HBR Guide to Being More Productive

Harvard Business Review , Rasmus Hougaard , John Zeratsky and others

You need to discover what works for you given your strengths, your preferences, and the things you must accomplish.

Whether you’re an assistant or the CEO, whether you’ve been in the workforce for 40 years or are just starting out, this guide will help you be more productive. You’ll discover different ways to: motivate yourself to work when you really don’t want to; take on less, but get more done; preserve time for your most important work; Improve your focus; make the most of small pockets of time between meetings; set boundaries with colleagues–without alienating them; take time off without tearing your hair out.

Authors in this guide: Rasmus Hougaard, John Zeratsky, Jacqueline Carter, Julian Birkinshaw, Jordan Cohen, Francesca Gino, Carson Tate, Elizabeth Grace Saunders, Lynda Cardwell, Heidi Grant, Rebecca Knight, Ed Batista, Dorie Clark, Cassie Mogilner, Joseph Grenny, Dr. Paul Hammerness , Margaret Moore, William Treseder, John Coleman, Charlotte Fritz, Nicole Torres, Carolyn O’hara, Alexandra Samuel, Morten Hansen, Dacher Keltner, Heidi Grant, Caroline Webb, Monique Valcour, Ozlem Ayduk, Ethan Kross, Joseph Grenny, Scott Edinger Alexandra Samuel.

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