Story provided by Harvard Business Review – Manager, noun. Textbook Definition: An individual who is in charge of a certain group of tasks, or a certain subset of a company. A manager often has a staff of people who report to him or her. Modern Translation: An individual who races through the halls in a … Continue reading
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Is This Meeting Necessary?
Story provided by 99u – Incredible things can happen when great minds meet. Unfortunately, most meetings are anything but great. Organizations are generally reckless about how they use their scarcest resource: people’s time. Research reveals that half the time spent in your nearly 62 meetings every month is wasted – that’s nearly 31 hours of your life. With 73% of … Continue reading