Harvard Business

MARCH 24, 2017

Having an indecisive boss is not only hard on your day-to-day productivity, it’s also bad for your “internal reputation and career development,” says Finkelstein. Case Study #1: Seek advice from others and uncover the root of your boss’s indecisiveness. Protect yourself. “It was never a ‘no.’

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Harvard Business

JULY 1, 2016

” Schedule an appointment to meet her one-on-one and bring a copy of your resume. “Having good relationships with colleagues and your boss makes your workday more enjoyable” and efficient, he explains. Case Study #1: Accommodate your new boss and stay in touch with your old one.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 12, 2016

In other words, leadership development begins with a real business challenge that leaders need to solve, instead of with a hypothetical case study or simulation. product pricing, operational efficiency, customer service, etc.). .” product pricing, operational efficiency, customer service, etc.).

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 13, 2017

The reason is twofold, according to Julie Morgenstern, productivity expert and author of Never Check E-Mail in the Morning. Second, “the natural tendency is to think, ‘I am not working hard enough, smart enough, or efficiently enough. Requesting guidance helps you both clarify expectations and work more efficiently.

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Brimstone Consulting

MARCH 27, 2023

CASE STUDY Telecom Leader Accelerates Business Growth Through Coaching A global telecommunications provider engaged Brimstone to design and facilitate leadership development cohorts, build an inclusive global Sustainability Plan, and coach leaders across the US and Europe. Was he working efficiently or just working hard?

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Women in Consulting

OCTOBER 26, 2015

I need to be constantly developing and marketing differentiated products or services that meet a need, that I can deliver in a quality manner and that people will pay for. The woman ran her department well; it was organized, efficient and effective. Years ago I read about two managers in the same company.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 31, 2017

After all, if you’re trying to sell a product or strategy, you need to be able to demonstrate that it is both practical and high margin. “There are four ratios common in every company: profitability, leverage, liquidity, and operational efficiency,” he says. “They need to see why it’s a good idea.”

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Harvard Business

MAY 31, 2018

Customers overwhelmingly prefer products tied to a social cause. Business partners provide lower cost services with lower margins, but still meet their bottom lines, aligning their brand with a social good, and expanding their customer base (Apollo Hospitals makes this case explicitly ).

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Tsavo Neal

JANUARY 20, 2022

Prospects are visiting my website when I’m asleep and key decision makers want to know more about me and my services, long after the meeting is done. She then watched a webinar I had done for Georgetown on OKRs and then one day out of nowhere I got an email from her to schedule a meeting with their senior team. from time to time.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 18, 2015

1997 – First Global Prize, an annual business school case study competition for potential recruits, awarded. Thus, they work towards creating or upgrading current purchasing processes to enhance efficiency and maximize savings. Consumer Products. Firm hires 2,000th employee. Strategic IT. Automotive. Communications.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2017

Innovation demands new behaviors from leaders and employees that are often antithetical to corporate cultures, which are historically focused on operational excellence and efficiency. Dr. Reddy’s: A Movement-Minded Case Study. Product packaging was redesigned to be more user-friendly and increase adherence.

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Harvard Business

JULY 15, 2016

As a manager, your goal is to keep your team engaged, productive, motivated, and happy. Case Study #1: Use “radical candor” and look for ways to challenge your employee. “I would take opportunities during sales meetings to describe what greatness looks like and to talk about mastering your role.

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Markovitz Consulting

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

If meeting takt time is not an issue—for example, in closing the books at the end of the month— then measure and benchmark the time it takes to perform those tasks and challenge the team to figure out how to do them faster. Do product developers every transpose style codes or prices in a product spec sheet?

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 12, 2016

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Pete’s three sisters and two brothers would arrive in an hour for the regularly scheduled board meeting. The Meeting. Keeping it together would be his.

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Epicflow

JANUARY 12, 2024

The conference’s agenda involves keynotes, presentations, case studies, and interviews with leading pharma experts dealing with project portfolio management. The program of the symposium includes case studies, lessons learned, academic research, actionable tips, and more.

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Harvard Business

MAY 5, 2017

More and more people are working remotely, and many say it improves their productivity and satisfaction — while also saving them time and money. ” But, in fact, research suggests the opposite: Working from home increases productivity, efficiency, and engagement. Stephen Smith for HBR. Reflect on your motivations.

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Tsavo Neal

JANUARY 25, 2018

Case studies. Selling productized consulting. This is an efficient way to re-purpose your content and create more value out of what you’ve already produced. As a consultant, your product is your advice. Case Studies. Interviewing a potential client. Answering questions on your AMA page.

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Tsavo Neal

APRIL 27, 2017

Would you go and meet a prospective client wearing basketball shorts and sandles? A professional design makes reading all of your content — publications, posts, case studies, etc — easier to read and more enjoyable. We would like to think that we only judge people and businesses by their actions.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 15, 2016

Chipotle has ramped up efforts to improve food safety since then, reportedly hiring two leading food safety experts and investing $10 million in helping smaller suppliers meet their updated safety standards. He has written a case study about food safety testing and is the author of All Business Is Local. You should use those.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 5, 2017

But all these informal check-ins are not an efficient use of time for either of us. It’s also important to think about ways to incorporate positive feedback into your regular one-on-one meetings, says Jen Su. You can say, “I have 15 minutes before my next meeting, and I can talk to you for that amount of time.

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Management How To Sales Case Study 28

Harvard Business

JANUARY 23, 2018

Software doesn’t always end up being the productivity panacea that it promises to be. As its victims know all too well, “death by PowerPoint,” the poor use of the presentation software, sucks the life and energy out of far too many meetings. CSA Images/Mod Art Collection/Getty Images. They shouldn’t be so sure.

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