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The Greatest Leadership Principle of All-Time

Rick Conlow

They give you clues to what’s going on in organizations, and the potential impact of The Greatest Leadership Principle of All-Time. A time management study by Theodore Barry and Associates showed that 40-50% of employee time is unproductive! Instead they create a complacent, critical or combative work culture.

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Transforming from a Good to Great Coach

Rick Conlow

The Conference Board’s “Executive Coaching Survey” (2018): This survey found that 68% of organizations use internal coaching programs, and 47% use external coaching programs. 10 Companies that Exemplify the Value of a Great Coach A handful of companies do an outstanding job of creating a positive culture through coaching.

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Mastering the Art of Leading Remote Work Teams

Rick Conlow

Bottom-line, companies with people-first culture led by Servant Leadership principles outperform their competitors. Time Mismanagement: Remote work requires effective time management skills. However, employees may struggle to prioritize tasks and allocate their time efficiently. Included training in team meetings.

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Employee Burnout Is a Problem with the Company, Not the Person

Harvard Business

In our book Time, Talent and Energy , we note that when employees aren’t as productive as they could be, it’s usually the organization, not its employees, that is to blame. It manifests itself in endless rounds of meetings and conference calls to ensure that every stakeholder is heard and aligned.

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Help Your Team Achieve Work-Life Balance — Even When You Can’t

Harvard Business

I responded that even if it is the norm for this company’s culture — and potentially many others — it is not acceptable universally, nor should it be. She conferred with other professionals she viewed as successful about how they saw their ability to set and keep boundaries and have a life outside work.

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How to Convince Your Boss to Let You Work from Home

Harvard Business

Back-to-back meetings, a constant stream of conference calls, and obligatory break room chitchat make it next to impossible to complete important tasks. Working remotely, on the other hand, “gives you the time and space to concentrate without distractions,” Bloom says. . “Face time in the office is important.”

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How to Work Remotely Without Losing Motivation

Harvard Business

Its story of a bibliomaniac who unearths an ancient poem, cracking opening the cultural door to the Renaissance, has inspired me with a creative way to write about a risk capital project that’s due later this week. Right now I’m halfway through The Swerve: How the World Became Modern , by Stephen Greenblatt.

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