Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 4, 2020

I told the story of Cliff, a manager who wanted to understand why the projects were so late. One eagle-eyed fellow asked me this question, “How long was the time from T0 to T1?” ” I said, “Managers might spend as little as a quarter and as much as a year or two. .”

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Brimstone Consulting

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Porter and Nitin Nohria tracked and analyzed how CEOs in large, complex companies manage their time. Porter and Nohria then offered recommendations for how CEOs could manage their time more effectively across their many responsibilities. Be intentional with your time. And beware of the meeting trap.

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Rick Conlow

JUNE 19, 2023

The number of companies adopting and managers leading remote work teams has increased significantly. In addition, Gallup research shows 82% of managers are failing. Bottom-line, companies with people-first culture led by Servant Leadership principles outperform their competitors. The COVID-19 pandemic initiated this trend.

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Markovitz Consulting

JANUARY 12, 2021

All too often, that quest goes no further than time management training provided by the HR department. As legendary statistician and management consultant W. Managers meet 30 minutes after that, followed by directors, VPs, and finally the executive team. Problems are addressed at the lowest possible level.

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Makarios Consulting

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

You’re a leader with a leadership gap on your team. He has been managing complex projects and initiatives successfully for several years. He not only doesn’t want to fill the empty leadership spot, but he is actively resisting it. Leadership development, skills acquisition, mentoring, and transitioning all take time.

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Makarios Consulting

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

You’re a leader with a leadership gap on your team. He has been managing complex projects and initiatives successfully for several years. He not only doesn’t want to fill the empty leadership spot, but he is actively resisting it. Leadership development, skills acquisition, mentoring, and transitioning all take time.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 14, 2019

This post is about how management fits into agile approaches. Too often, managers think “agile” is for others, specifically teams of people. Teams need to figure out how to manage their WIP, collaborate with the customer, and deliver something small every day. That's a cultural change to self-managing teams.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 14, 2018

For one, managers tend to think they’re coaching when they’re actually just telling their employees what to do — and this behavior is often reinforced by their peers. This is hardly an effective way to motivate people and help them grow, and it can result in wasted time, money, and energy. questioning. questioning.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

You successfully interviewed for a position at your dream consulting firm, and you have received and accepted an offer. Whatever the case may be, you might find yourself with some time before you begin consulting. This article is not discouraging taking some necessary time off to rest, relax, and recuperate. You did it!

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

We didn't address this as much because I wrote about this in Manage Your Project Portfolio. That debt is management decision debt. In the video, we offered several ideas, mostly about moving to rolling wave and just-in-time planning. Management Debt, Technical Debt, and Decision-Making. Long and large roadmaps.

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Comatch

MAY 26, 2023

Like in most lines of work, soft skills are critical to your success as an independent consultant, perhaps even more so. And the best part: This is true for soft skills such as communication, resilience, or time management – just like training to be a data analyst or mastering a foreign language. Awesome, isn’t it?

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 10, 2018

The Fit Interview will include deceptively simple questions such as: “Why did you choose consulting?”. In contrast, the Case Interview will put you in the position of a real consultant. Though management consulting interviews are extremely competitive, there is definitely something you can do to prepare.

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The Management Centre

APRIL 1, 2020

Taking a coach approach to managing people is more than just spending time talking one-to-one. The GROW framework can be used in conversations, meetings and everyday leadership – it’s not necessarily something you need to set aside a specific time or location for. This makes success far more likely. What’s the process?

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Harvard Business

JUNE 4, 2018

Fair managers can reap big dividends. Yet, all too often, employees find themselves being treated unfairly – their boss makes decisions concerning them without consultation or due process, or their boss is inconsistent in applying rules. Gary Burchell/Getty Images. We examined these questions via three studies.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JULY 4, 2022

What if I told you that your greatest leadership challenge isn't what you think it is? As we began to work together, it became clear they didn't have the time management challenge they initially believed. There is no shortage of challenges and stress in leadership. But it doesn't. Let's take a closer look at why and how.

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The Management Centre

APRIL 1, 2020

Taking a coach approach to managing people is more than just spending time talking one-to-one. The GROW framework can be used in conversations, meetings and everyday leadership – it’s not necessarily something you need to set aside a specific time or location for. This makes success far more likely. What’s the process?

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Many managers want to be more inclusive. For the most part, managers are not given the right tools to overcome the challenges posed by implicit biases. But this demands a lot of cognitive energy, so over time, managers go back to their old habits. PATRIK STOLLARZ/Getty Images. But they don’t know how to get there.

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Brimstone Consulting

JANUARY 14, 2022

Members of the leadership team expressed the same, but were also concerned about declining productivity and engagement. A critical piece of this work was gaining the buy-in of leadership to follow the established guidelines. appeared first on Brimstone Consulting LLC. Take the example of a biotech company. Avoid this mistake.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 14, 2018

For one thing, managers tend to think they’re coaching when they’re actually just telling their employees what to do. Recently, my colleagues and I conducted a study that shows that most managers don’t understand what coaching really is — and that also sheds light on how to fix the problem. questioning.

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Henman Performance Executive

AUGUST 21, 2012

Leadership Lessons from the Cat. Cats excel at time management. Advice for Consultants. Crisis Management. Talent Management. About Linda. Client List. Newsletter. Executive blog Contact Us. by Linda Henman on August 21, 2012. We often see writing related to all that “man’s best friend” does for us.

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LSA Global

APRIL 15, 2024

And sales leadership simulation assessment data tells us that too many sales leaders struggle with the ability to select strategic sales priorities that add significant value and create a competitive advantage. Only invest time and resources with clients that appreciate and need what you have to offer.

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Brimstone Consulting

JANUARY 14, 2022

Members of the leadership team expressed the same, but were also concerned about declining productivity and engagement. A critical piece of this work was gaining the buy-in of leadership to follow the established guidelines. This is largely due to the ineffective use of collaboration tools and the absence of communication guidelines.

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Rick Conlow

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Unfortunately, research shows 82% of managers fail and are poor coaches. Effective coaching requires a distinct set of skills that managers often lack. Effective coaching requires a distinct set of skills that managers often lack. As a result, they may not prioritize coaching or allocate sufficient time to it.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 27, 2017

As a small business consultant, I see the impact that stress has on people’s lives up close. Many times it is a good thing as it forces the business owner to adapt and excel so that his business thrives. Excelling, however, is contingent on the business owner knowing how to harness small doses of stress and manage its effects.

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Ben de Haldevang

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

The Guardian recently published a long but interesting piece on the history of time management (from Taylor forward). He was firmly of the view that things that took longer to make were more valuable than those that took less time. You’ll find the link here. How would you measure that? Click here for the link.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

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? He said, “As a manager, I'm supposed to be on the hook for what the team does.

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Brimstone Consulting

JUNE 1, 2021

The post Stress and decreased engagement are just two reasons we need to stop scheduling back-to-back meetings appeared first on Brimstone Consulting LLC. By changing how we approach meetings and how we run meetings, we can connect and communicate more effectively – and reduce stress and fatigue.

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Harvard Business

JULY 29, 2016

But viewing reference checks as a formality is a mistake, according to Priscilla Claman, the president of Career Strategies, a Boston-based consulting firm and a contributor to the HBR Guide to Getting the Right Job. Begin by saying something like, “We are seriously considering Mary to be a project manager here. Find ways in.

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Brimstone Consulting

MARCH 8, 2021

Jeremy is a Senior Partner at Brimstone Consulting Group. The post Mindfulness in the midst of a busy day: becoming aware of first responses appeared first on Brimstone Consulting LLC. This is the second in a series of articles on mindfulness by Jeremy Seligman.

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