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

Markovitz Consulting

Indeed, a recent survey by the Society of Human Resource Management indicates that fifteen percent of companies offer a 32-hour workweek. Cleveland Clinic, as well as the IT department at Nationwide Insurance, use a tiered huddle system to drive problem solving down to the lowest possible level and reduce the need for firefighting.

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

Harvard Business

Although curriculum-based training — classroom-type courses typically focused on a selling methodology and activities like time management — has its place, it should only be treated as a foundation. This helps Pacific Life leverage its scarcest resource: face time with advisers.

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How to Stay Focused When You’re Working from Home

Harvard Business

” As someone who has worked from home for 12 years, and been a time management coach for remote workers, I’ve seen and experienced the good, the bad, and the ugly. Before I became a time management coach, my schedule was chaotic. Your Team’s Time Management Problem Might Be a Focus Problem.

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How to Focus on What’s Important, Not Just What’s Urgent

Harvard Business

Your important priorities might relate to: enacting your values (for example, volunteering or spending more time with your children). averting disasters (scheduling an annual checkup at the doctor or creating a crisis management protocol for your business). Anticipate and Manage Feelings of Anxiety.

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How to Reduce Primary Care Doctors’ Workloads While Improving Care

Harvard Business

There is still a need for accountants and face-to-face meetings, but typically accountants now require such visits for only the more complicated cases that can’t be managed with software or a call. While some aspects of care clearly require doctor and patient to be in the same place at the same time, many demonstrably don’t.

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Are Chore Wars at Home Holding You Back at Work?

Harvard Business

Jane is a marketing director at a technology firm, where she manages a small team, works late, and travels once per quarter. As a leadership coach, I work with many female leaders and managers on improving their time management skills and work-life balance. Figure out your own form of “marriage insurance.”

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Freelance programming

QEmploy

You need to be your own accountant in regards to pay your taxes, insurance etc. Challenges of Freelancing. Dealing with clients who don’t pay. Income is less reliable. No team to share ideas and to encourage in case of some failure.