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Strategies for Managing your time and boundaries

Brimstone Consulting

At the same time, with nowhere to go and much to adjust to, many people have canceled not just their travel reservations, but their time off as well. The complexities and systemic disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic have made managing time and boundaries more challenging than ever.

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Before Day 1: Taking Advantage of the In-Between

Tom Spencer

Since everyone has a unique financial situation, amount of free time, and ability to travel, some of these suggestions will be more applicable to you than others. With your new-found free time upon securing a job, consider learning a new skill or two. You could even use this time to do a volunteer trip abroad.

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How to Win with Automation (Hint: It’s Not Chasing Efficiency)

Harvard Business

At the same time, managers need to continue to motivate employees who fear their jobs being replaced by robots. In much the same way, nobody calls a travel agency to book a simple flight anymore. That allows the sales associates to focus on serving customers rather than wasting time and energy managing transactions.

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Consulting in South Africa – what to expect

Tom Spencer

Consultants in the rainbow nation have continued to operate efficiently and effectively during the Covid pandemic. The consulting industry is surviving during these uncertain times. Consultants should expect their time management skills to be tested and sharpened. BCG, McKinsey, Bain, A.T.

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Do You Know How Each Person on Your Team Likes to Work?

Harvard Business

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. Becoming a Manager.

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Scheduling Meetings Effectively When You’re Self-Employed

Harvard Business

It’s important for all professionals to use their time efficiently. In the early days of my marketing strategy consulting business, when I had clients on retainer with whom I met every week, an in-person meeting took a full half-day: 90 minutes (with occasional spillover), plus 45 minutes of travel time on either end.

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How to Focus on What’s Important, Not Just What’s Urgent

Harvard Business

Your important priorities might relate to: enacting your values (for example, volunteering or spending more time with your children). averting disasters (scheduling an annual checkup at the doctor or creating a crisis management protocol for your business). Anticipate and Manage Feelings of Anxiety.

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