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Before Day 1: Taking Advantage of the In-Between

Tom Spencer

You successfully interviewed for a position at your dream consulting firm, and you have received and accepted an offer. Maybe you interviewed in the fall but defend your thesis in the spring. Maybe you interviewed in the fall but defend your thesis in the spring. You did it! However, you have multiple months before you begin.

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How to Manage Managers

Harvard Business

When you’re managing managers, your responsibilities are two-fold: you need to make sure they’re producing good work (as with any employee) and that they’re effectively supporting their teams. Here’s how you can fill in the gap and help your direct reports be great managers. What the Experts Say.

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Prioritize Your Opportunities with This Checklist

Harvard Business

Your Team’s Time Management Problem Might Be a Focus Problem. In my own case, making complex ideas simple is a skill I have honed and that I enjoy to such a degree that if the answer is “yes,” I would rank this a 4 or a 5. In my case, if an opportunity requires me to grow, I will rank it a 5.

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How Being a Workaholic Differs from Working Long Hours — and Why That Matters for Your Health

Harvard Business

We also controlled for a host of factors such as gender, age, education, and family history of cardiovascular disease. The experiences of Hanna and Michael, individuals whom we interviewed separately, outside of this study, align with these results. We found that work hours were not related to any health issues, while workaholism was.

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