Brimstone Consulting

JANUARY 14, 2022

In the absence of guidelines, the organization had evolved into an always-on culture with communication taking place 24/7 – and across multiple platforms. Yours may look different depending on your collaboration tools, goals, and culture. Do we want to put a limit on the number of people to include in a group IM?

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Harvard Business

JUNE 28, 2023

Studies show that socializing, despite feeling like a daunting task, can be effective in combating mental fatigue by energizing us.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 6, 2017

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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The Management Centre

APRIL 1, 2020

In turn, by adopting a culture of coaching, you are then free to step back and focus on more strategic activities. mc has a team of unrivalled coaches with extensive experience of coaching individuals and groups from entry level to executive, in person and remotely. Contact us to find out more about this process. =mc

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The Management Centre

APRIL 1, 2020

In turn, by adopting a culture of coaching, you are then free to step back and focus on more strategic activities. mc has a team of unrivalled coaches with extensive experience of coaching individuals and groups from entry level to executive, in person and remotely. Contact us to find out more about this process. =mc

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

In theory, this system of “multiteaming” offers a number of upsides: You can deploy your expertise exactly where and when it’s most needed, share your knowledge across groups, and switch projects during lull times, avoiding costly downtime. If you must multitask, then coordinate and group any compatible duties.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 2, 2016

For some real-world perspective on becoming a first-time manager, I reached out to my friend Dr. Jim Mitchell, a computer scientist who made the leap into management from an engineering position, eventually retiring as Vice President at Oracle Laboratories. What do you view as the challenges of managing this team at this time?

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

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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Harvard Business

MARCH 2, 2017

When it came to actual conflicts on the job, men were more than four times as likely as women to report having argued about politics with a coworker (18% and 4%, respectively). Managers should recognize that the current political environment could be having an effect on people, especially if they’re talking about it in the office.

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Harvard Business

MAY 5, 2017

It’s likely that there are “bigger cultural issues” at play; maybe your boss thinks, “If I do it for you, I’m going to have to do it for everybody.” ” The goal is to “remove the burden of making the decision” from one single manager. “Face time in the office is important.”

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Harvard Business

MAY 10, 2016

And yet in my work with clients, I often discover old ideas about time management that don’t take this new reality into account. Is it common at your company for email to be used for urgent and time-sensitive communications? Often the trouble spots arise organically over time, without intention.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 18, 2018

And in 2011, Nathaniel Foote and Russ Eisenstat proposed a “better way to manage in the 21st century.” For the last six years, we have worked with a group of top marketing executives and business leaders in Silicon Valley and the Bay Area from companies large and small.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 21, 2017

I responded that even if it is the norm for this company’s culture — and potentially many others — it is not acceptable universally, nor should it be. She has anxiety about the possibility of missing an email at midnight. “Is this normal?” ” she asked me.

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Harvard Business

MAY 17, 2016

Would it be possible to push this meeting back and let the working group make a little more progress before we meet?” It might be a bit of a culture shock at first, but all the overwhelmed people with 35 hours a week of meetings will quickly admire your discipline.

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