Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

As work and non-work activities become increasingly blended, having a clear purpose and creating your own definition of work-life balance will be critical to a sustainable career. Know where you spend your time. If you can’t work remote, try to commute during off-times, either earlier or later, to prevent getting stuck in traffic.

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Energy Management Meeting Exercises 154

LSA Global

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Burnout Teams, especially in high growth companies, often face an overwhelming workload with limited time and resources. By definition, not all tasks are of equal strategic importance. Ensure that people spend 80% of their time on what matters most.

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Harvard Business

JULY 4, 2017

Learning how to plan — especially if you’re new to organizing your time — can be a frustrating experience. As a time management coach, I’ve seen some incredibly intelligent people struggle to plan. As a time management coach, I’ve intuitively picked up on the importance of this truth.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Yesterday I had to look up how much I had paid my virtual assistant last year in order to get the information to my accountant, so he could issue her tax forms in a timely fashion. That’s no one’s definition of “strategic” or “high value.” Finally, you could procrastinate strategically.

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Case Interview Fashion Energy Efficiency 49

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 18, 2018

According to Smith, the lack of experience, expertise, speed, and legitimacy of students in contrast to professional consultants means that both clients and students get little out of it and waste valuable time and energy that could be better spent elsewhere. This was definitely the case for me.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 1, 2018

For the most part, managers are not given the right tools to overcome the challenges posed by implicit biases. But this demands a lot of cognitive energy, so over time, managers go back to their old habits. This narrow definition, however, will result in the same kind of candidate being picked over and over.

Management 45

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 14, 2018

For one, managers tend to think they’re coaching when they’re actually just telling their employees what to do — and this behavior is often reinforced by their peers. This is hardly an effective way to motivate people and help them grow, and it can result in wasted time, money, and energy.

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Management Training Training Research 51