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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. Now however, controversy about the productivity challenges of leading remote work teams confront organizational assumptions about its effectiveness. Owl Labs date says they are 47% more productive. hours a week.

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Is a COO-as-a-service solution right for me?

Asamby Consulting

Why do I need operations help? 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. You run a successful business.

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Common New Manager Challenges to Prepare For

LSA Global

According to research by Forbes and McKinsey: 58% of new people managers said they did not attend any management training programs prior to taking on the new role. 98% of new people managers feel they would benefit from new manager training. Because we measured over 800 successful (e.g.,

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An Experiment in India Shows How Much Companies Have to Gain by Investing in Their Employees

Harvard Business

For many low-wage workers in India, basic skills training can be the difference between economic empowerment and persistent poverty. In July 2013 we implemented a randomized controlled trial in five factory units in Bangalore operated by Shahi Exports Pvt. PACE-trained workers displayed higher self-regard and sociability.

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Why Career Conversations Are a Must for New Managers

LSA Global

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. The research has greatly informed our new manager training programs.

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The Case for the 6-Hour Workday

Harvard Business

.” 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. Set Realistic Expectations.

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Make Strategic Thinking Part of Your Job

Harvard Business

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.” Having risen through the supply chain ranks, she spent most of her time reacting to operational missteps and customer complaints.