Tom Spencer

JUNE 13, 2021

Consultants in the rainbow nation have continued to operate efficiently and effectively during the Covid pandemic. One trending area is data science and so it would be advisable for aspiring consultants to be familiar with the field. Consultants should expect their time management skills to be tested and sharpened.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 11, 2018

It’s hard to know if we’re really making efficient use of our time. But are we spending our time on the right things? Inspired by a colleague, the time management expert Laura Vanderkam , I decided to spend the month of February tracking exactly how I spent my time, down to half-hour increments.

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Exercises Media Time Management Productivity 54

Harvard Business

JANUARY 25, 2018

Managers have hard jobs. We’ve previously written about what great managers do differently , but even great managers are not fully aware of how their work habits can impact those they supervise. The transition from individual contributor to manager expands the influence of a person’s work habits.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 16, 2018

It will likely become quickly clear that most of those who suffer from burnout do not know how to manage their time well, struggle to effectively prioritize projects and have difficulty saying no. For the longer term gain, you need to analyze the time tracking data and adjust behaviors to improve efficiency.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Today, I want to introduce you to (or perhaps remind you of) the concept of the minimum efficient scale. For example, Amazon is able to process and deliver its customers’ orders very efficiently because of its “scale.”. The concept of “minimum efficient scale” is less well known and is a less-used term. Minimum efficient scale.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 12, 2016

Sloan and the recommendation of countless management professors, “ manage by exception.” After all, hiring others to work under you is costly, and coordinating them takes up your time and theirs. The upshot often is managers doing too much themselves. The point of delegating is to economize with your time.

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 14, 2021

The organization lives with many delays when the managers choose a shared services model. That's because the managers think resource efficiency works. They don't realize how much more effective flow efficiency is.). They're wasting time, which costs much more than the salary costs.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 28, 2017

It’s all about data these days. To better understand what A/B testing is, where it originated, and how to use it, I spoke with Kaiser Fung, who founded the applied analytics program at Columbia University and is author of Junk Charts , a blog devoted to the critical examination of data and graphics in the mass media.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

By reviewing expert analyses of the disaster and analyzing data from AF447’s cockpit and flight data recorders, we found that AF447, and commercial aviation more generally, reveal how automation may have unanticipated, catastrophic consequences that, while unlikely, can emerge in extreme conditions.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

There is still a need for accountants and face-to-face meetings, but typically accountants now require such visits for only the more complicated cases that can’t be managed with software or a call. While some aspects of care clearly require doctor and patient to be in the same place at the same time, many demonstrably don’t.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

This game evaluates the candidate’s ability to solve problems efficiently and think critically. McKinsey’s digital assessment game Solve is a video game in which candidates problem-solve to manage some form of ecological situation. The second is a strategy + adapting to new data mini-game. Time management is certainly a factor.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 21, 2017

It wasn’t until I moved to Paris in 1997 to become Finance Manager for Disney Consumer Products Europe, Middle East, and Africa that I experienced someone setting a non-negotiable boundary for herself. She gave me the data I needed to complete the task, and the world didn’t fall apart when she left at 6 p.m.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 18, 2018

The first step was collecting data. Before beginning my experiments, I tracked my daily behavior to better understand where my time and energy was going, which gave me insight into what I could change to produce more satisfying deep work. I noticed that I’d be finished scrolling within 20 minutes, or 30 minutes on a long day.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2016

For most people, the goal is to adopt the smallest number of tools necessary to work efficiently. That’s why my friends and colleagues often ask me which technologies I regard as must-haves: the tools and tactics that will make a big impact on their productivity without spending a lot of time or money getting up and running.

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