leave McKinsey now or later… My answer is always the same. Was it the hours? In order to do this, you must have a goal in mind. What is your goal?

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The Fearless Marketer

AUGUST 2, 2021

Gymnasts practice their routines 6 hours a day, more than 30 hours a week. Gymnasts practice their routines 6 hours a day, more than 30 hours a week. No, you don’t need to practice a presentation for 6 hours a day for several years. Imagine that a talented gymnast hires a new coach.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 31, 2018

There are 24 hours in a day. hours), I find it more helpful to manage mental energy. Let's say you have 16 waking hours in a day. For the sake of simplicity, let's also say you have 16 mental energy units per day (roughly equivalent to 16 productive waking hours). One hour of writing consumes one MEU.

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Asamby Consulting

JULY 19, 2022

There's no limit, but also no obligation for taking days off. The number of days differ significantly between geographies: North America is rather restrictive with mandatory leave, while Europe has quite high numbers of mandatory leave days. The reality us: People don't take more days off. For a variety of reasons.

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