Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

We’d all like to spend our time at work on high-value activities: setting strategy, fostering innovation, mentoring promising employees, and more. Another technique, for those who prefer an incremental approach, is the “small drip strategy.” Rather than mourning these lost chances, however, he embraced them.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 1, 2018

For the most part, managers are not given the right tools to overcome the challenges posed by implicit biases. But this demands a lot of cognitive energy, so over time, managers go back to their old habits. While interviewing a candidate, we might ask her where she went to school or to share her experiences.

Management 43

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Is it a problem of time management? I also interviewed the partners and a cross section of employees to better understand the anchors on raising Aristide’s productivity. Do your specialists waste time on clerical work? When productivity starts to slide, it’s not always easy to pinpoint the cause. Dig deeper.

Productivity 28

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 30, 2018

After reading hundreds of studies, interviewing dozens of experts, and running the gambit of self-experiments (including attending meditation retreats and slogging through a monthlong period of self-induced boredom), I learned that countless strategies can help us mitigate distraction. So how can you gain back control?

Strategy 49

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Attend a strategy summit? Your Team’s Time Management Problem Might Be a Focus Problem. Let’s say an interview or speech to 100 doctors or real estate experts would require preparation in an area you’ve never fully studied before. Should you speak at that event? Author a book? You and Your Team Series.

Real Estate 28

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 26, 2016

Here are some strategies to try with your employees: Audit your team’s tasks and assess their value. Ask team members to estimate how much time they spend on each task, how central the task is to their role, and how much value each task yields. Work with the team to audit the tasks that members currently or periodically perform.

How To 28

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Harvard Business

JULY 29, 2016

But viewing reference checks as a formality is a mistake, according to Priscilla Claman, the president of Career Strategies, a Boston-based consulting firm and a contributor to the HBR Guide to Getting the Right Job. Claman recommends referring to information gleaned from the candidate during the interview process. Seek input.

Case Interview 28

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

In the case interview process for McKinsey, one of the early evaluations is “Solve,” McKinsey’s digital assessment game (formerly called the McKinsey Problem Solving Game). The second is a strategy + adapting to new data mini-game. Time management is certainly a factor. The first is a constrained optimization mini-game.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 22, 2018

Michael, the director of strategy for an American insurance company, does not work as much as Hanna. The experiences of Hanna and Michael, individuals whom we interviewed separately, outside of this study, align with these results. She hasn’t had to worry about her health. But a common defense is that they love their jobs.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Through my work, I’ve identified several reasons, as well as strategies that may help you gain control. Assuming that others’ preferred productivity strategies should work for you can yield frustration and a sense of defeat. Your Team’s Time Management Problem Might Be a Focus Problem. Staying Focused.

Productivity 39

Productivity Tools Strategy Strategy 39

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Through my work, I’ve identified several reasons, as well as strategies that may help you gain control. Assuming that others’ preferred productivity strategies should work for you can yield frustration and a sense of defeat. Your Team’s Time Management Problem Might Be a Focus Problem. Staying Focused.

Productivity 28

Productivity Tools Strategy Strategy 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 18, 2018

” They encouraged companies to go beyond CSR (corporate social responsibility) and integrate social impact into companies’ competitive strategy. And in 2011, Nathaniel Foote and Russ Eisenstat proposed a “better way to manage in the 21st century.” “We talk purpose at the highest level strategy meetings.

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