LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Promotion to Management and How to Develop New People Leaders While being promoted to a management role is exciting, many first time people leaders are dismayed by how difficult it can be to lead, manage, and coach teams of people with different roles, skills, attitudes, and desires.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 14, 2016

So much depends upon managers. This is disconcerting because the same research found that about 70% of people in management roles are not well equipped for the job. Most companies understand the importance of having highly effective managers, but few invest heavily in training to help them get there.

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LSA Global

APRIL 15, 2024

And sales leadership simulation assessment data tells us that too many sales leaders struggle with the ability to select strategic sales priorities that add significant value and create a competitive advantage. Only invest time and resources with clients that appreciate and need what you have to offer.

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LSA Global

APRIL 15, 2024

And sales leadership simulation assessment data tells us that too many sales leaders struggle with the ability to select strategic sales priorities that add significant value and create a competitive advantage. Only invest time and resources with clients that appreciate and need what you have to offer.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 17, 2018

Some of these stars succeed in their new role as manager; many others do not. And when they fail, they tend to leave the organization, costing the company double: Not only has the team lost its new manager, but it’s also lost the best individual contributor. This is a requirement for effective managers.

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PM Alliance

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Your controls process must be working well, and your team needs a unified methodology to ensure everyone knows how to translate the metrics and other data coming in from stakeholders. A thorough risk assessment gives you the visibility to prioritize your resources as you juggle problem solving with managing the other elements of your project.

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Comatch

MAY 26, 2023

In the expectation that we will soon be competing with machines, it seems worthwhile to train our “soft skill muscles.” – Anna Julius Even though we know the importance of this skillset, many people don’t know how to develop or improve their soft skills. I’m just such an introvert and could never do that! Awesome, isn’t it?

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Kai Davis

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The importance of using market data in your sales messaging. It’s about spending just an hour per week on each impact area you want to improve: sales, marketing, management, and more. Time management secrets of billionaires. Instituting higher standards and regular training. Value-added sales messaging.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

While we all want to find a level of meaning and purpose in our work, often, some fraction of our time has to be spent doing tasks that have no intrinsic meaning and serve no deeper purpose than helping to keep the workplace trains running. The previous week’s data needs to be compiled and reported by Monday at 4pm.

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LSA Global

APRIL 13, 2018

Sometimes Managers Should Not Coach. Sometimes managers should not coach. Are you a manager who struggles to add coaching to your long list of responsibilities? Many Managers Struggle with Coaching. Many Managers Struggle with Coaching. Three Situations When Managers Should Not Coach. Takes Too Much Time.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 4, 2023

We know from our leadership simulation assessment data that resource constraints can be a significant obstacle to unlocking the power of strategic prioritization at work and achieving your strategic objectives. High performing teams review goals and accountabilities , set clear priorities, and feel confident about managing their workload.

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Business leaders are recognizing how very much soft skills matter in improving business performance: Biggest Skill Gaps: Every year LinkedIn analyzes its data to predict the 10 skills that will be most in demand by employers. To learn more about building soft skills, download The #1 Reason Soft Skills Training Fails According to Executives.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 13, 2017

We find that when managers hold negative beliefs, even unconscious ones, about minority workers, minority employees perform much worse than they do with unbiased bosses. In other words, managers’ biases can become self-fulfilling prophecies. We found that minorities performed much worse when they work with biased managers.

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Harvard Business

JULY 25, 2017

For many low-wage workers in India, basic skills training can be the difference between economic empowerment and persistent poverty. But our research suggests that a better way to manage low-wage workers in developing economies is to invest in them, which is good for both worker welfare and the company’s bottom line.

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LSA Global

APRIL 15, 2023

Data from our leadership simulation assessment reveals five common aspects of successful leadership transitions. Focus on the Team’s Success Not Your Success Unsuccessful new managers often let their newfound “power” obscure what really matters. The Bottom Line Transitioning to manager is rarely easy.

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Women in Consulting

APRIL 6, 2016

As consultants we often face an overwhelming volume of data, to-do items, and just general communication. This concept was actually introduced by then-President Eisenhower, but it shows up as part of many time management systems.) By: Kim Wasson. Here’s what it looks like: The Basics. By: Kim Wasson.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 3, 2017

” Yet scaring people into speeding up will only end up backfiring, says Elizabeth Grace Saunders, a time coach and the founder of Real Life E Time Coaching & Training. “It takes a lot of effort on the part of a manager to show someone what that is.” Avoid weaponizing data.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 4, 2016

At the same time, companies are increasingly abandoning the practice, most often due to one or both of these factors: the length of time it takes to conduct a reference check by phone or letter, and the lack of meaningful information that is provided by the references.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

However, too many managers still work independently. That’s a problem when the teams have organizational problems a single manager can’t solve. Instead of managers working alone, what if we had teams of managers? He said, “As a manager, I'm supposed to be on the hook for what the team does.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

How could a well-trained crew flying a modern airliner so abruptly lose control of their aircraft during a routine flight? Commercial aircraft fly on autopilot for much of the time. Pilots spend much of their time managing and monitoring, rather than actively flying, their aircraft.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 26, 2016

It’s a common complaint among top executives: “I’m spending all my time managing trivial and tactical problems, and I don’t have time to get to the big-picture stuff.” Nearly all leaders (96%) claimed they lacked time for strategic thinking, again, because they were too busy putting out fires.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 28, 2016

So goes the manager’s punch list for check-ins with direct reports. If this sort of time crunch sounds familiar, you are not alone. It wasn’t long after becoming a manager that I found I had landed on a seemingly endless treadmill of meetings. With the clock ticking, what could Julie do? Scan the memo?

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Harvard Business

MARCH 30, 2017

At the same time, managers need to continue to motivate employees who fear their jobs being replaced by robots. Everything from its supply chain to its customer relationship management are optimized through its use of big data and artificial intelligence. This creates a dilemma for leaders. Innovate Business Models.

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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.

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