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Designing a hybrid workplace? Avoid this mistake.

Brimstone Consulting

When designing a hybrid workplace, communication guidelines are critical to creating an effective and thriving workplace. Those organizations still in the design phase have the opportunity to avoid the mistake of not creating communication guidelines. We worked with the organization to establish clear communication guidelines.

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Designing a hybrid workplace? Avoid this mistake.

Brimstone Consulting

When designing a hybrid workplace, communication guidelines are critical to creating an effective and thriving workplace. Those organizations still in the design phase have the opportunity to avoid the mistake of not creating communication guidelines. We worked with the organization to establish clear communication guidelines.

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Acing the Fit Interview — Effective Storytelling

Tom Spencer

I used Google Calendar/Tasks and Trello to help me with time management and task prioritization. First and foremost, I categorized tasks based on urgency and importance (this is sometimes referred to as the Eisenhower matrix , but I typically don’t mention this lest I come across as pretentious ).

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What to Do When Personal and Professional Commitments Compete for Your Time

Harvard Business

It’s not just one meeting scheduled over another. As a time management coach, I help working parents navigate these challenges on a daily basis. The first is to define how you want to prioritize your time when professional and personal commitments collide. Time split. Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images.

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To Get More Done, Focus on Environment, Expectations, and Examples

Harvard Business

For the first time in my young career, I was going to lots of meetings, and my job had become as much about convincing, cajoling, and coordinating as it was about designing. My manager told me about a team that was working on the Google Help Forum. We were product managers, designers, and leaders.

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How to Deliver Criticism So Employees Pay Attention

Harvard Business

Based on my sports experience with him and my current work as an executive coach, I’ve developed a few guidelines: Engage the person in a specific solution. All too often managers offer criticism in general terms, leaving the receiver to guess what remedy is expected. Keep your voice and body language neutral.

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How to Reduce Primary Care Doctors’ Workloads While Improving Care

Harvard Business

Periodically, a client and accountant would meet, review financial materials and status and, at the end of the encounter, make an appointment for the next meeting. Increasingly, in-person accountant visits have been replaced by phone or web meetings and do-it-yourself software like TurboTax. Less Time, Better Care.

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