Case Studies Exercises Meeting Productivity 
Harvard Business
MARCH 8, 2017
On a team, these feelings, and the resulting hit to productivity, can be contagious. Some of your team members may be looking around and wondering how their colleagues are keeping it together while they’re losing sleep and unable to be productive. Case Study #1: Talk about concerns openly and give people flexibility.
Epicflow
JANUARY 31, 2023
The book will also tell you how not to annoy your people during meetings, how to generate and manage creative ideas, and how office politics can be a kind of problem-solving. The “productive laziness” is built on the Pareto principle that states that in many cases, 80% of the consequences come from 20% of the causes.
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Harvard Business
MAY 20, 2016
To better understand how these work, try the exercise below on your own or with your team. Pick an example of a work activity that happens regularly, like a daily or weekly standing meeting. ” There are a variety of ways you can use this exercise beyond one meeting.
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 13, 2016
According to a study , executives consider less than one-fifth of the meetings they have with salespeople to be valuable. During their evaluations, they’ll typically ask themselves two questions: Is your product or service better than alternatives, and, equally important, can their people work with you and your organization?
Harvard Business
MAY 18, 2016
Working long hours, taking few vacations, and never truly being “off” — because of the ubiquity of digital devices — is “harmful to your relationships, your health, and also your productivity,” he says. Skimp on exercise, sleep, and wholesome food. Redefine success.
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 4, 2018
“People often go on about their ‘have-to’ goals — as in ‘I have to go to this meeting.’ For instance, “‘I value collaboration, and I want to attend this meeting because it will facilitate that.’ Case Study #1: Support your team and foster positivity within the ranks.
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 11, 2018
Depending on what you’re working on, “pay attention to where you feel comfortable and where you are most productive,” and frame your request around that. Instead, talk to your boss “about how you will be more productive” in a new space. Can I go across the street to work at the coffee shop to do this work?
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