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Managing Meetings: How to Drive Productivity and Success

Tom Spencer

Meetings can either be a powerful catalyst for collaboration and decision-making or a drain on time and productivity. Whether you are in consulting, strategy, operations, or product management, the ability to manage meetings effectively is a crucial skill that can significantly impact the success of your endeavors.

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Mastering the Art of Leading Remote Work Teams

Rick Conlow

The number of companies adopting and managers leading remote work teams has increased significantly. Now however, controversy about the productivity challenges of leading remote work teams confront organizational assumptions about its effectiveness. Owl Labs date says they are 47% more productive. hours a week.

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4 Lessons Learned Outside the Classroom during an MBA

Tom Spencer

In order to give you a thorough and objective description, I surveyed several of my class peers and combined their opinions and experiences in order to share with you four key lessons learned outside the classroom during an MBA. Time management. During these times your best friend will become Google Calendar.

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Innovation Tips For Successful Entrepreneurs

Tom Spencer

For example, when a business introduces a new product to the marketplace, they may be venturing into uncharted territory that may result in a hit or a flop. Innovation transcends product development. It also touches on other areas like management, strategy, sales, and marketing. Manage the Risk. Use the Tools.

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CC’ing the Boss on Email Makes Employees Feel Less Trusted

Harvard Business

My collaborators and I conducted a series of six studies (a combination of experiments and surveys) to see how cc’ing influences organizational trust. What they may not realize is how all this surplus communication is eroding the very goals they seek to support through their excess collaboration.

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96% of U.S. Professionals Say They Need Flexibility, but Only 47% Have It

Harvard Business

To find out, we surveyed 1,583 white-collar professionals representative of the U.S. More specifically, our survey measured six distinct types of flexibility: TimeShift: unconventional hours. Employees reorder their working hours to create an unconventional schedule that optimizes productivity and performance. Productivity.

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Transforming from a Good to Great Coach

Rick Conlow

International Coach Federation (ICF) Research: The ICF conducts extensive research on coaching, and their studies have found that 70% of individuals who received coaching reported improved work performance, communication skills, and productivity. Personnel Management: A study compared training alone to coaching and training.