LSA Global

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Going From Colleague to Boss Creates Common New Manager Challenges Not surprisingly, most new managers struggle to make the transition from the role of individual contributor to the role of people leader. 98% of new people managers feel they would benefit from new manager training.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 17, 2018

When a company needs a supervisor for a team, senior leaders often anoint the team’s most productive performer. Some of these stars succeed in their new role as manager; many others do not. And the failure can be personally costly for the new manager, causing them to doubt their skills, smarts, and future career path.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

“My team has a time management problem,” leaders often tell me. “Time management” becomes a catchall solution to this problem, and they want to hire me to offer tips and techniques on things like prioritizing and using their calendars better. . They create an environment that undermines focus.

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Rick Conlow

MARCH 29, 2021

The greatest leadership principle of all-time is elusive even though it is common sense. Managers often miss the greatest leadership principle of all-time. They give you clues to what’s going on in organizations, and the potential impact of The Greatest Leadership Principle of All-Time. modeled the best leaders.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 14, 2019

In Part 1 , I wrote about how “Agile” is not a silver bullet and is not right for every team and every product. This post is about how management fits into agile approaches. Too often, managers think “agile” is for others, specifically teams of people. That's a cultural change to self-managing teams.

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Ben de Haldevang

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

The Guardian recently published a long but interesting piece on the history of time management (from Taylor forward). For me, the bit that’s really interesting and that feeds well into the current discourse is the differentiation between productivity and creativity. You’ll find the link here. Click here for the link.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 12, 2017

companies spend over $70 billion annually on training, and an average of $1,459 per salesperson — almost 20 percent more than they spend on workers in all other functions. Yet, when it comes to equipping sales teams with relevant knowledge and skills, the ROI of sales training is disappointing.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 1, 2016

But once I had, I realized how much the software and gadgets helped me to kick my productivity into high gear. But the truth is, it wasn’t the tools alone, it was also the workflow management process —or methodology—I applied to the tools. In all cases, learning to use the tool is a by-product.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 12, 2018

How To Be a Good New Manager. Being a good new manager does not depend upon magic. While it is true that the knowledge, skills and abilities to manage others is not intuitive, those leadership attributes can be learned. Attributes of Effective New Supervisor Training. Five Disciplines of Effective Management.

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LSA Global

JUNE 15, 2017

New manager training focuses primarily on helping new managers navigate their own careers successfully. But we maintain that it is critical that new managers also pay close and regular attention to the careers of their individual team members. Why Employee Engagement Matters to New Managers. Here is why….

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Most high performing teams start the year with a clear and agreed upon team charter that sets the team’s collective intention to maximize productivity. High performing teams review goals and accountabilities , set clear priorities, and feel confident about managing their workload.

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Comatch

MAY 26, 2023

In the expectation that we will soon be competing with machines, it seems worthwhile to train our “soft skill muscles.” – Anna Julius Even though we know the importance of this skillset, many people don’t know how to develop or improve their soft skills. I’m just such an introvert and could never do that! Awesome, isn’t it?

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LSA Global

JULY 19, 2021

Who Should Decide Do your managers feel overwhelmed by all the decisions they must make day-by-day? It is estimated that decision making can take up to 70% of a manager’s time. Managers need to gain better decision making capabilities. You have plenty of company. How to Empower Employees to Make Better Decisions?

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Asamby Consulting

MARCH 24, 2022

All this comes down to one thing: More work in managing the company. Additionally, improving your processes and building out your business systems becomes more important and more time-consuming at the same time. You can unsubscribe at any time. Or you train someone in your team to take over that role.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 14, 2016

So much depends upon managers. This is disconcerting because the same research found that about 70% of people in management roles are not well equipped for the job. Most companies understand the importance of having highly effective managers, but few invest heavily in training to help them get there.

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Kai Davis

DECEMBER 5, 2022

All of which are very relevant to the work I do today, the products I create, and the articles and tips I share on my newsletter ( [link] ). It’s about spending just an hour per week on each impact area you want to improve: sales, marketing, management, and more. Time management secrets of billionaires.

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The Management Centre

MAY 31, 2022

A product of life post-lockdown perhaps?) Home life, work life, social life, they’re all competing for our time. And there comes a point when even fitting in the fun stuff can be exhausting, because we’re already worn out from trying to do all the other things, all the time. On top of this, I have my management responsibilities.

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Peter Stark

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Many managers truly believe that people stay with a company, or leave, based on their salary. Once you’ve identified important retention factors, take actions as a management team that support your employees, both professionally and personally. Support your people by providing training. This is not the case.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 13, 2017

But we know considerably less about how bias plays out when minorities are hired, especially when it comes to on-the-job performance and productivity. We find that when managers hold negative beliefs, even unconscious ones, about minority workers, minority employees perform much worse than they do with unbiased bosses.

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Harvard Business

JULY 25, 2017

For many low-wage workers in India, basic skills training can be the difference between economic empowerment and persistent poverty. But our research suggests that a better way to manage low-wage workers in developing economies is to invest in them, which is good for both worker welfare and the company’s bottom line.

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

While hard skills such as data mining rank consistently high, the greatest skill gaps are in the areas of leadership, communication, collaboration and time management. To learn more about building soft skills, download The #1 Reason Soft Skills Training Fails According to Executives. What This Means.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 27, 2018

Looking at the distance between your idea and the finished product — whether it’s a podcast, a coaching practice, an app, or anything else — can seem overwhelming. Being Engaged at Work Is Not the Same as Being Productive. Time management issues. Here are targeted strategies to overcome each one.

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Rick Conlow

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Unfortunately, research shows 82% of managers fail and are poor coaches. Effective coaching requires a distinct set of skills that managers often lack. Effective coaching requires a distinct set of skills that managers often lack. As a result, they may not prioritize coaching or allocate sufficient time to it.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 11, 2018

.” A 10-year McKinsey study on flow found that top executives are up to 500% more productive when they’re in a state of flow. A study by scientists at Advanced Brain Monitoring also found that being in flow cut the time it took to train novice marksmen up to an expert level in half.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 27, 2016

When productivity starts to slide, it’s not always easy to pinpoint the cause. Is it a problem of time management? The partners were concerned about levels of staff productivity and performance relative to the competition. And what are the productivity effects of taking it on? What could be the cause?

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

We hear about agile teams, in the form of product or feature teams. However, too many managers still work independently. That’s a problem when the teams have organizational problems a single manager can’t solve. Instead of managers working alone, what if we had teams of managers? Benefits of Management Teams.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 3, 2017

A slower worker doesn’t just reduce a team’s productivity — he can also hurt his colleagues’ morale, says Lindsay McGregor, the coauthor of Primed to Perform and co-founder of Vega Factor. “It takes a lot of effort on the part of a manager to show someone what that is.” What the Experts Say.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Your Team’s Time Management Problem Might Be a Focus Problem. Leadership development and training opportunities exist to enhance your ability to understand yourself better, to reflect, and to grow. You and Your Team Series. Staying Focused. Your Brain Can Only Take So Much Focus. Srini Pillay. William Treseder.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 6, 2017

” “I know what I should do to be more productive, but I just don’t do it.” Many have read articles and books — and have even been trained in productivity methods — but still find staying focused to be an uphill battle. Your Team’s Time Management Problem Might Be a Focus Problem.

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Harvard Business

MAY 1, 2017

There’s no break in flow or train of thought. I’m not quite as motivated (in terms of my fitness) or organized (in terms of my time management). I wake up at 8 AM, barely enough time to shower and catch the subway. There’s not really much time to interact with other people. That’s not me.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 6, 2017

” “I know what I should do to be more productive, but I just don’t do it.” Many have read articles and books — and have even been trained in productivity methods — but still find staying focused to be an uphill battle. Your Team’s Time Management Problem Might Be a Focus Problem.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 31, 2017

Design thinking has already taken hold in health care, leading to the development of new products and the improved design of spaces. For instance, a team investigating several no-shows would quickly see that many cases do not necessarily involve a patient’s forgetfulness or time management.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 30, 2017

At the same time, managers need to continue to motivate employees who fear their jobs being replaced by robots. Everything from its supply chain to its customer relationship management are optimized through its use of big data and artificial intelligence. This creates a dilemma for leaders. Innovate Business Models.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 27, 2018

If you always have it nearby, a pop-up notification (possibly accompanied by an alert sound) may be your most reliable trigger, whether it’s your phone’s reminder function or your preferred task manager or calendar app. Why New Personal Productivity Efforts Don’t Stick. You and Your Team Series. Building Good Habits.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 28, 2016

So goes the manager’s punch list for check-ins with direct reports. If this sort of time crunch sounds familiar, you are not alone. It wasn’t long after becoming a manager that I found I had landed on a seemingly endless treadmill of meetings. With the clock ticking, what could Julie do? Scan the memo?

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 26, 2016

It’s a common complaint among top executives: “I’m spending all my time managing trivial and tactical problems, and I don’t have time to get to the big-picture stuff.” Nearly all leaders (96%) claimed they lacked time for strategic thinking, again, because they were too busy putting out fires.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 15, 2018

One of the best insights on what true productivity means in the 21 st century dates back to 1890. Attention Management. To be consistently productive and manage stress better, we must strengthen our skill in attention management. This is where attention management offers a solution. CSA Images/Getty Images.

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