LSA Global

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

They assess the team’s culture and ensure that it is healthy enough, accountable enough, and aligned enough with key strategic initiatives to help, and not hinder, strategy execution. That includes skills in areas such as delegation , coaching , time management , decision making , project management , and communication.

Management 36

Management Training Training McKinsey 36

Harvard Business

JUNE 5, 2018

We predicted that a flexibility gap would exist, and our results validated that hypothesis: 96% of employees said they need flexibility, yet only 47% reported having access to the types of flexibility they need — a gap of 54%. This gap is even more pronounced for women, only 34% of whom have access to the flexibility they need.

Travel 50

Travel Report Survey Productivity 50

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. Marion Barraud for HBR.

Exercises 53

Exercises Report Meeting Management 53

Harvard Business

APRIL 20, 2017

To make matters worse, my findings indicated that when the supervisor was copied in often, employees felt less trusted, and this feeling automatically led them to infer that the organizational culture must be low in trust overall, fostering a culture of fear and low psychological safety.

Culture 53

Culture Study Software Survey 53

LSA Global

APRIL 13, 2018

You are not alone…many managers, including experienced managers, struggle as coaches for all the above reasons. And, even more alarming, our employee engagement data tells us that less than 25% of direct reports believe coaching from their manager is making a positive impact on their performance. Takes Too Much Time.

Management 34

Management Methodologies Culture Examples 34

LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Too many new managers have not been taught how to effectively lead people. Research on New Manager Effectiveness. With more than half of first-time managers reporting that they received no training when promoted, it is not surprising that up to 50% of new managers are deemed ineffective by their bosses.

Management 34

Management Training Training Development 34

Harvard Business

AUGUST 29, 2016

In some ways, managing managers is similar to managing anyone else — you need to align their goals with yours, provide feedback, and help them advance their careers, says Sydney Finkelstein, professor at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business and author of Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Manage the Flow of Talent.

Management 53

Management How To Report Training 53

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Why Great Employees Leave “Great Cultures” Melissa Daimler. The previous week’s data needs to be compiled and reported by Monday at 4pm. Time management is a skill that many need help to learn, and as a manager, you may need to be the teacher. How to Lose Your Best Employees. Whitney Johnson.

Management 52

Management How To Telecommunications Hotels 52

Rick Conlow

OCTOBER 19, 2023

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. Here are ten notable examples: Google: Google is renowned for its robust coaching culture.

Training 86

Training Training Leadership Development 86

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

A friend of mine was having a hard time balancing her career at a large financial firm with her family demands. She worked at one of those all-too-typical workplaces where employees are expected to log 60 hours or so a week — a perfect illustration of what I call a “ culture of overwork.”

Company 28

Company Culture Management Policies 28

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 14, 2016

The data shows that managers in the top quartile of utilization — a.k.a. those who work the longest hours — end up with employees who work up to 19% more hours relative to their colleagues who report to less highly utilized managers. Lastly, managers are engaged at work, too. This is perhaps unsurprising.

Management 28

Management Metrics Data Meeting 28

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.

Examples 51

Examples Productivity Meeting Guidelines 51

Harvard Business

JULY 26, 2018

We respect the hyper-local culture in places we operate,” Tan said. During this time, management noticed that proprietors who placed ads with Recruit often represented small businesses. Uber’s setback in the international market, however, wasn’t its first. This seems to be a strange situation.

Recruiting 49

Recruiting Recruitment Transportation Advertising 49

Harvard Business

JULY 31, 2017

The problem is, while many of us are using paid time off, we’re not using it to its fullest potential. Culture, technology, and poor personal habits encourage us to stay plugged in. Ask your direct reports for a recap. Perhaps you’ll find yourself establishing a healthier “tech/body balance.”

Study 28

Study Hotels Research Journal 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 2, 2016

If the new manager doesn’t fully understand that, they might hold things up by: Doing tasks that should be delegated to team members. Undercommunicating with direct reports, making them unsure of their duties. Taking back the tasks that they have delegated because they believe they can do them better. Rebecca Knight.

Management 28

Management How To Emotional Intelligence Case Interview 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Its story of a bibliomaniac who unearths an ancient poem, cracking opening the cultural door to the Renaissance, has inspired me with a creative way to write about a risk capital project that’s due later this week. Right now I’m halfway through The Swerve: How the World Became Modern , by Stephen Greenblatt.

How To 28

How To Exercises Nonprofit Meeting 28

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.

Energy 28

Energy Real Estate Policies Meeting 28

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. Nearly half, or 46% of the human resource leaders surveyed, reported that employee burnout accounts for 20-50% of their companies’ annual employee turnover.

Boston Consulting Group 53

Boston Consulting Group Study Conference Survey 53

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.”

How To 54

How To Case Study Case Studies Productivity 54

Harvard Business

MARCH 2, 2017

To manage these tensions, just over half of American workers said they simply steered clear of political conversations at work, but one in five reported avoiding certain coworkers because of their political views. Younger workers in particular reported lower levels of productivity and higher levels of stress.

Survey 28

Survey Resources Policies Report 28