Tom Spencer

JUNE 13, 2021

Kearney and other firms have operations in the country and a variety of services are offered in strategy, management, digital, HR, financial services, public sector, energy, and healthcare. Consultants should expect their time management skills to be tested and sharpened. BCG, McKinsey, Bain, A.T.

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Harvard Business

JULY 26, 2018

When a platform strategy requires mixing the digital and the physical, the area of differentiation lies in service delivery in the physical world. Transportation, aviation, health care, and energy all require physical delivery, whereas media, music, and advertisement do not.

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Harvard Business

JULY 13, 2016

Through my own experience and in my work coaching clients on time management, I’ve seen that there often is a strong correlation between poor time management, working longer hours, and feeling stressed. Once you have these practical strategies in place, the final element is emotional.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

We’d all like to spend our time at work on high-value activities: setting strategy, fostering innovation, mentoring promising employees, and more. Another technique, for those who prefer an incremental approach, is the “small drip strategy.” Finally, you could procrastinate strategically.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 30, 2016

I knew this was the right direction because I felt a lasting surge of energy behind the idea. I’ve always been a huge fan of time blocking as a way to reserve time for important items. Try one strategy and see how it works. If not, adjust the days or times until you get something that fits.

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Harvard Business

JULY 4, 2016

Managers, on the other hand, are the leaders who integrate across disciplines and serve as the interface between customer needs and the organization’s strategy. Namely, makers need large blocks of uninterrupted time in order to solve complex problems and imagine new solutions.

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Henman Performance Executive

AUGUST 21, 2012

Cats excel at time management. You won’t find cats worrying about putting in “face time” or playing the martyr. When the job is done or their energy spent, a cat will curl up and take a nap. Crisis Management. Talent Management. They don’t come when you call. Advice for Consultants. Coaching and Mentoring.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 29, 2018

The power of focused attention to craft a strategy or discuss an especially challenging issue with videoconference is much more efficient for everyone involved. I’d rather spend 45 minutes working through a video conference with a CEO or GM than have a two-hour traditional conference call. Engagement and Understanding Improve.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 26, 2016

When you’re forced to spend time and energy on tasks that neither create value nor make use of the skills for which you were hired, you have less of these precious resources to devote to your most valuable work. Here are some strategies to try with your employees: Audit your team’s tasks and assess their value.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 30, 2018

After reading hundreds of studies, interviewing dozens of experts, and running the gambit of self-experiments (including attending meditation retreats and slogging through a monthlong period of self-induced boredom), I learned that countless strategies can help us mitigate distraction. Here are four of my favorites. Give yourself 50 minutes.

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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. The workshops companies invest in typically teach them to constantly check their thoughts for bias.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 15, 2016

Much has been written about specific stress management strategies, from cognitive reframing, emotional labeling, and mind/body practices to time management, fitness programs, and nutritional changes. In time, Stefano gained more energy, his heart palpitations ceased, and his heart rhythms became more coherent.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 18, 2018

In the end, these four experiments opened my eyes about my relationship to social platforms, and taught me effective strategies to maximize the benefit of these social tools while limiting the downsides. This proved to be a very effective strategy for me. Time-based internet blockers helped me increase my productivity.

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Harvard Business

MAY 25, 2018

While it’s true that big trips can be fun and even refreshing, they can also take a lot of time, energy, and money. In my experience as a time management coach and as a business owner, I’ve found that vacations don’t have to be big to be significant to your health and happiness.

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