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Hiring an NSF Research Project Manager to Start Immediately

NeoAcademic

Direct link to the application and formal job ad: [link] As part of a recently-funded US National Science Foundation project in which we will be building an online virtual interviewing platform, my laboratory will be hiring a part-time project manager with work to do for roughly the next two years.

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Mastering the Art of Leading Remote Work Teams

Rick Conlow

The number of companies adopting and managers leading remote work teams has increased significantly. In addition, Gallup research shows 82% of managers are failing. Here are nine roadblocks that make it difficult for remote work to work for employees and managers. The COVID-19 pandemic initiated this trend. hours a week.

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Research: When Managers Are Overworked, They Treat Employees Less Fairly

Harvard Business

Fair managers can reap big dividends. In a recent paper , published at the Academy of Management Journal, we propose that one explanation is that many managers are, simply put, too busy to be fair. We also sought to understand what organizations could do to help overworked managers act more fairly.

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Stop Letting Email Control Your Work Day

Harvard Business

One of the very first lectures I give each year to new MBA students is about time management. By the time they arrive in my classroom, they are two days into the fall term, and I can already see that some of them are barely keeping their heads above water. Covey’s time management matrix is a good tool for this.

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How to Convince Your Boss to Let You Work from Home

Harvard Business

So be sure you’re in good standing with your manager before making the request. ” Consider what will worry your manager, and then think of ways to preempt those concerns. “Your manager needs for other people to not see your schedule as a four-day week.” Give your boss time. Every other Friday?

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