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Consulting in South Africa – what to expect

Tom Spencer

Consultants should expect their time management skills to be tested and sharpened. The top consulting firms have high fixed costs and so are geared towards large enterprise clients. The cultures and perspectives will add life to your professional network. However, SMEs appear to be a gap in the market.

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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. Many corporate cultures require collaboration far beyond what is needed to get the job done. Executives can also work on culture and coaching.

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How to Help Your Team Manage Grunt Work

Harvard Business

Why Great Employees Leave “Great Cultures” Melissa Daimler. Time management is a skill that many need help to learn, and as a manager, you may need to be the teacher. Expect some pushback — an employee is likely to say that they can’t complete X task in half the time. Whitney Johnson.

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How Marketers Can Connect Profit and Purpose

Harvard Business

” In a sense, purpose is following the path that digital has taken in the enterprise. “The amount of time management teams are spending reacting to dramatic changes in the world is unprecedented. Purpose is a lodestar guiding and inspiring everyone to create economic and societal value together.”