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Managing Meetings: How to Drive Productivity and Success

Tom Spencer

Meetings can either be a powerful catalyst for collaboration and decision-making or a drain on time and productivity. Whether you are in consulting, strategy, operations, or product management, the ability to manage meetings effectively is a crucial skill that can significantly impact the success of your endeavors.

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It’s Not “Time Management.” It’s Lean.

Markovitz Consulting

In the space of two weeks, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal both ran articles on the productivity benefits of reduced work hours. Not to be outdone, NPR reported that Microsoft Japan moved to a four-day workweek this summer while increasing productivity by 40%. There’s certainly some truth to that argument.

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10 Ways that AI is Turbocharging Productivity

Tom Spencer

AI-powered tools offer individuals a range of ways to boost their individual productivity including assistance with task prioritization, time management, professional development, and a range of other activities. By using AI-powered time management tools you can reduce the time spent on manually scheduling tasks.

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Recharge Your Time Management

The Clever Consultant

I love spending time with my family and getting away from my desk. Yet, I hate the feeling of not being productive. I like to come back from time-off refreshed and recharged, feeling like I’ve got everything underfoot. Notice I didn’t say “productive”. I’m a morning person, so this was a great resource for me.

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7 Time Management Tips for Busy Professionals

Tom Spencer

Time is a scarce and valuable resource that is easy to take for granted, undervalue, or outright squander. Compared with other resources like land or money, time has three unique features. Time is the great equalizer. Everyone gets the same amount of time each day.

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How to Eliminate the Whirlwind & Increase Productivity

Rick Conlow

And what does all of this have to do with managing others? 2 Considerations to Move from Whirlwind to Productivity. As a manager, even though you have a million things on your plate, it is your responsibility to know and understand what is occupying your team’s time. (No, So, where do we draw the line?

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Are You Productive Enough?

Harvard Business

Productive: “Achieving or producing a significant amount of result.” ” As a time management coach, I’m keenly aware that you could answer the question “Am I productive enough?” I’m also familiar with the fact that individuals fall on a productivity spectrum.