Tom Spencer

APRIL 19, 2024

In this short article, we’ll explore a step-by-step approach to studying for and taking the GMAT, equipping you with some of the tools needed to achieve your desired score. Understand strategies for approaching different question types. Effective time management is crucial during the GMAT.

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Brimstone Consulting

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Porter and Nitin Nohria tracked and analyzed how CEOs in large, complex companies manage their time. Porter and Nohria then offered recommendations for how CEOs could manage their time more effectively across their many responsibilities. Be intentional with your time. And beware of the meeting trap.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 11, 2024

In this article, the author outlines eight strategies to try to build more breaks into your day. Many people operate from the belief that there’s too much to do and they can’t afford to pause during their workday. But taking effective breaks is essential to preventing burnout.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 12, 2024

In this article, the author outlines strategies for how to focus your energy so you can have the most significant impact while also considering what makes sense for you in the long run. Working longer hours for a struggling company may make you feel like a hero, but one person’s efforts will not save an at-risk organization.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

In this article, the author offers five strategies to overcome procrastination on ambiguous but essential tasks: 1) Get clear on the vision. It’s human nature to procrastinate — but it can be devastating for your future goals if you continually procrastinate on projects that are important but not urgent. 2) Identify concrete steps.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 29, 2023

But what about how to schedule your meetings alongside other work tasks to best manage your productivity? Both strategies can actually diminish your ability to recharge and replenish during the day, which can be a detriment to your work.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Acing the Fit Interview: Strategy and Approach Motivation Questions Effective Storytelling Finessing Negative Stories In the third article of this series, you will learn about personal experience questions that demand a different approach from motivation questions. In the next article, we will dissect these kinds of tricky questions!

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Harvard Business

JUNE 26, 2023

In this piece, the authors outline four strategies for right sizing the workload on your team. In short, after a layoff, more is being asked of people who have less to give. This is a recipe for disaster when it comes to burnout and retention of key talent.

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Chad Barr

APRIL 25, 2023

Additionally, it can be leveraged for personal growth, enhanced learning, improved time management and overall, the quality of our lives. Pragmatic Business Applications of ChatGPT: Content Creation: Publishing articles, posts on social media posts, various marketing materials and developing courses and events.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Business organisations and management consultants have long had a contractual rather than an employer/employee relationship. In 2017, Warton published an article that highlighted the rise of contractual workers in both the private and public sectors. They also need to manage their own training, resource development, and financing.

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Kai Davis

DECEMBER 5, 2022

All of which are very relevant to the work I do today, the products I create, and the articles and tips I share on my newsletter ( [link] ). Instead of trying to master a hundred or a thousand different strategies, Chet recommends zeroing in on just the few essential skill areas that make the big difference. Non-affiliate link.).

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Maybe you’re even reading this article to do so. In becoming hyperaware of how I spent my time, I noticed something: I procrastinated a lot more often than I had originally thought. To answer these questions, I spoke to researchers, and spent time digging through dozens of academic journal articles. Staying Focused.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Time to read a book that changes our world view. Time to write an article that challenges someone’s thinking. Time to create something remarkable that solves a problem or delights an audience. We each have a choice about how we spend our time.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 31, 2023

Whether you’re a busy professional, a student, or an entrepreneur, time management is a crucial skill for anyone looking to increase their productivity. Effective time management involves an ongoing and regular process of organising your schedule so that time is allocated to all of the important aspects of your life.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Many managers want to be more inclusive. For the most part, managers are not given the right tools to overcome the challenges posed by implicit biases. But this demands a lot of cognitive energy, so over time, managers go back to their old habits. PATRIK STOLLARZ/Getty Images. But they don’t know how to get there.

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Harvard Business

JULY 4, 2016

This is particularly true in organizations where employees are both, what Paul Graham calls, “makers” and “managers.” Managers, on the other hand, are the leaders who integrate across disciplines and serve as the interface between customer needs and the organization’s strategy.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The author offers five strategies to help you mitigate the crunch: 1) Anticipate and ask if you suspect a recurrent request is heading your way; 2) Commit to your PTO; 3) Clarify what you’re being asked to do; 4) Reprioritize your commitments; and 5) Look for ways to prevent next year’s scramble.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Brooks is a bestselling author, Harvard University professor, and a widely read columnist for The Atlantic, whose writing draws from both science and philosophy and is aimed at providing insight and strategies on how we can live our best lives.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

As a time management coach, I’ve coached many creative idea people and coached many people managed by creative idea people. Based on that experience, here are some helpful strategies for managing up when your boss gets distracted by too many creative ideas. Explain the Time Commitment.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 11, 2018

Inspired by a colleague, the time management expert Laura Vanderkam , I decided to spend the month of February tracking exactly how I spent my time, down to half-hour increments. In particular, there were four that made me rethink a lot of the conventional wisdom on productivity and time management.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 27, 2018

Here are targeted strategies to overcome each one. Many side hustlers start out strong, pursuing their projects with vigor, but find their resolve flagging over time, as they hit inevitable setbacks or discover that progress is slower than they had expected. Time management issues. Focusing on the wrong first steps.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 31, 2018

Over half of Americans leave some vacation time on the table. As a time management coach, I’ve observed that pre-vacation work stress typically falls into two buckets: completing work before your departure and being away from the office. Both of these categories can trigger guilt and even fear. Plan ahead.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 25, 2018

Managers have hard jobs. We’ve previously written about what great managers do differently , but even great managers are not fully aware of how their work habits can impact those they supervise. The transition from individual contributor to manager expands the influence of a person’s work habits.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 30, 2017

This article has a very useful 2×2 matrix on deciding which goals and tasks to prioritize, elevate, delegate, or tolerate.) Which strategies work? I looked back at several HBR articles on the topic of saying no, and here’s what I found. Sometimes you’ll have to educate your manager on what saying yes would mean.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

One of the very first lectures I give each year to new MBA students is about time management. By the time they arrive in my classroom, they are two days into the fall term, and I can already see that some of them are barely keeping their heads above water. Covey’s time management matrix is a good tool for this.

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Harvard Business

JULY 3, 2018

Your important priorities might relate to: enacting your values (for example, volunteering or spending more time with your children). averting disasters (scheduling an annual checkup at the doctor or creating a crisis management protocol for your business). Anticipate and Manage Feelings of Anxiety. So, what can you do?

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Harvard Business

MAY 26, 2022

Five strategies to help you cut back.

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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?

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Harvard Business

APRIL 14, 2022

Six strategies to help you set boundaries without burning bridges.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 30, 2016

In order to reach these objectives, you need to ensure you’ve aligned your time with them as well. Team Building Articles. I’ve always been a huge fan of time blocking as a way to reserve time for important items. I’ve always been a huge fan of time blocking as a way to reserve time for important items.

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Harvard Business

JULY 13, 2016

Through my own experience and in my work coaching clients on time management, I’ve seen that there often is a strong correlation between poor time management, working longer hours, and feeling stressed. Once you have these practical strategies in place, the final element is emotional.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 23, 2021

Five strategies to help you stop overloading your workday.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 9, 2018

As a time management coach, I believe the best option is the final one — finding an in-between solution where you keep up on the essentials but avoid putting the full weight of multiple jobs on your shoulders. These six strategies can help you strike that delicate balance. Or is there an answer in between? Accept reality.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Pausing to consider what needs to be removed from your schedule takes time. Here are a few strategies that can help you streamline your schedule and build in room to complete your new goals and resolutions. In many work environments, tasks and projects get piled on without any clear sense of priorities or time capacity.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

We’d all like to spend our time at work on high-value activities: setting strategy, fostering innovation, mentoring promising employees, and more. Another technique, for those who prefer an incremental approach, is the “small drip strategy.”

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Four strategies to help you convince yourself.

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Harvard Business

JULY 26, 2018

When a platform strategy requires mixing the digital and the physical, the area of differentiation lies in service delivery in the physical world. During this time, management noticed that proprietors who placed ads with Recruit often represented small businesses. China’s WeChat has most evidently pursued this strategy.

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