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It’s Not “Time Management.” It’s Lean.

Markovitz Consulting

Cynics might attribute the productivity gains as a demonstration of Parkinson’s Law , which states that work fills the time available for its completion. But that simplistic analysis ignores the way in which reducing working hours is very much in keeping with lean thinking. There’s certainly some truth to that argument.

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The Training Phase in Management Consulting

Tom Spencer

Receiving an offer from a top consulting firm is an exciting experience. The first step starts with training, the learning of technical skills, soft skills, and time management skills. In consulting, your training, adapting, and professional growth actually never stop. You do not have to be the same as everyone else.

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Why Shared Services “Teams” Don’t Work with Agility

Johanna Rothman

The organization lives with many delays when the managers choose a shared services model. That's because the managers think resource efficiency works. They don't realize how much more effective flow efficiency is.). They're wasting time, which costs much more than the salary costs.

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How to Pass the McKinsey Problem Solving Game

CaseInterview.com

This game evaluates the candidate’s ability to solve problems efficiently and think critically. Time management is certainly a factor. Some candidates finish early, while others don’t complete it in time. How do you produce the fastest turnaround time for new orders given a certain number of employees in a work shift?

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Help Your Team Achieve Work-Life Balance — Even When You Can’t

Harvard Business

It wasn’t until I moved to Paris in 1997 to become Finance Manager for Disney Consumer Products Europe, Middle East, and Africa that I experienced someone setting a non-negotiable boundary for herself. We received a request from Disney headquarters in Burbank, California, for a financial analysis.