Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 4, 2020

I still see so many teams spend weeks at a time estimating projects they won't start for years. Or, that someone is supposed to estimate ROI when no one has done any small experiments to see if anyone would buy/use this product/feature. The managers lose their context to make a decision quickly. The managers don't work together.

Management 101

Management Agile Meeting ROI 101

Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2018

Many of us hold principles that keep us from pursuing a more productive lifestyle. For example, one of the most common ones is the belief that increasing productivity, or getting the most out of your time, will decrease the quality of your work, or your ability to do tasks perfectly.

Automotive 45

Automotive Productivity Emotional Intelligence Culture 45

Brimstone Consulting

JANUARY 14, 2022

Members of the leadership team expressed the same, but were also concerned about declining productivity and engagement. In the absence of guidelines, the organization had evolved into an always-on culture with communication taking place 24/7 – and across multiple platforms. The following is what was developed. Communication Guidelines.

Guidelines 52

Guidelines Tools Meeting Leadership 52

Kai Davis

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Four Thousand Weeks is explicitly not about productivity, getting things done, or tips and tricks to answer more emails. Convenience culture seduces us into imagining that we might find room for everything important by eliminating only life’s tedious tasks. Library availability shows up on the Amazon book product detail pages.

Efficiency 40

Efficiency Resumes Productivity System 40

Asamby Consulting

MARCH 24, 2022

At the same time, as the CEO, you probably don’t want to spend all your time managing that day-to-day and building your backend systems.

Operations 52

Operations Recruiting Recruitment System 52

Rick Conlow

OCTOBER 19, 2023

International Coach Federation (ICF) Research: The ICF conducts extensive research on coaching, and their studies have found that 70% of individuals who received coaching reported improved work performance, communication skills, and productivity. Personnel Management: A study compared training alone to coaching and training.

Training 86

Training Training Leadership Development 86

Johanna Rothman

APRIL 14, 2021

Their developers work on a product for months and years at a time. ” Shared service-thinking denies the reality of effective product development: A cross-functional team learns together as they develop the product. The organization lives with many delays when the managers choose a shared services model.

Agile 118

Agile Efficiency Productivity Development 118

Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

We hear about agile teams, in the form of product or feature teams. However, too many managers still work independently. That’s a problem when the teams have organizational problems a single manager can’t solve. Instead of managers working alone, what if we had teams of managers? Benefits of Management Teams.

Management 113

Management Agile Productivity Culture 113

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). Right now I’m halfway through The Swerve: How the World Became Modern , by Stephen Greenblatt.

How To 28

How To Exercises Nonprofit Meeting 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 21, 2017

It wasn’t until I moved to Paris in 1997 to become Finance Manager for Disney Consumer Products Europe, Middle East, and Africa that I experienced someone setting a non-negotiable boundary for herself. But so did my peers, whether or not they had children, partners, or aging parents. It was just the industry and firm norm.

Boston Consulting Group 40

Boston Consulting Group Study Conference Survey 40