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Why Minimize Management Decision Time

Johanna Rothman

I told the story of Cliff, a manager who wanted to understand why the projects were so late. One eagle-eyed fellow asked me this question, “How long was the time from T0 to T1?” ” I said, “Managers might spend as little as a quarter and as much as a year or two. .” I'm always off.

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How to Get Your Team to Use Their Vacation Time

Harvard Business

So if vacation has such a good ROI, why are people taking less and less of it? In one study, researchers found that employees fear that their manager will think less of them for taking vacation. As with anything that matters in the workplace, the key to vacation compliance is to measure it and manage it. Don’t ignore it.

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Transforming from a Good to Great Coach

Rick Conlow

Unfortunately, research shows 82% of managers fail and are poor coaches. Effective coaching requires a distinct set of skills that managers often lack. Effective coaching requires a distinct set of skills that managers often lack. As a result, they may not prioritize coaching or allocate sufficient time to it.