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Before Day 1: Taking Advantage of the In-Between

Tom Spencer

Since everyone has a unique financial situation, amount of free time, and ability to travel, some of these suggestions will be more applicable to you than others. With your new-found free time upon securing a job, consider learning a new skill or two. You could even use this time to do a volunteer trip abroad.

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4 Lessons Learned Outside the Classroom during an MBA

Tom Spencer

Reading Time: 4 minutes The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a rigorous program of study. While other typical MSc degrees require 30-40 credits, MBAs require 50-60 credits over the course of two years. Time management. During these times your best friend will become Google Calendar.

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Strategies for Managing your time and boundaries

Brimstone Consulting

At the same time, with nowhere to go and much to adjust to, many people have canceled not just their travel reservations, but their time off as well. The complexities and systemic disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic have made managing time and boundaries more challenging than ever.

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Business Book Review: The 4-Hour Work Week

Management Consulted

This is not your typical time management book. The thorough process he went through that ultimately changed his course of life forever. He also teaches you the wonders of learning how to say “No” to time-wasters, clutter and unnecessary interruptions from bosses, co-workers, suppliers and clients. Why read it?

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Future-proofing your job against the robots

Comatch

I’m just too tired at night to start an online learning program!”, “Yes, of course, he made the deal. 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. ” Sound familiar?

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Scheduling Meetings Effectively When You’re Self-Employed

Harvard Business

In the early days of my marketing strategy consulting business, when I had clients on retainer with whom I met every week, an in-person meeting took a full half-day: 90 minutes (with occasional spillover), plus 45 minutes of travel time on either end.

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Student consulting – it does more than deliver

Tom Spencer

For instance, working as a student consultant provided me with some much-needed teamwork experience as my university course didn’t include any group work. From this, you can identify any potential problems and use the experience to find a way to manage or solve these problems.