Harvard Business

JUNE 5, 2018

We predicted that a flexibility gap would exist, and our results validated that hypothesis: 96% of employees said they need flexibility, yet only 47% reported having access to the types of flexibility they need — a gap of 54%. TravelLite: minimal travel. Employees work on a part-time schedule. Productivity.

Travel 32

Travel Report Survey Productivity 32

Comatch

MAY 26, 2023

And the best part: This is true for soft skills such as communication, resilience, or time management – just like training to be a data analyst or mastering a foreign language. Take emotional intelligence, a critical component of the soft skills that underpin harmonious and productive relationships. Awesome, isn’t it?

Emotional Intelligence 52

Emotional Intelligence Training Training Development 52

Harvard Business

MAY 30, 2017

When we travel to a country that has a different culture than ours, many of us spend time learning ways to communicate and connect with the people there. Similarly, when you first become a manager, it’s helpful to spend time up front connecting and creating a common language with your team. Marion Barraud for HBR.

Exercises 49

Exercises Report Meeting Management 49

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.

Productivity 53

Productivity Study Meeting McKinsey 53

Harvard Business

JULY 26, 2018

For example, Uber and Grab link riders and drivers, Airbnb links hosts and travelers, and Amazon links shoppers and sellers. Any platform still needs to achieve a product-market fit to succeed in the long run. During this time, management noticed that proprietors who placed ads with Recruit often represented small businesses.

Recruiting 32

Recruiting Recruitment Transportation Advertising 32

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

While some aspects of care clearly require doctor and patient to be in the same place at the same time, many demonstrably don’t. As those downs become easier to report, physicians are alerted to more symptoms. Empowering customers with easy-to-use tools transformed the tax reporting and travel industries.

How To 28

How To Insurance Insurance Travel 28

Harvard Business

MAY 10, 2016

And yet in my work with clients, I often discover old ideas about time management that don’t take this new reality into account. Is it common at your company for email to be used for urgent and time-sensitive communications? And it could make your employees happier, thanks to greater flexibility and less travel time.

Energy 28

Energy Real Estate Policies Meeting 28