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Until You Have Productivity Skills, Productivity Tools Are Useless

Harvard Business

But the truth is, it wasn’t the tools alone, it was also the workflow management process —or methodology—I applied to the tools. Yet most companies roll out software with only technical training, intending for that software to improve efficiency and ultimately, productivity.

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Automotive Industry 2022: Overcoming Project Challenges

Epicflow

The trends shaping the automotive industry in 2022 will certainly have an impact on its companies’ projects. What issues will they bring to automotive project management, and what are the ways to address them? Now, let’s see how these challenges will be reflected in the automotive companies’ projects. . Dealing with uncertainty.

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Your Sales Training Is Probably Lackluster. Here’s How to Fix It

Harvard Business

companies spend over $70 billion annually on training, and an average of $1,459 per salesperson — almost 20 percent more than they spend on workers in all other functions. Salespeople must learn about strategy and sales tasks at your firm, not only a generic sales methodology. Consider Salesforce Commerce Cloud.

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3 Situations When Managers Should Not Coach

LSA Global

We believe that without coaching, reinforcement of any new skill , behavior or methodology becomes very difficult. Three Situations When Managers Should Not Coach. Managers should not coach when the coaching: 1. Takes Too Much Time. Managers should not coach when the time required is unmanageable.

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Managers Think They’re Good at Coaching. They’re Not.

Harvard Business

In our years studying and working with companies on this topic, we’ve observed that when many executives say “yes,” they’re incorrectly answering the question. This research project is still in progress, but we wanted to offer a glimpse into our methodology and initial findings. pbombaert/Getty Images.

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Most Managers Don’t Know How to Coach People. But They Can Learn.

Harvard Business

In our years studying and working with companies on this topic, we’ve observed that when many executives say “yes,” they’re ill-equipped to answer the question. For one thing, managers tend to think they’re coaching when they’re actually just telling their employees what to do.

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A Refresher on A/B Testing

Harvard Business

Chances are that your company will use software that handles the calculations, and it may even employ a statistician who can interpret those results for you. How Do Companies Use A/B Testing? I asked Fung about the mistakes he sees companies make when performing A/B tests, and he pointed to three common ones.

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