Kai Davis

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Feeling busier—thanks to all that email—I bought Getting Things Done, by the time management guru David Allen, lured by his promise that it is “possible for a person to have an overwhelming number of things to do and still function productively with a clear head” and “what the martial artists call a ‘mind like water.’ ”.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

When I need to get something done in a hurry, I use three time management tactics to maximize my available time and sharpen my focus. Before I went into the recording studio, I wrote a few dozen emails and spaced them out over several days, so that they would reach the recipient at the appropriate time. Cat Yu for HBR.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 13, 2017

When identical resumes — one with the name Emily and one with the name Lakisha, for example — are sent to job openings, Emily’s resume gets substantially more callbacks. Names and adjectives were interspersed and managers were instructed to categorize the words as quickly as possible.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Your Team’s Time Management Problem Might Be a Focus Problem. For example, could you focus on reading for an hour? No, that period of time still seems unpleasant. Starting a task means you’ll continue to process it — and this makes you more likely to resume the work later on. William Treseder.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 4, 2016

Along with job applications, resumes, and interviews, a reference check is one of the most common parts of the hiring process. Yet the top themes for work improvement appeared to be more job specific, compared to those themes provided for the strengths. Other themes were more specific to a particular job.

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Harvard Business

JULY 29, 2016

After all, she says, the goal with any reference check is to “go beyond simply verifying facts” on a resume. Can you give me an example of how Nancy got new employees to work with her?” Case Study #2: Think about the role’s priorities and ask for specific examples. ” she says.

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