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Mastering the Art of Leading Remote Work Teams

Rick Conlow

Time Mismanagement: Remote work requires effective time management skills. However, employees may struggle to prioritize tasks and allocate their time efficiently. Inaccurate Time Reporting: Remote work often requires employees to track their working hours accurately.

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Hiring an NSF Research Project Manager to Start Immediately

NeoAcademic

Major Responsibilities Research Team Coordination (35%) Maintain meeting minutes while attending project and laboratory meetings Assign and follow up upon assigned tasks with team members within online project management software (e.g., Google Docs and sheets) Maintain integrity of confidential data (e.g.,

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For Some Platforms, Network Effects Are No Match for Local Know-How

Harvard Business

Recruit Holdings started out in the 1960s as an advertising company that published magazines for job seekers. Today the company specializes in HR and recruitment services; among its acquisitions have been the U.S. During this time, management noticed that proprietors who placed ads with Recruit often represented small businesses.

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

Harvard Business

Our main thesis was that as managers’ workloads increase, they are more likely to prioritize work tasks focused on supporting the functioning of the organization’s technical core (e.g., So we investigated whether rewards could prompt managers to maintain fairness along with their technical performance.

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How to Convince Your Boss to Let You Work from Home

Harvard Business

Wade Vielock had worked as a manager at Employer Flexible, a Houston-based human resources and recruitment company, for a year before he was transferred to San Antonio. At the time, the company had only a modest presence there, and Wade’s business agenda included making hires and building out the sales and service teams. .

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