Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 12, 2020

Time management. In order to take on all of these responsibilities, one has to develop outstanding time management skills. During these times your best friend will become Google Calendar. Cultural awareness. That is the biggest gift the MBA program gives you – getting used to being uncomfortable.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 28, 2023

While productivity is important, the balance between task completion and taking the time to connect with your team is essential in avoiding burnout and making work more enjoyable. A consequence of our often never-ending to-do lists at work is the loss of camaraderie among coworkers.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 5, 2018

Employees reorder their working hours to create an unconventional schedule that optimizes productivity and performance. Employees are based out of a company office, but they can work at a location of their choosing for some portion of their time. TravelLite: minimal travel. Employees work on a part-time schedule.

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Harvard Business

MAY 30, 2017

When we travel to a country that has a different culture than ours, many of us spend time learning ways to communicate and connect with the people there. Similarly, when you first become a manager, it’s helpful to spend time up front connecting and creating a common language with your team.

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Harvard Business

JULY 26, 2018

For example, Uber and Grab link riders and drivers, Airbnb links hosts and travelers, and Amazon links shoppers and sellers. Any platform still needs to achieve a product-market fit to succeed in the long run. We respect the hyper-local culture in places we operate,” Tan said. This is a subtle but important distinction.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 23, 2017

Travel Association’s Project: Time Off, last year 54% of Americans left unused vacation time on the table, amounting to 662 million days that could have been used to make them less stressed — and more productive. This back-to-work email dread is very powerful. According to the most recent study by the U.S.

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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? And it could make your employees happier, thanks to greater flexibility and less travel time.

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