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It’s Not “Time Management.” It’s Lean.

Markovitz Consulting

The same is true of employees at Tower Paddle Boards (at least during the summer months) and Collins SBA , a financial advisory firm in Australia. There’s also no scrap, no defects, and no late deliveries to erode financial performance. Overtime expense isn’t a major concern when many office workers are on salary.

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Time Management and Planning: 10 Motivations | Women In.

Women in Consulting

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3 Ways to Get More Done Right Now

Harvard Business

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. I had limited time to record my next project, a jazz opera about the European financial crisis, or I risked having to wait several months to find a date that worked for the musicians and studio.

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Hiring an NSF Research Project Manager to Start Immediately

NeoAcademic

Major Responsibilities Research Team Coordination (35%) Maintain meeting minutes while attending project and laboratory meetings Assign and follow up upon assigned tasks with team members within online project management software (e.g., The post Hiring an NSF Research Project Manager to Start Immediately appeared first on NeoAcademic.

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Being Too Busy for Friends Won’t Help Your Career

Harvard Business

Regrets about financial missteps rank just below these love and work regrets.) My research with Mike Morrison and Kai Epstude , for example, surveyed over 1,300 people across five studies and found that people’s largest regrets revolved around relationships and career.

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Don’t Call It the “End of the Siesta”: What Spain’s New Work Hours Really Mean

Harvard Business

The international media has had a field day covering the Spanish prime minister’s announcement , in early April, that he wants to return Spain to GMT and bring the country’s working hours and practices in line with the rest of Europe.

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For Some Platforms, Network Effects Are No Match for Local Know-How

Harvard Business

To venture capitalists and the financial market, no business model is more attractive than a platform. As more sectors embrace a digital strategy — transportation, aviation, health care, energy, and so on — managers will find that a deep understanding of their market is still the most potent defense against competition.