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How to Get an Employee to Work Faster

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This strategy can particularly helps with procrastinators, says Saunders. “Breaking it down into smaller parts can help people that struggle with procrastination to feel a greater sense of urgency and to follow through in a more timely manner.” Case Study #1: Support your perfectionists and look for time-saving tools.

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How to Convince Your Boss to Let You Work from Home

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So be sure you’re in good standing with your manager before making the request. Here are some strategies to convince your boss to let you work remotely. Demonstrating that you can be productive is “a successful backdoor strategy” to getting your manager to sign off on a permanent arrangement, Dillon says.

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The Right Way to Check Someone’s References

Harvard Business

But viewing reference checks as a formality is a mistake, according to Priscilla Claman, the president of Career Strategies, a Boston-based consulting firm and a contributor to the HBR Guide to Getting the Right Job. Case Study #1: Solicit feedback from team members to focus your questions.