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An Underused Way to Make Culture Change Stick

LSA Global

Culture’s Role in Business Success We know from our organizational alignment research that workplace culture – how work gets done – accounts for 40% of the difference between high and low performing companies. But how to you make culture change stick because, simply put, culture matters. Model the acceptance of all ideas.

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To Get More Done, Focus on Environment, Expectations, and Examples

Harvard Business

Below I’ve put together a list of tips to help leaders of all kinds be deliberate with their choices, based largely on my years advising startup founders on product, marketing, and management at Google Ventures — and my subsequent work studying and experimenting with personal time-management techniques for my book Make Time.

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Your Team’s Time Management Problem Might Be a Focus Problem

Harvard Business

“My team has a time management problem,” leaders often tell me. For example, an executive might say that their teams aren’t moving the needle on important projects, yet staffers seem busy and stressed. Your first step may be to address your culture problem around attention management.

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Mastering the Art of Leading Remote Work Teams

Rick Conlow

Bottom-line, companies with people-first culture led by Servant Leadership principles outperform their competitors. Time Mismanagement: Remote work requires effective time management skills. However, employees may struggle to prioritize tasks and allocate their time efficiently. Included training in team meetings.

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4 Ways to Manage Deadlines on Cross-Cultural Teams

Harvard Business

My friend likes to tell the story of what happened when she planned for a cross-cultural group of people to meet up to go to the lake when they were on holiday in Europe. But not understanding or effectively managing these different ways of working can lead to frustration, stress, and missed deadlines. Managing Across Cultures.

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The Greatest Leadership Principle of All-Time

Rick Conlow

They give you clues to what’s going on in organizations, and the potential impact of The Greatest Leadership Principle of All-Time. A time management study by Theodore Barry and Associates showed that 40-50% of employee time is unproductive! Think about that, why wouldn’t the manager talk about what to do.

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Empower Employees for Better Decision Making Capabilities

LSA Global

Who Should Decide Do your managers feel overwhelmed by all the decisions they must make day-by-day? It is estimated that decision making can take up to 70% of a manager’s time. Managers need to gain better decision making capabilities. The Right Culture Not just any decision making culture will do.

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