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Why Minimize Management Decision Time

Johanna Rothman

Under one condition: How much information do you ask the teams to deliver so you can decide? I still see so many teams spend weeks at a time estimating projects they won't start for years. Or, that someone is supposed to estimate ROI when no one has done any small experiments to see if anyone would buy/use this product/feature. .”

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Transforming from a Good to Great Coach

Rick Conlow

Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) and the Human Capital Institute (HCI): Studies have shown that coaching programs yield a positive return on investment (ROI), with estimates of ROI ranging from 5:1 to 7:1 or even higher. It requires guidance, support, and accountability, fostering growth, development, and time-management.

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Your Sales Training Is Probably Lackluster. Here’s How to Fix It

Harvard Business

Yet, when it comes to equipping sales teams with relevant knowledge and skills, the ROI of sales training is disappointing. Studies indicate that participants in traditional curriculum-based training forget more than 80 percent of the information they were taught within 90 days.

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How to Get Your Team to Use Their Vacation Time

Harvard Business

So if vacation has such a good ROI, why are people taking less and less of it? In one study, researchers found that employees fear that their manager will think less of them for taking vacation. One of those benefits that you’ll want to capitalize on is the time for the brain to focus on other things.

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