Brimstone Consulting

JULY 14, 2020

At the same time, with nowhere to go and much to adjust to, many people have canceled not just their travel reservations, but their time off as well. The complexities and systemic disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic have made managing time and boundaries more challenging than ever.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 31, 2014

This is not your typical time management book. Timothy Ferris provides an abundance of great viewpoints, possibilities, resources and tips for time savers, travel, eradicating office interruptions, increase productivity in whatever field or position you are in. Top 5 myths about travel as a management consultant.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 13, 2021

The consulting industry is surviving during these uncertain times. Although consulting jobs have been under threat because of the negatively impacted economy, companies have cut off many expenses (travel, networking events) and firms have adjusted their operations to support a ‘work from home’ model.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 21, 2018

At the same time, management consultants will generally be brought in to look at the viability of the business, from a strategic and operational perspective.

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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 your time: Schedule events in your calendar and make sure you take your personal development as seriously as your professional upskilling.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 5, 2018

Employees are based out of a company office, but they can work at a location of their choosing for some portion of their time. TravelLite: minimal travel. Employees have minimal to no travel, with a maximum of 10% travel annually (2–4 days per month or its annual equivalent). Employees work on a part-time schedule.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 8, 2017

In the early days of my marketing strategy consulting business, when I had clients on retainer with whom I met every week, an in-person meeting took a full half-day: 90 minutes (with occasional spillover), plus 45 minutes of travel time on either end.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 26, 2018

As a time management coach, I help working parents navigate these challenges on a daily basis. Certain positions require more travel or more work outside of normal business hours. Guilt because you feel like you’re letting others down — no matter what you decide, you will lose. Job constraints.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 28, 2023

While productivity is important, the balance between task completion and taking the time to connect with your team is essential in avoiding burnout and making work more enjoyable. A consequence of our often never-ending to-do lists at work is the loss of camaraderie among coworkers.

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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.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Do let me know in case you happen to come to India any time, and I would be really pleased to meet you. I have added your contact info to my travel file for India - thanks for the invitation. Just keep that in mind from a time-management standpoint. My Reply: Congratulations on your offers at ATK and BCG.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 18, 2018

Your personal skills, such as confidence and time management and coping with stress, will likely be tested as you will find yourself in scenarios that stretch your capabilities in these areas. From this, you can identify any potential problems and use the experience to find a way to manage or solve these problems.

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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. Spurred on by the internet revolution in the early 2000s, the company added verticals such as real estate, the bridal industry, travel, beauty salons, and restaurants.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 19, 2017

Jane is a marketing director at a technology firm, where she manages a small team, works late, and travels once per quarter. As a leadership coach, I work with many female leaders and managers on improving their time management skills and work-life balance. I’ve changed their names and some details.)

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Traveling, often long-distance, to meet people face-to-face, when a phone call would suffice. Make it okay for employees to not be in a hyper-responsive state and schedule uninterrupted time to get into a state of flow. Start: Do whatever it takes to start your engine. Set Realistic Expectations.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 8, 2018

When Brittney was required to travel for her job, she never pretended that she was being forced to leave by a sinister boss, even if that would’ve been an easier message to deliver to her kids. If your child sees that it’s hard for you, they can better understand that your occasional absence is no reflection of your love for them.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 31, 2017

Mary sought care at a large academic medical center with multiple entrances and towers; at times she was expected to travel long distances due to the sheer size of the facility. Mary faced an additional set of challenges once she got to the hospital. They would seek out patterns and aim to define the real problem at hand.

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Harvard Business

JULY 3, 2018

Something that helps me is travel, especially taking flights alone. When we’re head-down in the grind, it’s hard to have enough mental space to see the big picture. Pay attention to what naturally helps you do this. There’s nothing like a literal 10,000-foot view to give me a clearer perspective on my path.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 23, 2017

Travel Association’s Project: Time Off, last year 54% of Americans left unused vacation time on the table, amounting to 662 million days that could have been used to make them less stressed — and more productive. This back-to-work email dread is very powerful. According to the most recent study by the U.S.

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Harvard Business

MAY 23, 2018

How do you meet new people if traveling to conferences is out of the question? And you can do it any time of day via email (but make sure both parties know your introduction is coming ). Use business travel wisely. There may be times when traveling for work is unavoidable, but you can make the most of your time away.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 30, 2017

At the same time, managers need to continue to motivate employees who fear their jobs being replaced by robots. In much the same way, nobody calls a travel agency to book a simple flight anymore. This creates a dilemma for leaders. In this new era of automation, leaders will need to identify new sources of value creation.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

The old care model creates friction between the practice and the patient: the difficulties and delays in scheduling visits, the hassle of traveling to the practice and waiting in the waiting room, and the penalty of copays and coinsurance make patients think twice before seeking in-person care. Less Time, Better Care. A Way Forward.

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QEmploy

JULY 16, 2019

A great possibility to travel. It is not unusual that consultants will travel to other countries to work on projects. If you’re a consultant working with several clients at once, you can expect to get questions about your time management and problem-solving or communication skills. What motivates you?

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

In corporate travel, extending a business trip for personal purposes is known as “bleisure,” an awkward term that’s only saving grace is that it’s less awful than the alternative, “bizcation.” To this end, we analyzed 29 million business trips booked by Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) between 2011 and 2015.

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Harvard Business

MAY 25, 2018

Because of this, some might put off their time away, figuring they’ll get to it when their schedule isn’t so demanding, only to discover at the end of the year that they haven’t used up their paid time off.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2016

TripIt can spare us that heartbreak: connect to the people you always want to see, and it will tell you whenever your travel brings you to the same place. Just as useful, it turns all the travel bookings you receive by email into a handy, accessible list of travel plans you can share and refer to.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 16, 2018

I travel to them, and then back again, in the middle of my work days. I wrote a new 50,000 word memoir, wrote and launched a new 60-minute keynote speech, drafted book proposals for my next three books, and completely planned and began recording my new podcast — all while traveling and giving more speeches than I ever had before.

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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.

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