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Before Day 1: Taking Advantage of the In-Between

Tom Spencer

This could be a good time to learn a new language, so you can use it on a future work trip. You were probably practicing case studies daily, so it should be easy to replace this daily discipline with practicing a new language every day.

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How to Get an Employee to Work Faster

Harvard Business

Getting work done in a timely fashion can be impossible, for instance, if an employee has a steady parade of people coming by his office asking for help or advice. Or you may learn that your lagging employee doesn’t have all the software or equipment that he needs to do his job effectively.

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How to Manage Managers

Harvard Business

Regularly seek feedback on how you’re doing as their manager. Case Study #1: Model the behavior you want to see. Matt Van Itallie, the vice president of customer support at a Maryland-based software company, took on a new role last December. “The managers showed real growth in their skills.