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Project Management: What an L&D Professional Needs to Know

Clarity Consultants

Along with identifying measurable targets and outlining core goals, L&D professionals must limit scope creep to ensure the project remains on time and on budget. Time Management. Breaking down large projects into smaller milestones helps support reliable time estimations at the outset of a project. Communication.

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What Great Managers Do Daily

Harvard Business

This is disconcerting because the same research found that about 70% of people in management roles are not well equipped for the job. Most companies understand the importance of having highly effective managers, but few invest heavily in training to help them get there. Managers lead by example when it comes to working hours.

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A Refresher on A/B Testing

Harvard Business

In this case, let’s say your metric is the number of visitors who click on the button. To run the test, you show two sets of users (assigned at random when they visit the site) the different versions (where the only thing different is the size of the button) and determine which influenced your success metric the most.

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Prioritize Your Opportunities with This Checklist

Harvard Business

Your Team’s Time Management Problem Might Be a Focus Problem. For them, this system becomes an Opportunity Filter to evaluate the most optimal uses of your available time and resources. Ultimately, as I have become skilled in using this metric, it has become a calculation I am able to do in my head. Staying Focused.

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What If Companies Managed People as Carefully as They Manage Money?

Harvard Business

Today’s executives spend a lot of time managing the balance sheet, despite the fact that it doesn’t represent their company’s scarcest resource. According to Bain’s Macro Trends Group, the global supply of capital stands at nearly 10 times global GDP. Vincent Tsui for HBR.

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How to Manage Managers

Harvard Business

Matt Van Itallie, the vice president of customer support at a Maryland-based software company, took on a new role last December. He inherited a team of seven people, five of whom were relatively new managers. “The managers showed real growth in their skills. Case Study #1: Model the behavior you want to see.

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Case Study: Are Our Customer Liaisons Helping or Hurting?

Harvard Business

If you’d like your comment to be considered for publication, please be sure to include your full name, company or university affiliation, and email address. Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers.