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Student consulting – it does more than deliver

Tom Spencer

I had done barely any extracurriculars in my first year and had not developed skills which were relevant to getting a job, so joining a student consultancy was a good way for me to show an interest in the commercial world and to develop relevant skills for my CV. You get to develop or learn new skills. Image: Pexels.

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How to Manage Managers

Harvard Business

In some ways, managing managers is similar to managing anyone else — you need to align their goals with yours, provide feedback, and help them advance their careers, says Sydney Finkelstein, professor at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business and author of Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Manage the Flow of Talent.

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How to Get an Employee to Work Faster

Harvard Business

Even if you’ve done an effective job getting to the root of the problem and helping a slower employee look for smart shortcuts, your most important task as a manager is to follow up and offer feedback. “If there is some sort of group reward for a team doing things on time or up to speed, that can actually be incredibly motivating.”

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How to Convince Your Boss to Let You Work from Home

Harvard Business

Case Study #1: Propose a pilot and then ace it by being responsive and productive. “Now even our CEO and CFO work from home from time to time,” he says. ” Case Study #2: Present evidence to make your case, and then be flexible and committed to the job.

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