Markovitz Consulting

JANUARY 12, 2021

All too often, that quest goes no further than time management training provided by the HR department. In a related fashion, making downtime visible is equally helpful. In working with the Boston Consulting Group, Harvard’s Leslie Perlow found that implementing “predictable time off” (i.e.,

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Harvard Business

JULY 4, 2017

Learning how to plan — especially if you’re new to organizing your time — can be a frustrating experience. As a time management coach, I’ve seen some incredibly intelligent people struggle to plan. As a time management coach, I’ve intuitively picked up on the importance of this truth.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Yesterday I had to look up how much I had paid my virtual assistant last year in order to get the information to my accountant, so he could issue her tax forms in a timely fashion. That’s no one’s definition of “strategic” or “high value.”

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Harvard Business

JULY 4, 2016

” Managers must ensure that customer feedback is incorporated into the production timeline and that their teams are addressing key issues in a timely fashion. Please do not disturb.”

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 17, 2017

Take, for example, the director of a large hospital who received complaints that a new manager was too abrupt in meetings and was failing to respond to requests in a timely fashion. At times, managers can motivate with a raised voice and expressive gestures as well — to get across a we-can-do-better message.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 31, 2017

By limiting vague messages, responding to specific requests in a timely fashion, and giving your colleagues a bit more leeway, you can do your part to stop the contagion of workplace stress — because we each already have enough of our own.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 3, 2017

Getting work done in a timely fashion can be impossible, for instance, if an employee has a steady parade of people coming by his office asking for help or advice. That means it’s up to you to highlight goals, even if it feels at first like micromanaging. Eliminate roadblocks and hurdles.

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