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Project Management: Dealing with Scarcity

PM Alliance

Our project management consultants often need to help clients navigate resource challenges, whether during the initial planning phase or after the project has moved into the execution stage. One common obstacle enterprises experience is resource scarcity.

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Unlocking the Power of Strategic Prioritization at Work

LSA Global

High performing teams review goals and accountabilities , set clear priorities, and feel confident about managing their workload. However, as the year unfolds, unexpected shifts in enterprise priorities can disrupt the most well-thought-out plans. The consequence?

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How to Get Your Side Hustle Off the Ground

Harvard Business

In the early stages of launching their nascent enterprises, aspiring side hustlers often have concerns about their qualifications: the so-called imposter syndrome ). Time management issues. Instead, it’s more commonly a problem of managing the time we do have. Kerry Jones. Ryan Fuller and Nina Shikaloff.

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How to Help Your Team Manage Grunt Work

Harvard Business

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. Morning email needs to be answered by 10am. Calls need to be returned within one hour.

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

Harvard Business

Clearly, any enterprise that doesn’t embrace automation won’t be able to survive any better than a farmer with a horse-drawn plow. At the same time, managers need to continue to motivate employees who fear their jobs being replaced by robots. This creates a dilemma for leaders.