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Managing Meetings: How to Drive Productivity and Success

Tom Spencer

Keeping participant numbers limited to those who are essential to the discussion is crucial for efficiency. This is especially relevant in product management, where decisions often involve cross-functional collaboration. During the meeting, document action items and assign them to specific team members.

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Mastering the Art of Leading Remote Work Teams

Rick Conlow

Time Mismanagement: Remote work requires effective time management skills. However, employees may struggle to prioritize tasks and allocate their time efficiently. Leverage Technology: Provide remote workers with the necessary tools and technology to perform their tasks efficiently.

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Track Your Time for 30 Days. What You Learn Might Surprise You.

Harvard Business

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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Stop Letting Email Control Your Work Day

Harvard Business

One of the very first lectures I give each year to new MBA students is about time management. By the time they arrive in my classroom, they are two days into the fall term, and I can already see that some of them are barely keeping their heads above water. Covey’s time management matrix is a good tool for this.

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Stop Scheduling Conference Calls and Finally Commit to Videoconferencing

Harvard Business

The power of focused attention to craft a strategy or discuss an especially challenging issue with videoconference is much more efficient for everyone involved. 60% of the people in the same study indicated that being able to see others and share documents live made the discussion more open. Engagement and Understanding Improve.

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The 8 Digital Productivity Tools Everyone Should Adopt

Harvard Business

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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How to Pass the McKinsey Problem Solving Game

CaseInterview.com

This game evaluates the candidate’s ability to solve problems efficiently and think critically. Time management is certainly a factor. Some candidates finish early, while others don’t complete it in time. The first is a constrained optimization mini-game. The second is a strategy + adapting to new data mini-game.