Harvard Business

APRIL 6, 2017

Executives need to own up to their role in creating the workplace stress that leads to burnout—heavy workloads, job insecurity, and frustrating work routines that include too many meetings and far too little time for creative work. Weak time-management disciplines. The same is true for employee burnout.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Many people fail on their professional development goals for the year because they take on a lot of goals — goals that they feel they “should” do but ultimately don’t energize them. For example, this year, I decided to make writing a book proposal for a new book my primary professional development goal.

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The Management Centre

JANUARY 26, 2023

Burkeman looks at time management in a wholly different way – helping to go beyond the usual advice (don’t sweat the small stuff, get focused, be productive, use a diary and a to-do-list etc), and presents techniques suited to the modern always-on age. Spoiler alert: we only have around 4,000 weeks to live a full and satisfying life.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 14, 2016

” Rhythm can also help lead you through your time. If this sort of approach sounds appealing to you, here are some ideas based on my own life and work with time management coaching clients that I’ve seen to align your time with your energy, interests, and goals. Rhythm can lead visitors through your design.”

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Harvard Business

JUNE 13, 2018

For working parents with school-age children, this time of year is especially chaotic. But here’s the good news: There are effective ways to manage the overwhelming demands of drop-off, homework, and parent-teacher conferences while still delivering and succeeding at work. Invest your time where it matters most.

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Rick Conlow

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Inadequate Feedback: Managers may not provide timely and constructive feedback to employees, which is a crucial aspect of coaching. Without regular feedback, employees may not know where they stand or what they need to improve, hindering their development. Lack of Empathy: Let us face it, some managers just do not care.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Sometimes it’s been across oceans and time zones (we are a military family), and sometimes it’s been across town (the office was short on space; I was a slave to my children’s schedules; the whole operation was virtual). Meeting up with other work-from-homers to “keep each other company” is like that.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 16, 2018

I hate meetings. And what do most meetings usually result in? You guessed it — more meetings. When I worked as Director of Leadership Development at Walmart, my days were full of meetings. When I worked as Director of Leadership Development at Walmart, my days were full of meetings.

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Harvard Business

MAY 5, 2017

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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